Latest in Tag: Arab League Highlight
Latest in Tag: Arab League
White House official visits Cairo
Obama’s Middle East coordinator visits Cairo for high level meetings
Foreign minister talks Syria with Special Envoy Brahimi
Lakhdar Brahimi and Minister of Foreign Affairs discuss preparations for international conference to be held at the end of May.
Electricity Council meeting at Arab League
Council wants to set up Arab-wide electricity grid
Foreign minister participates in Arab Peace Initiative meeting in Washington
Egypt looking to US to take the lead in reigniting the Middle East peace process
Ban Ki-Moon denies UN-Arab League schism
The UN Secretary General says cooperation with the Arab League is vital and the special envoy would remain in his post.
Brahimi committed to the Syrian Crisis
Dispelling rumours that joint UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi will be distancing himself from the League, sources say he is committed to easing Syrian suffering
Kamel Amr meets with Abbas in Doha
Foreign minister and Palestinian president meet in Doha to discuss Middle East peace process
Egypt hosts international meeting on Syria
Officials from 11 countries express support for SNC and Al-Khatib
Syria’s Assad slams Arab League
“All these theatrics have no value in our eyes,” Al Assad said
Egypt condemns Israel for air strikes on Gaza and death of Palestinian Abu Hamdiyeh
Israeli side confirms air strike on Gaza, claims it was in response to mortar fire
El-Araby: Foreign investment in the Arab world drops 37.4%
Main contributing factor to rising unemployment was the inability of governments to attract foreign, Arab and local investment
Morsi’s initiative for women discusses sexual harassment
National Centre for Social and Criminal Research holds first discussion on Morsi’s initiative for women
Iran minister denies interference in Egypt
Amir-Abdollahian: Iran has no intention of meddling in Egyptian mosques
Kamel Amr meets Iranian minister on Syrian crisis
Kamel Amr highlights importance of achieving aspirations of Syrian people
Qatar Foreign Minister criticises Egyptian media
Qatari Foreign Minister says Egyptian media tries to set the public against his country, denies attempts to rent pyramids and Suez Canal
President talks shop in Doha and Durban, announces parliamentary elections
President Mohamed Morsi says Egyptian parliamentary elections to take place before the end of the year
Morsi addresses Arab Summit in Doha
Morsi addresses regional problems and issues invitation to a conference of women’s rights later this year
Arab Summit commences in Qatar
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr agrees to increase cooperation between Libya and Sudan on sidelines of preparatory meeting
SNC takes Syrian seat in Arab League
The Syrian National Coalition takes Syria’s seat in the Arab League as Egypt’s foreign minister is made president of the league’s council
Foreign minister Mohamed Kamel Amr takes Arab League Council presidency
Egypt’s foreign minister is left to deal with the legacy of the Arab Spring and the ongoing Palestinian conflict
SNC criticises international community for silence on Aleppo
In a meeting with a delegation from the Syrian National Coalition, the Arab League Secretary General urged the UN Security Council to take a firmer stance against Basher Al-Assad
John Kerry to Visit Cairo
US Secretary of State will travel to nine countries in Europe and the Middle East
Syrian National Coalition meets with Arab League
Coalition president Ahmed Moaz Al-Khatib meets to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria
Arab League meets EU envoy
EU envoy discusses peace in the Middle East but avoids mentioning Syria and current crisis in Egypt
Al-Araby receives head of EU Council
Arab League secretary general and top European politician discuss Palestine, Syria and Mali
Egyptian media to boycott coverage of Arab Economic Summit
Egyptian media will boycott coverage of summit in Riyadh after claiming only editors were invited to summit
Arab ministers condemn Israel for damaging Palestinian economy
Arab Ministers accuse Israel of withholding money owed to State of Palestine and causing an economic crisis
Egypt taking a special interest in Palestinian prisoners
Ministry of Foreign Affairs paying close attention to Palestinian prisoners in Israel
Syria calls peace envoy’s mission ‘useless’
Brahimi, who last week criticised a three-step solution announced in a rare speech by Assad, “represents the Turkish, US and Gulf states’ position, and is not an objective mediator,” said Al-Watan.
Arab League calls for Palestinian prisoners to be treated as POWs
Arab League condemns Israel for re-arresting Palestinians following a prisoner swap and demands prisoners be treated as prisoners of war