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Arab League
[ ar-uhb leeg ]
noun
- a confederation formed in 1945 by Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, and Yemen and later joined by Libya, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, Kuwait, Algeria, Bahrain, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Arab League
noun
- the league of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to further cultural, economic, military, political, and social cooperation
Example Sentences
This month, Egypt, along with the 21 other members of the Arab League, issued a plan meant to counter Trump’s “riviera” concept.
It was welcomed by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas after it was presented by Egypt at an emergency Arab League summit on Tuesday.
However, Israel's foreign ministry swiftly rejected the Arab League's statement endorsing the Egyptian plan, saying it "fails to address the realities of the situation following 7 October 2023, remaining rooted in outdated perspectives".
In May 2023, the Arab League agreed to re-admit Syria 12 years after it was expelled for violently suppressing the popular uprising.
Hezbollah is designated a terrorist organisation by Western states, Israel, Gulf Arab countries and the Arab League.
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