Arab League

New ‘Euro-Med Union’ takes a step to reality

MARSEILLE: Countries bordering the Mediterranean have edged closer to establishing their "Euro-Med Union" by finessing an Israeli-Arab dispute over the role of the Arab League.The union — a pet project of French President...

Darfur rebels shun conference, seek direct talks

Source: Reuters By Andrew Heavens KHARTOUM, Nov 7 (Reuters) - One of Darfur's strongest rebel groups on Friday said it had refused to take part in a planned peace conference in Qatar and demanded instead one-to-one ...

Mediterranean Union Sets Example for European Union

Estonia: Mediterranean Union Sets Example for European Union Co-operation with Eastern Neighbours ISRIA | Nov 5, 2008 Foreign Minister Urmas Paet participated in the meeting of the Mediterranean Union foreign ministers that...

AL chief congratulates Obama on election victory

CAIRO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa on Thursday congratulated Barack Obama on his victory in the U.S. presidential election. The Cairo-based Arab organization is ready to cooperate with...

Secretary General of the League of Arab States visits NATO

to NATO of the Secretary General of the League of Arab States The Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Amr Moussa, will visit NATO Headquarters on 6 November, 2008. During the visit he will meet the Secretary...

Second round of national dialogue starts today in Baabda

The second round of national dialogue starts at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in the presidential palace in Baabda, without the Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa. The issue of increasing the number of participants is the first...

Salloukh announces the Arab league a basic member of the Union for the Mediterranean

Foreign Minister Faouzi Salloukh announced last night the Arab League is now a basic member of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, also known as the Barcelona Process, the program aiming to improve relations between the EU and...

Ministers hammer out Mediterranean Union deal

Ministers agreed to give the go-ahead for a Union for the Mediterranean on Tuesday, after hammering out a string of compromises over key stumbling blocks during two days of intense negotiations. Representatives from 43...

Lebanon's deal with Turkey sets a useful example for the Arab League

Editorial Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's trip to Ankara for talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was a small indication of what might be possible if and when Lebanon and other countries in the Middle East...

Report: Bahrain Considers Israel Boycott Office

Bahrain's parliament is pushing to reopen the country's Israel Boycott Office, according to the Jerusalem Post. The office was responsible for enforcing the Arab League's boycott on Israeli products. It was closed two years ago...

               

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