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Moroccan diplomat Mustapha El Yamli has become Head of the Arab League Office in Berlin. His appointment to this post comes following the decisions made during the meeting held Sept.9 in Cairo by the Council of Arab Foreign ministers. Mr. El Yamli was a university professor before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He […]
The Arab League Council, convened at the level of Foreign ministers Wednesday, commended King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, for his efforts to protect the holy city and support the resistance of the Palestinian people. At the end of the proceedings of its 154th session, the Council commended the field action undertaken by […]
The Arab League Council has reaffirmed its full backing to the UN-brokered agreement signed by Libya’s warring factions in 2015 in the Moroccan coastal town of Skhirat, a peace deal which remains the basis for any solution to the Libyan conflict. During its emergency meeting held Tuesday via videoconference with the participation of Moroccan Foreign […]
The foreign minister of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has said he would not attend an Arab league meeting of foreign ministers on Libya this week arguing that the GNA was not consulted. Taher Siala told the Pan-Arab organization’s executive council that this planned meeting would “deepen the rift” between Arab governments on […]
A high profile official of the Arab League has recognized the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli as the only legitimate Libyan authority. Hossam Zaki, the assistant secretary general of the PAN-Arab organization in an interview with an Egyptian media said the GNA is legitimate according to the Skhirat Agreement. It is the […]
Morocco has reiterated its firm support for the Palestinian cause and for a “just and lasting solution” to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, meeting the Palestinian people’s claims. This came during the emergency meeting of the Arab League held in Cairo, on February 1, where Morocco was represented by Junior Foreign Minister Mohcine Jazouli. Morocco supports a […]
The Arab League Foreign Ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Cairo Saturday at the request of the Palestinian Authority (PA). The emergency meeting will discuss actions to take following the announcement of the US Peace Deal in the conflict with Israel, while the United Nations rejected US President Donald Trump’s ‘deal of the […]
Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has taken aim at the Arab League, accusing the Pan-Arab organization of double standards on the crisis opposing it to its rival in the East. The accusation came from the GNA’s permanent representative Saleh Shammakhi during Tuesday Arab League meeting in Cairo at the request of Egypt on […]
The Arab League has found itself in a difficult position in making a decision over late November maritime agreement between the Libyan UN-backed Government of National Accord, GNA, and Turkey. The GNA and Ankara on Nov. 27 inked a maritime deal which extends Turkey’s maritime border into Libyan waters, an agreement that allows Ankara to […]
The Council of the Arab League hailed on Tuesday the sustained efforts made by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al-Quds Committee, for the protection of the Holy city of Al-Quds Al Sharif, cradle of the three monotheistic religions. In a resolution issued at the end of 152nd session of the Council of the Arab […]