Arab league

• Arab league members have readmitted Syria whose membership was suspended in 2011.

About Arab League

• Arab League, also called League of Arab States (LAS) is a regional organization of Arab states in the Middle East and parts of Africa.
• It is an intergovernmental pan-Arab organisation of Arab states in Middle East and North Africa.
• It was established in Cairo on 22^nd March 1945, following adoption of Alexandria Protocol in 1944.
• The founding member states were Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
  • Currently it has 22 Arab countries as members including Palestine, which the League regards as an independent state.
• It was established in response to concerns about post-war colonial divisions of territory and also strong opposition to emergence of a Jewish state on Palestinian territory.
• HQ- Cairo, Egypt.
• Aim– To strengthen ties among member states, coordinate their policies and direct them towards a common good.
• The highest body of the league is the Council, composed of representatives of member states, usually foreign ministers, their representatives or permanent delegates.
• The League makes decisions on a majority basis, but there is no mechanism to compel members to comply with resolutions.
• Each member has one vote on the Council, decisions being binding only on those states that have voted for them.