Latest in Tag: Arab summit Highlight
Latest in Tag: Arab summit

Arab Summit kicks off in Algeria; latest international developments, issues to be discussed
Palestinian resilience will be a key issue on the summit’s agenda: AL Secretary-General

Arab Summit to kick off on Tuesday in Algeria
The summit was originally scheduled for March 2020 but has been repeatedly postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Arab FMs hold preparatory meeting for 31st Arab Summit
Previously, Algerian FM Ramtane Lamamra received the rotating presidency of the summit from his Tunisian counterpart Osman Jerandi.

Al-Sisi receives invitation from Tebboune for the Arab summit in AlgeriaÂ
Al-Sisi affirmed Egypt’s interest in strengthening the areas of joint bilateral cooperation between the two brotherly countries

Arab League Chief, Tunisian President discuss preparations for next Arab summit
Regional developments require all Arab countries to work collectively to bring stability and progress to them: Tunisia’s President Qais Saeed

International community will face shame if Palestinian population continues to suffer: Al-Sisi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi participated at the 30th Arab Summit, which kicked off Sunday. The president was welcomed by Tunisian officials and a military parade at Carthage airport. Al-Sisi addressed the status of Jerusalem and the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights. He also discussed the challenges faced by Arab countries in the last eight years …

West strikes Syria ahead of Arab Summit
Regional crises further complicated by uncertainty over Libya, violence in Palestine, other conflicts

Shoukry meets UN officials on sidelines of Arab League Summit in Jordan
The meeting focused on reviewing updates on regional issues

27th Arab Summit: between vague prospects for cooperation and prioritising Palestine
Arab leaders have vowed to work together on security concerns since 2014, but the threat of extremism and sectarian strife rages on

Palestine, security concerns top leaders’ agenda at 27th Arab Summit
With ongoing conflicts in Libya, Yemen, Palestine, Iraq, and Syria, Arab Leaders discuss ways to stabilise the Arab region

Presidency quashes report that assassination plot is behind Al-Sisi’s absence from Arab Summit
An Al-Masry Al-Youm report alleged that the president would have been the target of an assasination attempt if he were to attend the summit in Nouakchott
Hegazy flies to Saudi Arabia to attend conference
The conference aims to activate the common Arab defence initiative

Endowments Ministry to hold conference renewing religious speech in May
Scholars training institutions, publishing houses allegedly belonging to terrorist groups will be tackled

Saudi FM criticises Putin over Arab League letter
Russian letter on Arab politics to summit sparks Saudi condemnation
Air strikes on Yemen continue
Yemeni Foreign Minister states “very possible” need for ground forces, air strikes hit multiple targets including Sanaa airport

Joining military force ‘optional’: El-Araby
Arab military force will be formed under supervision of a high-level team of Chiefs-of-Staff from regional armed forces

Arab League Summit shows world Arab solidarity: Shoukry
Egyptian Foreign Minister met with Arab counterparts to discuss regional situation and the proposed United Arab Force

Mysterious case of Arab Common Market
Lack of democracy, political will as well as lack of vision were main reasons why ACM agreement became just ink on paper, says former assistant to IMF’s executive director

Iran, GCC rift: Real threat for the Middle East?
With Iran and the GCC at loggerheads, though indirectly, on a variety of battlefields and the US and Russia respectively emerging as the top supporters, does this mean we are witnessing a Cold War revival in the Middle East?

Bleak future for Libya: Middle Eastern divisions, international blind eye
Experts deny feasibility of united Arab force while Al-Sisi calls for one

Focus Arab Summit on terrorism, security instead of commerce: Gamal Bayoumi
Egypt without political parties, parliament will not reflect people’s aspirations
At least 11 killed during first day of bombing Sanaa: HRW
Al-Houthi says he will form two committees to counter military intervention

Arab Summit preparation meetings commence
Preparation meetings scheduled over next four days to prepare for Arab Summit

Arab Summit set for 28 March
Terrorism, Arab-Israeli conflict, and regional status are among 28 issues on agenda

Foreign minister meets with Sudanese counterpart at Arab Summit
Nabil Fahmy and Ali Karty follow up on “positive steps” taken during recent Cairo talks

Arab Summit commences in Qatar
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr agrees to increase cooperation between Libya and Sudan on sidelines of preparatory meeting
Fewer than half Arab leaders attend Iraq summit
By Hamza Hendawi and Lara Jakes / AP BAGHDAD: Fewer than half the leaders of the Arab world showed up at an Arab summit in Baghdad on Thursday, a snub to the Iraqi government that reflects how trenchantly the sectarian division between Sunnis and Shia and the rivalry with neighboring Iran define the Middle East’s politics …
Arab ministers focus talks on Syria crisis
By Prashant Rao /  AFP Baghdad: Arab foreign ministers were meeting in Baghdad Wednesday ahead of a crucial summit to thrash out the Syrian crisis after Damascus reportedly accepted Kofi Annan’s plan to end the year-long bloodshed. The gathering in the Iraqi capital comes as monitors reported that Syrian forces stormed the central Syria town of …
Baghdad spruces up for Arab summit
By Prashant Rao / AFP BAGHDAD: With renovated hotels and tighter security, Baghdad is putting on its best face for this week’s Arab summit in what Iraq has billed as its re-emergence as a regional leader after decades of unrest. But while thousands of soldiers and policemen have been drafted in and as much as $500 …
Syria tops Arab agenda at Iraq summit
By Prashant Rao / AFP BAGHDAD: After decades at the center of the Arab world, Syria now sits in the dock with regional leaders meeting in Baghdad this week over how to end Bashar Al-Assad’s bloody crackdown on a popular uprising. But wide disparities among Arab chiefs’ positions may hamper any hope of an aggressive resolution …