The
25th edition of Arab League Summit
begins in Kuwait city today. Top Arab leaders will attend the two day
meet aimed
at enhancing cooperation and solidarity among Arab states. Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah will preside over the summit. South Sudan will attend the summit for the
first time while leader of Syria's opposition National Coalition, Ahmad
al-Jarba will address one of the sessions.
The Arab League
is a
regional organization of Arab countries in and around
North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and Southwest Asia. It was formed in Cairo on
22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan (renamed Jordan in
1949), Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria. Yemen joined as a member on 5 May 1945.
Currently, the League has 22 members, although Syria's participation has been
suspended since November 2011 as a consequence of government repression during
the ongoing uprising and civil war. The League's main goal is to "draw
closer the relations between member States and co-ordinate collaboration
between them, to safeguard their independence and sovereignty, and to consider
in a general way the affairs and interests of the Arab countries".
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