Topic > History of the Arab League - 1105

IntroductionThe league of Arab states is called the Arab League. The Arab League was founded on March 22, 1945 in Cairo, Egypt. The League began with six member states: Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Arabia, Syria, Transjordan (now known as Jordan). Yemen joined at a later stage, on May 5, 1945. It is a regional organization, which has now grown to include 22 states in and around North Africa and Southwest Asia. Each country is given one vote on the council. However, Syria has been on hold since 2011 due to the ongoing civil war and government repression. The supreme body of the League is the Council, composed of representatives of the member states, usually foreign ministers, their representatives or permanent delegates. Each member state has one vote, regardless of its size. The council meets twice a year, in March and September, and may formally meet in special session at the request of two members. The league is managed on a daily basis by the general secretariat. Led by a general secretary, it is the administrative body of the League and the executive body of the council and specialized ministerial councils. NarrationThe main objective of the Arab League is to "bring closer relations between member states and coordinate their political activities with the aim of achieving close cooperation between them to safeguard their independence and sovereignty and to generally consider affairs and interests of the Arab countries”. According to the Charter of the Arab League, Article II states that economic and financial affairs, including trade relations, customs and currency, the issue of agriculture are also examined communications, includes railways, roads, aviation, navigation... the medium of paper... the growth and unification of the market of different nations as such to be competitive with the rest of the world. the Arab League has not been able to match or replicate similar success stories Although it was initially formed to improve the economy as one of its main motives, the league has been very involved in political instability within its countries. members. Much criticism is being raised as the league continues to struggle with disunity and dysfunction. Although it achieved consensus on the Arab Peace Initiative in 2002, the League failed to coordinate policy on the 1990 Gulf War and the 2003 Iraq War. As suggested by Mohamad Bazi, an award-winning Lebanese American journalist, on Arab League, he "The short-term prospects are limited, the medium term depends on factors outside the control of the League, in individual states." (Masters, 2012)