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Amr Moussa
Amr Mohammed Moussa (; born 1936) is the Secretary-General of the Arab League, a 22-member forum representing Arab nations.
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Arab
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Bashar al-Assad
Dr. Bashar al-Assad (, ; born 11 September 1965) is the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Regional Secretary of the Ba'ath Party, and the son of former President Hafez al-Assad.
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Jews
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Muammar Gaddafi
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Nabil el-Araby
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Naril Elaraby
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Phoenicia
Phoenicia (Brit. U.S. ; Phoenician: , Kana`an; : Kna`an, : Phoiníkē, , ) was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal regions of modern day Lebanon , Syria and Israel. Phoenician civilization was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean during the period 1550 BC to 300 BC. Though ancient boundaries of such city-centered cultures fluctuated, the city of Tyre seems to have been the southernmost. Sarepta (modern day Sarafand) between Sidon and Tyre is the most thoroughly excavated city of the Phoenician homeland. The Phoenicians often traded by means of a galley, a man-powered sailing vessel, and are credited with the invention of the bireme.
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Alexandria
Alexandria (Arabic: al-Iskandariyya; Coptic: ; ; ; Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه ), with a population of 4.1 million, is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country's largest seaport, serving approximately 80% of Egypt's imports and exports. Alexandria is also an important tourist resort. Alexandria extends about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in north-central Egypt. It is home to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (the new Library). It is an important industrial centre because of its natural gas and oil pipelines from Suez, another city in Egypt.
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Algeria
Algeria (Arabic: , al-Jazā’ir, Berber: Dzayer, French: Algérie), officially the '''People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria'''), is a country in North Africa. In terms of land area, it is the largest country on the Mediterranean Sea, the second largest on the African continent after Sudan, and the eleventh-largest country in the world.
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Algiers
Algiers ( al-Jazā’ir, Algerian Arabic and Berber: Dzayer دزاير ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria and the Maghreb. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. A recent UN estimate of the urban agglomeration (metropolitan area) puts the population at 3,354,000 as of 2007.
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Amman
Amman (; , ʿAmmān) is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. A city of about 2 million inhabitants (2008 estimate), it is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Amman is the administrative seat of the homonymous governorate.
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Arab Monetary Fund
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Arbil
Arbil (also written Erbil, or Arbela, wrongly Irbil) (Kurdish: , Hewlêr, anglicized Hawler; ) is the fourth largest city in Iraq after Baghdad, Basra and Mosul. The city lies eighty kilometres (fifty miles) east of Mosul, and is the capital of Kurdistan Autonomous Region.
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Baghdad
Baghdad (, , ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is coterminous. Having a population estimated between 7 and 7.5 million, it is the largest city in Iraq and the second largest city in the Arab World (after Cairo, Egypt).
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Bahrain
Bahrain, officially Kingdom of Bahrain (, , literally: "Kingdom of the Two Seas"), is a small island country in the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. While Bahrain is an archipelago of thirty-three islands, the largest (Bahrain Island) is long by wide. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain via the King Fahd Causeway, which was officially opened on 25 November 1986. Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of Bahrain.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem (, , lit "House of Meat"; , Beth Leḥem or Modern Hebrew Beyt Leḥem, lit "House of Bread;" Bethleém) is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank, approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism. The Hebrew Bible identifies Beit Lehem as the city David was from and the location where he was crowned as the king of Israel. The New Testament Gospels of Matthew and Luke identify Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth. The town is inhabited by one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, though the size of the community has shrunk due to emigration.
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Cairo
Cairo (; , literally "The Vanquisher" or "The Conqueror") is the capital of Egypt, the largest city in Africa and the Arab World, and one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a center of the region's political and cultural life. Even before Cairo was established in the 10th century, the land composing the present-day city was the site of national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo. Cairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt due to its proximity to the Great Sphinx and the pyramids in adjacent Giza.
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Cairo, Egypt
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Caracas, Venezuela
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Carthage
Carthage ( or Karthago, , , Berber: ⴽⴰⵔⵜⴰⵊⴻⵏ Kartajen, kartago, from the Phoenician קַרְתְּ חַדַשְתְּ meaning New City, implying it was a 'new Tyre') refers to a series of cities on the Gulf of Tunis, from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BCE to the current suburb outside Tunis, Tunisia.
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Casablanca
Casablanca (Arabic: الدار البيضاء "ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ", original name in Amazigh: Anfa /) is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.
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Comoros
this is an island with to people on it
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Council of Europe
The Council of Europe () is one of the oldest international organisations working towards European integration, having been founded in 1949. It has a particular emphasis on legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation. It has 47 member states with some 800 million citizens. It is distinct from the European Union (EU) which has common policies, binding laws and only twenty-seven members. The two do however share certain symbols such as their flag.
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Damascus
Damascus ( , commonly known as الشام ash-Shām also known as the "City of Jasmin" ) is the capital of Syria as well as one of the country's 14 governorates. The Damascus Governorate is ruled by a governor appointed by the Minister of Interior. In addition to being widely known as the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, Damascus is a major cultural and religious center of the Levant.
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Djibouti
Djibouti ( Jībūtī), officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
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Egypt
Egypt (; , Miṣr, ; Egyptian Arabic: مصر, Maṣr, ; Coptic: , ; Greek: Αίγυπτος, Aiguptos; Egyptian:
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Fes
Fes or Fez ( [Fās], ) is the second largest city of Morocco —after Casablanca, with a population of just over one million. It's the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region.
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Gaza Strip
The Gaza Strip ( , ) lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometers (4–7.5 mi) wide, with a total area of . The territory takes its name from Gaza, its main city.
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Giza
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Golan Heights
The Golan Heights (, ''Haḍbatu 'l-Jawlān or مرتفعات الجولان, Murtafaʻātu l-Jawlānː , Ramat ha-Golan'' ), sometimes referred to as the Syrian Heights, form a rocky plateau of great strategic importance with an average altitude of and an area totaling . The plateau is located at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains and straddles the borders of Syria and Israel. Elevations range from in the north, to below sea level along the Sea of Galilee and the Yarmuk River in the south. Its population numbers around 120,000 and consists mainly of Druze and Jews. A popular tourist destination attracting 3 million tourists a year, the Golan has a rich history and features numerous archeological landmarks, scenic streams, mountains and waterfalls. The Golan Heights contribute significantly to the water resources of the region, providing about 15% of Israel's water supply. The region is also the source of a large proportion of Israel's agricultural production.
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Hala'ib Triangle
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Iraq
Iraq ( or , Arabic: ), officially the Republic of Iraq (Arabic:
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Israel
Israel (, ''Yisrā'el; , Isrā'īl), officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: , Medīnat Yisrā'el; , Dawlat Isrā'īl''), is a parliamentary republic in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank in the east, Egypt and Gaza on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel is the world's only predominantly Jewish state, and is defined as A Jewish and Democratic State by the Israeli government.
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Jordan
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Khartoum
Khartoum (الخرطوم al-Kharṭūm) is the capital of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran". The main Nile continues to flow north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Kirkuk
Kirkuk (also spelled Karkuk or Kerkuk; Kurdish: Kerkûk/کهرکووک, , Turkish: Kerkük, ) is a city in Iraq and the capital of Kirkuk Governorate.
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Kuwait
The State of Kuwait (, Dawlat al-Kuwayt) is a sovereign Arab nation situated in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, and Iraq to the north. It lies on the northwestern shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the Arabic "akwat", the plural of "kout", meaning fortress built near water. The emirate covers an area of 17,820 square kilometres (6,880 sq mi) and has a population of about 2.7 million.
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Latin Union
The Latin Union is an international organization of nations that use Romance languages, with the aim of protecting, projecting, and promoting the common cultural heritage and unifying identities of the Latin, and Latin-influenced, world. It was created in 1954 in Madrid, Spain, and has existed as a functional institution since 1983. Its membership has risen from 12 to 37 states, including countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region.
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Lebanon
Lebanon ( or ; ; ), officially the Republic of Lebanon (Arabic: ; French: ), is a country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland has dictated its rich history, and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity.
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Libya
Libya ( ; Libyan vernacular: Lībya ; Amazigh: ), officially the '''Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ( , also translated as Socialist People's Libyan Arab Great Jamahiriya'''), is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
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Mauritania
Mauritania ( Mūrītāniyā; ; Soninke: Murutaane; Pulaar: Moritani; ), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in North Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest. It is named after the Roman province of Mauretania, even though the modern state covers a territory far to the southwest of the old province. The capital and largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast.
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Mecca
Mecca (), also spelled Makkah (occasionally 'Bakkah') (; Makkah and in full: transliterated Makkah Al Mukarramah ) is a city in Saudi Arabia, and the holiest meeting site in Islam, closely followed by Medina.
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Medina
Medina (; , , or المدينة ; also transliterated as Madinah; officially al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah (the radiant city)) is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and it is historically significant for being his home after the Hijrah.
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Morocco
Morocco (, al-Maġrib; Berber: Amerruk / Murakuc; French: Maroc), officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية, al-Mamlakah al-Maġribiyya), is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of nearly 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², including the disputed Western Sahara which is mainly under Moroccan administration. Morocco has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Spain to the north (a water border through the Strait and land borders with three small Spanish-controlled exclaves, Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera), Algeria to the east, and Mauritania to the south.
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Najaf
Najaf (; BGN: An Najaf) is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 560,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate. It is one of the holiest cities of Shi'a Islam and the center of Shia political power in Iraq.
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Phoenicia
Phoenicia (Brit. U.S. ; Phoenician: , Kana`an; : Kna`an, : Phoiníkē, , ) was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal regions of modern day Lebanon , Syria and Israel. Phoenician civilization was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean during the period 1550 BC to 300 BC. Though ancient boundaries of such city-centered cultures fluctuated, the city of Tyre seems to have been the southernmost. Sarepta (modern day Sarafand) between Sidon and Tyre is the most thoroughly excavated city of the Phoenician homeland. The Phoenicians often traded by means of a galley, a man-powered sailing vessel, and are credited with the invention of the bireme.
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Qatar
Qatar ( ; ; local pronunciation: ), also known as the State of Qatar or locally , is an Arab country, known officially as an emirate, in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south; otherwise, the Persian Gulf surrounds the state. A strait of the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island nation of Bahrain.
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Rabat
Rabat (Arabic الرباط, transliterated ar-Rabāṭ or ar-Ribāṭ, literally "Fortified Place"), population 650 000 hab. (2010 estimate), is the capital and second largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco. It is also the capital of the Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer region.
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Riyadh
Riyadh ( ar-Riyāḍ, lit: The Gardens) is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Nejd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 4,854,000 people, and the urban center of a region with a population of close to 7 million people. The city is divided into 15 municipal districts, managed by Riyadh Municipality headed by the mayor of Riyadh, and the Riyadh Development Authority, chaired by the Governor of Riyadh Province, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz. The current mayor of Riyadh is Abdul Aziz ibn Ayyaf Al Migrin, appointed in 1998.
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Sahara
The Sahara (, , "The Greatest Desert") is the world's largest hot desert. At over
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Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (), commonly known as Saudi Arabia, occasionally spelled '''Sa'udi Arabia''', is the largest Arab country of the Middle East. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south. The Persian Gulf lies to the northeast and the Red Sea to its west. It has an estimated population of 28 million, and its size is approximately . The kingdom is sometimes called "The Land of the Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest places in Islam. The two mosques are Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca) and Masjid Al-Nabawi (in Medina). The current kingdom was founded by Abdul-Aziz bin Saud, whose efforts began in 1902 when he captured the Al-Saud’s ancestral home of Riyadh, and culminated in 1932 with the proclamation and recognition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, though its national origins go back as far as 1744 with the establishment of the First Saudi State. Saudi Arabia's government takes the form of an Islamic absolute monarchy. Human rights groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have repeatedly expressed concern about the state of human rights in Saudi Arabia.
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Sharm el-Sheikh
Sharm el-Sheikh (, Sharm al-Shaykh, ) is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea with a population of approximately 35,000 (2008). Sharm el-Sheikh is the administrative hub of Egypt's South Sinai Governorate which includes the smaller coastal towns of Dahab and Nuweiba as well as the mountainous interior, Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai.
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State of Israel
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Sudan
Sudan (), officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest country in Africa and the Arab world, and tenth largest in the world by area. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east,Kenya and Uganda to the southeast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest. The world's longest river, the Nile, divides the country between east and west sides.
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Syria
Syria ( ; ' or '), officially the Syrian Arab Republic (), is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.
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Tunis
Tunis (, Tūnis) is the capital of Tunisia and also the Tunis Governorate, with a population of 1,200,000 in 2008 and over 3,980,500 in the greater Tunis area. It is Tunisia's largest city.
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Tunisia
Tunisia (pronounced , ; Tūnis), officially the Tunisian Republic ( al-Jumhūriyya at-Tūnisiyya), is the northernmost country in Africa. It is an Arab country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area is almost 165,000 km², with an estimated population of just over 10.3 million. Its name is derived from the capital Tunis located in the north-east.
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UAE
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Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south. Its roughly northern coastline includes numerous islands in the Caribbean Sea, and in the north east borders the northern Atlantic Ocean. Caribbean islands such as Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Curaçao, Aruba and the Leeward Antilles lie near the Venezuelan coast. Venezuela's territory covers around with an estimated population of 26,414,816. Venezuela is considered a country with extremely high biodiversity, with habitats ranging from the Andes mountains in the west to the Amazon Basin rainforest in the south, via extensive llanos plains and Caribbean coast in the center and the Orinoco River Delta in the east.
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West Bank
The West Bank (, , , ''HaGadah HaMa'aravit'') is a landlocked territory and is the eastern part of the Palestinian territories; on the west bank of the Jordan River in the Middle East. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the country of Jordan. The West Bank also contains a significant coastline along the western bank of the Dead Sea. Since 1967, most of the West Bank has been under Israeli military occupation as what it calls the Judea and Samaria Area. A smaller part of the West Bank is administered by the Israeli civilian authorities as part of Jerusalem District.
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Western Sahara
Western Sahara (Arabic: الصحراء الغربية, Berber: Taneẓṛuft Tutrimt, ) is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly consisting of desert flatlands. The population of the territory is estimated at just over 500,000, over half of whom live in El Aaiun, the largest city in Western Sahara.
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Winthrop University (formerly Winthrop College) is a public, four-year liberal arts college in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. In 2006-07, Winthrop University had an enrollment of 6,292 students. The University has been recognized as South Carolina's top-rated university according to evaluations conducted by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. Winthrop has been rated by the Commission as "substantially exceeding standards" every year since that classification was created in 2003.
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Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers. The school's prestige and small size make its admissions process the most selective of any United States law school. Yale has been ranked number one in the country by U.S. News and World Report in every year in which the magazine has published law school rankings.
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Yemen
Yemen (Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya al-Yamaniyya) is a country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. It has an estimated population of more than 23 million people and is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the south, and Oman to the east.
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Terror Testimony: 'Give Arab League more time to crack Syria'
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- Duration: 6:59
- Published: 09 Jan 2012
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- Author: RussiaToday
Hundreds of civilians have reportedly been killed by government troops in Syria since the first Arab League observers arrived last month, and on Friday, dozens died in a Damascus suicide bombing the regime is blaming on terrorists. Political analyst Sara Marusek from Syracuse University in Beirut told RT that it is not yet time for intervention from organizations like the United Nations, and that criticisms of the Arab League monitors as futile are premature. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Arab League considers UN help in Syria
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- Duration: 2:36
- Published: 07 Jan 2012
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- Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Arab League foreign ministers are preparing to meet in Cairo to discuss whether to ask the United Nations to help their mission in Syria. The Qatari government has accused Syria of ignoring the Arab League peace deal that includes pulling its forces out of cities and stopping the violence. Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Antakya in n
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Inside Syria - Has the Arab League failed in Syria?
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- Duration: 25:21
- Published: 08 Jan 2012
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- Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
The violence in Syria continues despite the presence of Arab observers, so we ask if it is time for the UN to step in. Inside Syria, discusses with guests: Shashank Joshi, Dr. Hussein Al Harbi and Dr. Bassam Abu Abdullah.
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Arab League monitors under criticism
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- Published: 04 Jan 2012
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The Arab League mission in Syria is coming under heavy criticism for failing to stop the government's crackdown on protesters. The US has voiced its frustration at the pace of progress, along with Syrian activists and France. Al Jazeera's John Terrett reports.
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Syria gets Arab League warning
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- Published: 12 Nov 2011
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- Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
The Arab league has given Syria an ultimatum: either stop a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, or face suspension from the body in four days. The regional bloc is also considering imposing economic and political sanctions, as well as withdrawing ambassadors from Damascus. Meanwhile, crowds armed with sticks have attacked the Saudi embassy in Damascus and the French and Turkish consulates in Latakia following the announcement. Al Jazeera's Jane Arraf reports from Cairo, the Egyptian capital.
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Arab League approves Syria sanctions
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- Published: 27 Nov 2011
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The Arab League has approved sanctions against Syria to pressure the government to end its eight-month crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, effective immediately. Syria described the move, announced on Sunday in Cairo, as a betrayal of Arab solidarity. At a press conference in the Egyptian capital, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, the Qatari foreign minister, said 19 of the bloc's 22 member nations approved the sanctions, including cutting off transactions with the Syrian central bank and halting Arab government funding for projects in Syria.
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'More bloodshed tomorrow': Arab League tightens noose on Syria
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- Duration: 5:37
- Published: 27 Nov 2011
- Uploaded: 09 Jan 2012
- Author: RussiaToday
It's not just Egypt's fate that's being decided in Cairo, but Syria's future as well. Arab League members have, in the past couple of hours, approved unprecedented economic sanctions against Damascus over its crackdown on protesters. The measures were voted for by 19 out of 22 nations and they include a travel ban on senior officials, freezing deals with the Syrian central bank and suspending flights into the country. Damascus has already condemned the move as a betrayal of Arab solidarity. Dr. Rania Masri from the University of Balamand in Beirut says Arab League was designed by the West to support former colonial countries' interests in the Arab world. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Robert Fisk on the Arab League's meeting on Syria
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- Published: 12 Nov 2011
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- Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
The Arab League has given Syria three days to end its violent crackdown on anti-government protesters and implement an Arab peace deal or face suspension from the regional body. Al Jazeera speaks to veteran Middle East journalist, Robert Fisk of The Independent for his views on how the Syrian government is likely to respond.
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Syrian opposition reacts to Arab League's threat of suspension
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- Published: 12 Nov 2011
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The Arab League has given Syria three days to end its violent crackdown on anti-government protesters and implement an Arab peace deal or face suspension from the regional body. Wael Merza, secretary general of the Syrian National Council, told Al Jazeera that the outcome of the Arab League meeting marked "a historic day for Syria as a country, the Syrian revolution and the Arab League where the Arab people as a whole heard the voices of the Syrian people who have been calling for such measures in the past months".
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Arab League gives Syria deadline on observers
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- Published: 04 Dec 2011
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- Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
An Arab League ministerial committee handed down a travel ban on 19 Syrian officials to Arab states and has presented an ultimatum to Damascus to accept observers to monitor the unrest in the country. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani, the Qatari prime minister, announced the new deadline for Syria to avoid sanctions after a meeting in Doha to discuss the measures decided against Damascus over its crackdown on eight months of protests. During the meeting we contacted Damascus... and we asked them to come tomorrow (to Doha) to sign" the protocol on sending observers to Damascus, said Jassim al Thani. Al Jazeera's Khadija Magardie reports.
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Syria signs Arab League peace deal
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- Published: 19 Dec 2011
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- Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Syria has signed an agreement to allow foreign observers into the country as part of a plan to end the 9-month crackdown on protests against President Bashar al Assad's government. Many people have fled the violence into neighbouring Turkey. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from the province of Hatay to get the reaction from some of the refugees.
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Arab League extends Syria deadline
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- Published: 17 Nov 2011
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The Arab League has offered the government of President Bashar al-Assad three more days to stop violence or else face economic sanctions as a previous deadline for Damascus to act passed on Wednesday. The announcement came after the league's foreign ministers had met in the Moroccan capital Rabat to decide their next move after Assad ignored the ultimatum issued on Saturday by a majority of the league. Meanwhile, Syrian opposition groups said 14 soldiers and 17 civilians were killed in violence on Wednesday. Al Jazeera's Nisreen El Shamayleh reports from Amman, in Jordan.
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Arab League to meet Syrian opposition
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- Published: 09 Nov 2011
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- Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
The Arab League is to meet with members of the Syrian opposition, a day after the UN said at least 3500 people have been killed since the country's uprising began in March. The league's plan, which was signed by the Syrian government on November 2, called for an end to violence, the release of those detained, the withdrawal of the army from urban areas and free movement for observers and the media, as well as talks between the regime and the opposition. Al Jazeera's Jamal Elshayyal reports.
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Marwan Bishara on the Syrian Arab League mission
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- Duration: 4:52
- Published: 02 Jan 2012
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Syria's military has withdrawn from residential areas and is on the outskirts of the country's cities, but gunfire continues and snipers are still a threat, according to the secretary-general of the Arab League. Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst, speaks about the conflicting reports coming from the various Arab League monitors.
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'Qatar agressive, plays split in Arab League'
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- Duration: 4:12
- Published: 05 Dec 2011
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- Author: RussiaToday
Russia's foreign ministry has downgraded relations with Qatar, following an incident in which the Russian ambassador to the country was assaulted by border security guards. RT discusses what's behind this diplomatic scandal with James Corbett, editor of the independent news website Corbett Report dot com. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Syria Reacting to the Arab League
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- Duration: 10:51
- Published: 13 Nov 2011
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- Author: 108morris108
A Young Syrian goes over the developments between Syria and The Arab League over the Last days. Embassies on fire in Syria, and somehow, even Palestine and Algeria voted against Syria. Facts on the ground are moving quickly. Is Syria being pushed into a war footing? One click donation to Morris: www.paypal.com
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Controversy over Arab League mission to Syria
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- Duration: 1:54
- Published: 28 Dec 2011
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- Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Syrian activists have criticised the choice of Mustafa al-Dabi, a Sudanese general, to head the Arab League's observer mission to Syria. Al-Dabi is a staunch loyalist of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide committed in Darfur. Al-Dabi was Sudan's military intelligence chief, and was sent to Darfur to quell the unrest there. He is accused of creating the Arab militias known as the Janjaweed.
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'West lost Iraq, wants Syria - Arab League plays dirty role'
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- Published: 14 Nov 2011
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- Author: RussiaToday
The US and its allies are more interested in regime change in Syria than a peaceful solution to the unrest - that's according to the Kremlin. Russia's Foreign Minister says Western countries are trying to stir-up Syria's opposition to topple President Bashar al-Assad. Beirut-based political analyst Kamel Wazne says Western countries have lost Iraq and now they want Syria. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Arab League observers continue Syria visit
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- Published: 28 Dec 2011
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The credibility of the Arab League is on the line in Syria, as its observers prepare to visit three more cities at the heart of the anti-government protests. Activists say another 13 people have been killed across the country, on the second day of the mission to monitor the violence there. The observers are led by Mustafa al Dabi, a Sudanese general who previously served in Darfur. His initial reaction was that his monitors had seen "nothing frightening" on their first visit to the flashpoint city of Homs on Tuesday. France and Russia have both called for Arab League monitors to be given more freedom of travel to determine the real situation. Al Jazeera's journalists aren't allowed into Syria, so Dorsa Jabbari sent this report from Beirut.
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Syria: Arab League used as tool by West
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- Published: 20 Nov 2011
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Syria's foreign minister has attacked the Arab League, saying the organisation is being used as a "tool" to take the Syrian crisis to the UN Security Council. Walid al-Moualem was speaking in Damascus on Sunday shortly after the Arab League rejected Syria's proposed amendments to a peace plan to end the country's turmoil, saying the changes put forward by Damascus alter the plan's "essence". Nisreen El-Shamayleh reports from Amman, Jordan.
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Gaddafi Speech at Arab League Meeting, March 2008 - We all distrust each other
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- Published: 19 Jun 2011
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This speech helps one understand why the Gulf States are not that fond of Gaddafi. He remembers them for one that about 70% of the people living in the Gulf States are 'Iranians' [in the sense that they are sjiite I suppose] and they are governed by Arab monarchs [who hardly represent their people]
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AJE's Hashem Ahelbarra on the Arab League meeting
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- Published: 17 Dec 2011
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The Arab League has demanded . It comes as the Syrian National Council meets in Tunisia, to devise its next step. It is trying to position itself as an alternative to the adminstration of President Bashar Al Assad. Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra reports from the summit.
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Inside Syria - Is the Arab League mission doomed to fail?
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- Duration: 25:39
- Published: 01 Jan 2012
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How effective is the Arab League mission? Has the Syrian regime managed to continue their heavy handed crackdown on protesters despite Arab League's presence on the ground? Guests: Elias Hanna; As'ad Abukhalil; and Ahed al-Hendi.
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| Native name | جامعة الدول العربية |
|---|---|
| Conventional long name | League of Arab States |
| Linking name | the Arab League |
| Map width | 250px |
| Symbol type | Emblem |
| Image symbol | Emblem of the Arab League.svg |
| Membership | |
| Admin center type | Headquarters |
| Admin center | Cairo |
| Established event1 | Alexandria Protocol |
| Established date1 | 22 March 1945 |
| Languages type | Official languages |
| Languages | Arabic |
| Legislature | Arab Parliament |
| Leader title1 | Arab League Secretariat |
| Leader name1 | Nabil el-Araby |
| Leader title2 | Council of the Arab League |
| Leader name2 | |
| Leader title3 | Arab Parliament |
| Leader name3 | Nabih Berri |
| Area label | Total area |
| Area km2 | 13333296 |
| Area sq mi | 5148048 |
| Area magnitude | 1 E13 |
| Area rank | 2nd |
| Population estimate | 360,029,936 |
| Population estimate year | 2009 |
| Population estimate rank | 3rd |
| Population density km2 | 24.33 |
| Gdp ppp | $2.766 trillion |
| Gdp ppp year | 2009 |
| Gdp ppp per capita | |
| Gdp nominal | |
| Gdp nominal year | 2009 |
| Gdp nominal per capita | |
| Currency | |
| Utc offset | +0 to +4 |
| Official website | http://arableagueonline.org |
| Footnote1 | From 1979 to 1989: Tunis, Tunisia |
| Footnote2 | If ranked among nation states. }} |
Through institutions such as the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) and the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League's Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU), the Arab League facilitates political, economic, cultural, scientific and social programs designed to promote the interests of the Arab world. It has served as a forum for the member states to coordinate their policy positions, to deliberate on matters of common concern, to settle some Arab disputes, and to limit conflicts such as the 1958 Lebanon crisis. The League has served as a platform for the drafting and conclusion of many landmark documents promoting economic integration. One example is the Joint Arab Economic Action Charter which sets out the principles for economic activities in the region.
Each member state has one vote in the League Council, while decisions are binding only for those states that have voted for them. The aims of the league in 1945 were to strengthen and coordinate the political, cultural, economic, and social programs of its members, and to mediate disputes among them or between them and third parties. Furthermore, the signing of an agreement on Joint Defense and Economic Cooperation on 13 April 1950 committed the signatories to coordination of military defense measures.
The Arab League has played a role in shaping school curricula, advancing the role of women in the Arab societies, promoting child welfare, encouraging youth and sports programs, preserving Arab cultural heritage, and fostering cultural exchanges between the member states. Literacy campaigns have been launched, intellectual works reproduced, and modern technical terminology is translated for the use within member states. The league encourages measures against crime and drug abuse, and deals with labour issues—particularly among the emigrant Arab workforce.
History
The Arab League was founded on 22 March 1945 by a group of Arab countries, namely Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen. It was aimed to be a regional organisation of Arab states with a focus to developing the economy, resolving disputes, and coordinating political aims. Other countries joined the league at later dates. Each country was given one vote in the council. The first major action was the joint attack on the newly formed State of Israel upon its independence in 1948. The failure of this resulted in the creation of a mutual defense treaty two years later. A common market was established in 1965.
Geography
The area of members of the Arab League covers around and straddles two continents: Africa, and Asia. The area consists of large arid deserts, namely the Sahara. Nevertheless, it also contains several very fertile lands, such as the Nile Valley, the High Atlas Mountains, and the Fertile Crescent which stretches from Iraq over Syria, and Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine. The area comprises deep forests in southern Arabia, as well as parts of the world's longest river, the Nile.The area witnessed the rise of many ancient civilizations: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Israel and Judah, Assyria, Babylon, Phoenicia, Carthage, Kush, and the Nabateans, among others.
Member states
The Arab League was founded in Cairo in 1945 by seven countries. There was a continual increase in membership during the second half of the 20th century, with additional 15 Arab states and 4 observers being admitted, with a current total of 21 member states due to Libya's suspension following the 2011 uprise.On February 22, 2011, following the 2011 Libyan uprising and the use of military force against civilians, the Arab League Secretary General, Amr Moussa, stated that Libya's membership in the Arab League had been suspended: "the organisation has decided to halt the participation of the Libyan delegations from all Arab League sessions". This makes Libya the second country in the League's history to have a frozen membership. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi declared that the League was illegitimate, saying, "The Arab League is finished. There is no such thing as the Arab League". On August 25, 2011, Secretary General Naril Elaraby announced it was "about time" Libya's full member status was restored. The National Transitional Council, the partially recognised interim government of Libya, will send a representative to be seated at the Arab League meeting on August 27 to participate in a discussion as to whether to readmit Libya to the organisation.
Politics
The Arab League is a political organization aiming to help integrate its members economically, and solve in-between conflicts without asking for foreign Help. It possesses elements of a state representative parliament, while issues of foreign affairs are usually dealt under the United Nations supervision.Governance
The Charter of the Arab League endorsed the principle of an Arab homeland while respecting the sovereignty of the individual member states. The internal regulations of the Council of the League and the committees were agreed in October 1951. Those of the Secretariat-General were agreed in May 1953.
Since then, governance of the Arab League has been based on the duality of supra-national institutions and the sovereignty of the member states. Preservation of individual statehood derived its strengths from the natural preference of ruling elites to maintain their power and independence in decision making. Moreover, the fear of the richer that the poorer may share their wealth in the name of Arab nationalism, the feuds among Arab rulers, and the influence of external powers that might oppose Arab unity can be seen as obstacles towards a deeper integration of the league.
Status of the Palestinian Territories
Mindful of their previous announcements in support of the Arabs of Palestinian Authority the framers of the Pact were determined to include them within the League from its inauguration. This was done by means of an annex that declared:At the Cairo Summit of 1964, the Arab League initiated the creation of an organisation representing the Palestinian people. The first Palestinian National Council convened in East Jerusalem on 29 May 1964. The Palestinian Liberation Organization was founded during this meeting on 2 June 1964.
Today, the Palestinian Authority enjoys the status of a full member of the Arab League as the State of Palestine (not as the Palestinian Authority, as is the case in certain other international fora).
At the Beirut Summit on 28 March 2002 the league adopted the Arab Peace Initiative, a Saudi-inspired peace plan for the Arab–Israeli conflict. The initiative offered full normalisation of the relations with Israel. In exchange, Israel was required to withdraw from all occupied territories, including the Golan Heights, to recognise Palestinian independence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as a "just solution" for the Palestinian refugees.
The Peace Initiative was again endorsed at 2007 in the Riyadh Summit. In July 2007, the Arab League sent a mission, consisting of the Jordanian and Egyptian foreign ministers, to Israel to promote the initiative. The mission was welcomed with reservations by Israel.
Following Venezuela's move to expel the resident Israeli diplomats amid the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict, Kuwaiti member of parliament Waleed al-Tabtabai made a public plea to move the Arab League headquarters from Cairo to Caracas, Venezuela.
On 13 June 2010, Amr Mohammed Moussa, Secretary-General of the Arab League visited the Gaza Strip in a move to pressure Israel to lift its economic blockade against the Gaza due to its leadership under Hamas. The visit by Moussa was the first by an official of the Arab League since the election of Hamas in 2007. Immediately after the Israeli raid on the flotilla of ships bringing aid to Gaza, Moussa said the Arab League would go to the UN Security Council to demand the blockade be lifted. Israel maintains that the blockade is needed for Israeli security.
Summits
Economy
The Arab League is rich in resources, with enormous oil and natural gas resources in certain member states; it also has great fertile lands in southern Sudan, usually referred to as the food basket of the Arab World. The region's instability has not affected its tourism industry that is considered the fastest growing industry in the region, with Egypt, the UAE, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, and Lebanon leading the way. Another industry that is growing steadily in the Arab League is telecommunications. Within less than a decade, local companies such as Orascom, and Etisalat have managed to compete internationally.Economic achievements initiated by the League amongst member states have been less impressive than those achieved by other smaller Arab organisations such as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). However, several promising major economic projects are set to be completed soon. Among them is the Arab Gas Pipeline, scheduled to be accomplished in 2010. It will transport Egyptian and Iraqi gas to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. The Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA), planned to come into effect on 1 January 2008, will render 95% of all Arab products free of customs.
Economic development in the Arab League is very disparate. Significant difference in wealth and economic conditions exist between the rich oil states of the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Algeria on the one hand, and poor countries like the Comoros, Mauritania, and Djibouti on the other. Arab economic funding is under development. As an example, the Arab League agreed to support the Sudanese region of Darfur with US$500 million, and Egyptian, and Libyan companies are planning to build several wells in this dry area.
Education
In collecting literacy data, many countries estimate the number of literate people based on self-reported data. Some use educational attainment data as a proxy, but measures of school attendance or grade completion may differ. Because definitions and data collection methods vary across countries, literacy estimates should be used with caution. United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2010.
Demographics
The Arab League is a culturally and ethnically diverse association of 22 member states, although the overwhelming majority of the League's population identifies as Arab (either on a cultural basis, or on an ethno-racial basis). As of 1 January 2007, about 340,000,000 people live in the states of the Arab League. Its population grows faster than in most other global regions. This threatens to diminish the slow economic expansion expected in the league's developing countries.The most populous member state is Egypt, with a population of about 81 million . The least populated is the Comoros, with over 0.6 million inhabitants.
Since large parts of the Arab countries are desert, the population is concentrated in and around cities where most the trade and industry are located. The largest Arab city is Cairo, followed by Baghdad, Khartoum, Giza, Damascus, Riyadh, and Casablanca.
| Country !! Population | ||||
| align="left">1 | 80,776,815 | < | ||
| 35,423,000 | ||||
| align="left">3 | 32,200,000 | |||
| align="left" | 4 | 31,234,000 | ||
| align="left" | 5 | 30,894,000 | ||
| align="left" | 6 | 27,136,977 | ||
| align="left" | 7 | 23,580,000 | ||
| align="left" | 8 | 22,505,000 | ||
| align="left" | 9 | 10,432,500 | ||
| align="left" | 10 | 9,359,000 | ||
| align="left" | 11 | 6,420,000 | ||
| align="left" | 12 | 6,407,085 | ||
| align="left" | 13 | 4,975,593 | ||
| align="left" | 14 | 4,224,000 | ||
| align="left" | 15 | 4,136,540 (Disputed) | ||
| align="left" | 16 | 3,566,437 | ||
| align="left" | 17 | 3,291,000 | ||
| align="left" | 18 | 2,845,000 | ||
| align="left" | 19 | 1,696,563 | ||
| align="left" | 20 | 1,234,596 | ||
| align="left" | 21 | 864,000 | ||
| align="left" | 22 | 691,000 | ||
| align="left" | Total | 355,251,539 |
Religion
{{bar box |width = 300px |float = right |title = Religions |titlebar = #ddd |bars = }} Judaism, Christianity, and Islam were all founded in or near areas that are now Arab League countries. Today, consequently, the vast majority of the Arab League's citizens are Muslim, with Christianity being the second largest religion. Prior to the establishment of the State of Israel, significant number of Jews also lived in Arab counties, but these communities are nearly extinct since the Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim lands. The members of the Arab League host several holy cities and other religiously significant locations, including Bethlehem, Alexandria, Mecca, Medina, Najaf, Kirkuk, Arbil, and Baghdad. Sunni Muslims make up the majority of the Arab League's citizens. However, large numbers of Shi'a Muslims make up the majority in areas of Lebanon, Iraq, Bahrain, and Kuwait.Christianity is the second largest religion in the League, with over 20 million Christians living in countries such as Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, and Jordan. There are smaller Jewish populations living mainly in the western part of the Arab League. States such as Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia all have Jewish populations. However, most Jews living in the Arab World immigrated or were expelled to Israel after its creation in 1948. Other minor religions such as the Bahá'í Faith are practiced on a much smaller scale.
Religious percentages of the Arab League
| !N | !Country | !Islam | !Christians | !Others |
| _ | 90% | 6% | 4% | |
| 1 | 98% | 1% | 1% | |
| 2 | 81.2% | 9% | 8.81% | |
| 3 | 99% | 1% | n/a | |
| 4 | 94% | 5% | 1% | |
| 5 | 90% | 9% | 1% | |
| 6 | 95% | 4.3% | 0.7% | |
| 7 | 93% | 6% | 1% | |
| 8 | 85% | 10% | 5% | |
| 9 | 59.7% (Druze represent 5%) | 40% | 0.3% | |
| 10 | Libya | 97% | 0% | 3% |
| 11 | 100% | 0% | 0% | |
| 12 | 95% | 5% | 0% | |
| 13 | 92.5% | 5% | 2.5% | |
| 14 | 92% | 8% | - | |
| 15 | 77.6% | 11% | 11.4% | |
| 16 | 100% | 0% | 0% | |
| 17 | 100% | 0% | 0% | |
| 18 | 97% | 3% | 0.001% | |
| 19 | 87% (Druze represent 3%) | 10% | 3% | |
| 20 | 98% | 1% | 1% | |
| 21 | 76% | 9% | 15% | |
| 22 | 99% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
Area
Comparisons with other organizations
The Arab League resembles the Organization of American States, the Council of Europe, and the African Union, in that it has primarily political aims. However, membership in the League is based on culture rather than purely geographical location. In this respect, the Arab League resembles organisations such as the Latin Union, or the Caribbean Community.The Arab League differs notably from the European Union in that it has not achieved a significant degree of regional integration, and the organisation itself has no direct relations with the citizens of its member states. However, the Arab League is based on principles that support and promote a unified Arab nationalism, and a common position among Arab states on various issues.
All Arab League members are also members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. In turn, the memberships of the smaller GCC, and Arab Maghreb Union organisations are subsets of that of the League.
See also
References
Further reading
External links
Category:Arab Unification Category:International organizations of Africa Category:International organizations of Asia Category:Organizations established in 1945 Category:Supranational unions
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