The Arab League has welcomed Syria’s readmission to the 22-member organization, saying the presence of Damascus in ongoing meetings in the Saudi port city of Jeddah ushers in a new era in the Arab world. Hossam Zaki, the assistant secretary general of the Arab League, made the statement ahead of …
Read More »Syria calls for investments in war-torn country amid its return to the Arab League
Syria on Monday called on Arab countries to invest in the war-torn nation, now again a member of the Arab League. The appeal from Syria’s economy and trade minister came during an economic conference in Saudi Arabia, ahead of a league summit in the Kingdom. The 22-member Arab League agreed …
Read More »Syria readmitted to Arab League with immediate effect: Reports
The Arab League has reportedly granted Syria a conditional return to the 22-member body with immediate effect. The decision was made by Arab foreign ministers during a closed-door meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday, media reports said. An Egyptian diplomat told the Abu Dhabi-based The National newspaper that …
Read More »Arab foreign ministers to discuss Syria in Jordan on Monday
Arab foreign ministers will gather in Jordan on Monday to discuss Syria’s long-running conflict and ending Damascus’s diplomatic isolation in the region, the foreign ministry in Amman said. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has been politically isolated since the conflict in his country began in 2011. However, recent weeks have seen …
Read More »Sudan’ army chief Burhan meets Arab League delegation: State TV
Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met with a delegation of the Arab League, state television reported on Sunday. Sudan state TV gave no further details. The Arab League, which has called for Sudanese parties to stick to the democratic transition after the army took over power last month, had …
Read More »Arab League, OIC call for Algeria-Morocco dialogue amid spat
The two groups decry the diplomatic rift and ask the North African rivals to resolve the conflict. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and the Arab League have called for “dialogue” to resolve the diplomatic dispute between Algeria and Morocco. Algeria on Tuesday said it had cut diplomatic relations with …
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