Arab League
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Formation | 22 March 1945 |
Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
Membership | • Algeria • Bahrain • Comoros • Djibouti • Egypt • Iraq • Jordan • Kuwait • Lebanon • Libya • Mauritania • Morocco • Oman • Palestine • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Somalia • Sudan • Syria • Tunisia • United Arab Emirates • Yemen |
The Arab League is a middle-eastern regional organization of Arab states.
History
In March 2016 the Arab League designated Hezbollah a terrorist organisation.
Syria's membership status was downgraded after pressure from USA.
Known members
All 22 of the members already have pages here:
Member | Description |
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Algeria | A nation on the Mediterranean Sea. The largest country in Africa, formerly colonised by France. |
Bahrain | Oil rich Arab nation, formerly part of the British Empire. |
Comoros | Obscure island nation off the east coast of Africa. A nation formed at a crossroads of different civilisations, The Comoros is noted for its diverse culture. |
Djibouti | small country in East Africa. |
Egypt | Strategically important due particularly to the Suez canal. |
Iraq | Iraq possesses the 5th largest oil reserves of any nation state. |
Jordan | Middle Eastern kingdom. |
Kuwait | Kuwait has the 6th largest oil reserves of any nation state. |
Lebanon | Religiously diverse Middle Eastern country. |
Libya | Libya has larger proven oil reserves than any other African nation, ranking 9th in the world. It was provided with a lot of bomb making equipment in the late 1970s in the Arms for Libya clandestine weapons deal. NATO airstrikes killed 60,000 Libyan civilians in 2011. |
Mauritania | African country that banned slavery in 2007. |
Morocco | |
Oman | The oldest independent state in the Arab world. |
Palestine | Another victim of the British empire, Palestine is recognised by most UN member states. |
Qatar | Oil rich, gas richer! Huge arms importer in the Persian Gulf. |
Saudi Arabia | Longtime political ally of the USA, Saudi Arabia possesses larger easily accessible oil reserves than any other nation state. |
Somalia | War torn country in Eastern Africa, was still attacking passing ships with "pirates" in the 2000s. |
Sudan | On the list of seven countries which Wesley Clark stated the US military had plans to invade. An apparent coup in 2021. |
Syria | A nation state in the Middle East being targeted by NATO countries and their terrorist proxies with a "humanitarian intervention"/"War on Terror" campaign to effect 'regime change'. |
Tunisia | |
United Arab Emirates | The United Arab Emirates has the 7th largest oil reserves of any nation state. |
Yemen | A war torn country in the Middle East |
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