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Arab foreign ministers to hold emergency meeting on Jerusalem today

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

The Arab League will hold an emergency meeting today at the level of foreign ministers. Requested by Palestine and Jordan, and supported by a number of Arab countries, the meeting will discuss the U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as capital of Israel and to move his country’s embassy to the city, as well as the decision’s dangerousRead more

Shura Council welcomes Arab League Council's final statement

Manama - Muslimchronicle

The Shura Council has welcomed the final statement issued by the Arab League Council’s extraordinary meeting at the ministerial level concluded yesterday in Egypt. The Shura Council in its statement said the Arab League Council’s statement reflects the visions of Arab leaders for unifying Arab stances against terrorism and countries support terror acts, as well as ways to deal withRead more

E-media anti-terror role underlined

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Assistant Secretary-General for Media and Communication sector of the Arab League, Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, has stressed the importance of the role of electronic media (e-media) for rapid information, exchange of expertise and awareness to confront terrorism. This came during opening session of the 11th meeting of the Arab Information Committee of the Council of Arab Information Ministers in the EgyptianRead more

Arab League stance on Iran 'worthless', says Tehran

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Iran on Monday dismissed as "worthless" a resolution by Arab League foreign ministers that accused the Islamic republic of "aggression" against Arab states. "The solution to the region's problems, many of which are down to Saudi Arabia's sterile policy, is not to publish such worthless statements but to stop following the policies of the Zionist regime (Israel) which seeks toRead more

Arab foreign ministers discuss addressing Iranian interference

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

The Arab League Council yesterday held an extraordinary meeting at the ministerial level to discuss ways to address Iranian interference in internal affairs of Arab countries. The meeting, which was held at the request of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, also discussed developing measures to deal with the Iranian interference in light of the draft resolution prepared by Arab ministerial quartetRead more

Arab League condemns pipeline terrorist bombing in Bahrain

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Arab League Secretary-general Ahmed Abul Gheit has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing of an oil pipeline near Buri area in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Mahmoud Afifi, the Spokesman of the Arab League's Secretary-general, said: "Such criminal acts will not affect the resolve of the Kingdom of Bahrain's leadership, government and people to combat the plague of terrorism and to tackleRead more

Arab leaders meet to address conflicts and 'terror'

Sweimeh - ArabToday

Arab leaders are set to meet in Jordan on Wednesday for their annual summit with no expected breakthrough on resolving conflicts or "terrorism" in the region. Saudi Arabia's King Salman is among 22 leaders attending the Arab League for the meeting in Sweimeh on the Dead Sea coast from 0900 GMT. UN chief Antonio Guterres and his special envoy forRead more

Russia calls for Syria's return to Arab League

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Wednesday for Syria's return to the Arab League, saying its membership would allow the organisation to help find a political solution to the country's conflict. "The League could play a more important, more effective role if the Syrian government was part of the organisation," Lavrov, whose country is a key ally of the DamascusRead more

Arab League welcomes anti-settlements resolution

Cairo - Arab Today

The Arab League Saturday welcomed the vote by the Security Council condemning Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. Arab League Secretary-General Ahmad Abu al-Ghait congratulated the Palestinian leadership and people for achieving this decision after 35 years of the council issuing a similar resolution. “The vote shows how much support the struggle of the Palestinian people for their rightsRead more