Arab League
The Arab League (AL) on Sunday called on the international community to intervene and work seriously to put an end to the Israeli violations against Palestinian children along with ensuring their rights and safety.
A recent statement by the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with regard to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) seeks to “drive a wedge” between Arab and African countries, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid has said.
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit stressed that the AL is backing all efforts that would help reach a national reconciliation and push forward the political process in Libya in order to maintain the country's unity and realize security and stability.
The leaders made the remarks in a decision entitled “the Ethiopian Dam” following the 32nd Arab League Summit held in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on Friday.
Syria’s return to the membership of the Arab League is a “beginning for an effective role by the League and the Arab states” to settle the Syrian crisis, said Egypt’s Presidential Spokesman Ahmed Fahmi.
The President said Egypt looked forward to developing relations between the two countries to a sustainable framework of economic integration and strategic cooperation and Egypt supports all ongoing efforts to pursue Tunisia's development and reform, Fahmy added.
“El-Sisi valued the special characteristics of relations between Egypt and Lebanon, at both the official and popular levels,” said Egyptian Presidential Spokesperson Ahmed Fahmy in a statement.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has arrived to Saudi Arabia to participate in the 32nd session of the Arab League in Jeddah.
The Arab League Summit will be attended by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad after more than a decade of the suspension of Syrian membership at the league.
The group was formed upon a decree by the Council of the Arab League during its extraordinary session on May 7.
The council made the remarks in a session chaired and requested by Egypt to discuss the developments in Palestine in the wake of the latest Israeli assaults in the Gaza Strip.
This came during Orfi's speech on Wednesday at the extraordinary session of the Arab League Council at the permanent delegate's level on the Israeli aggression against the Palestinians.
Egypt has affirmed that Syria’s return to the Arab League represents a starting point for an organized and coordinated Arab engagement in the Syrian crisis.
AL council convened at the level of permanent delegates , under Egypt, at the premises of the AL General Secretariat, to prepare for Sunday's meetings.
The Arab League (AL) called on Tuesday for a complete ceasefire in Sudan for emptying all civilian buildings, especially hospitals of any military presence.
Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ambassador Hossam Zaki, said that the Arab League insists that the only solution for the current conflict is ‘an immediate cease-fire’.
The Sudanese army agreed on Wednesday to a new-24-hours truce that started at 6:00 pm, and ending at 6:00 pm tomorrow, Thursday.
Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit welcomed a 24-hour ceasefire that has been agreed between Sudan's army and paramilitaries, describing it as an important step to respond to urgent humanitarian cases.
“The successive and dangerous developments in Sudan necessitate holding this meeting for consultation and coordination among the Arab countries to defuse the current crisis, and work to restore stability to Sudan as soon as possible,” said Abu Zeid.
The meeting witnessed an exchange of views on a number of important regional and international issues such as the recent developments in Jerusalem and the situations in Syria and Libya, as well as the repercussions of the war in Ukraine on the Arab and European regions and the overall situation in the Middle East region, Rushdi added.
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