League of Arab States

Assad invited to attend Arab League summit

Assad invited to attend Arab League summit

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz has invited Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to attend an Arab League summit in the Gulf country on May 19, Syrian state media reported. Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Jordan, Nayef …

Tehran welcomes Syria's return to Arab League

Tehran welcomes Syria's return to Arab League

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani congratulated the Syrian government and nation on the success in regaining their position in the Arab League. He noted that the settlement of differences among Muslim countries …

Azerbaijan building on ties with League of Arab States

Azerbaijan building on ties with League of Arab States

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has arrived in Algeria to attend the Summit as an Honorary Guest at the invitation of the President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria which hosts the 31st Arab League Summit. A guard …

Arab League to hold emergency meeting on Libya

Arab League to hold emergency meeting on Libya

An emergency meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers on Libya will take place on June 23, a diplomatic source said. "The League will hold an emergency ministerial meeting on the situation in Libya on Tuesday, June 23, on …

Turkey condemns Arab League chief’s remarks

Turkey condemns Arab League chief’s remarks

Turkey on Saturday strongly condemned Arab League’s chief for leveling allegations against the country’s ongoing Operation Peace Spring east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria, Anadolu agency reports. Hami Aksoy, the …

Arab League calls for dialogue to end Iraq protests

Arab League calls for dialogue to end Iraq protests

The Arab League on Saturday called for dialogue to address the causes of protests in Iraq that left scores dead and hundreds injured this week, Anadolu agency reports. Demonstrations rocked the capital Baghdad and southern provinces …

Qatar emir abruptly leaves Arab League summit

Qatar emir abruptly leaves Arab League summit

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani left a summit of Arab leaders in Tunis yesterday that had gathered the rulers of Saudi Arabia and Qatar for the first time since Riyadh and its allies imposed a boycott on …

Erdogan: EU member states insincere

Erdogan: EU member states insincere

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned an EU summit with Arab League nations, calling the EU "insincere" for displaying amiable behavior in Egypt which had executed nine men a few days earlier. …

Arab League Secretary General to visit Russia next week

Arab League Secretary General to visit Russia next week

 Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, will arrive in Moscow on a working visit next week. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with him, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign …

Xi Jinping begins Middle East tour

Xi Jinping begins Middle East tour

Today, Chinese President Xi Jinping is going to the Middle East, from January 19th to 24th he will visit three countries – Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran. This will be the first visit by the head of China to Saudi …