Council of the Arab League
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The Council of the Arab League ({{langx|ar|مجلس جامعة الدول العربية}} / ISO 233: {{transliteration|ar|ISO|Majlis Jāmiʻat ad-Duwal al-ʻArabiyya}}) (also the Arab League Council) is the principal institution of the Arab LeagueOron 1960: 123 and was created by article 3 of the Charter of the Arab League.
History
On 11 October 2023, Arab foreign ministers held an emergency meeting in Cairo, headed by Morocco, to discuss ways to stop the escalation in the Palestinian territories, and the targeting of civilians during the Gaza war.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-11 |title=Palestine-Israel war: Arab League's extraordinary FM Council begins in Cairo, presided by Morocco |url=https://en.hespress.com/72540-palestine-israel-war-arab-leagues-extraordinary-fm-council-begins-in-cairo-presided-by-morocco.html |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=HESPRESS English - Morocco News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-10-11 |title=Arab foreign ministers hold emergency meeting to discuss Israeli attacks in Gaza |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231011-arab-foreign-ministers-hold-emergency-meeting-to-discuss-israeli-attacks-in-gaza/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Middle East Monitor}}{{Cite web |date=2023-10-11 |title=Arab League to meet for talks on Gaza |url=https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231011-arab-league-to-meet-for-talks-on-gaza |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
Organisation
The Charter states that the Council is to be composed of representatives, as necessary heads of state, heads of government and foreign ministers,Osmańczyk 2003: 1290 from the Arab League member states, each of which shall have a single vote irrespective of the number of representatives.
The presidency of the Council rotates among member states and the secretary-general is appointed by two-thirds majority.
The Council has seven special committees:
- Political
- Economic
- Communications
- Cultural
- Legal
- Social
- Health
References
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Bibliography
- {{Citation|last=Osmańczyk|first=Edmund Jan|author-link=Edmund Osmańczyk|contribution=League of Arab States|title=Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements|editor-last=Mango|editor-first=Anthony|volume=2|edition=3|place=New York|publisher=Routledge|date=2003}}
- {{Citation|title=Middle East Record|editor1-last=Oron|editor1-first=Yitzhak|volume=1|place=London|publisher=George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited|date=1960|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0LooyExir7EC}}
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