Arab League

Arab League adopts resolution rejecting Hezbollah military activities in Lebanon - report

The Arab League Council adopted a resolution on Monday affirming solidarity with Lebanon and rejecting Iranian foreign influence and Hezbollah’s continued military activities.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Arab foreign ministers attend a meeting of the Arab Ministerial Committee on the situation in Jerusalem, in Amman Wednesday, 5th August 2026, 16:46
Syria's interim foreign minister Asaad Shaibani attends a meeting of the Council of Arab Foreign Ministers at the Arab League headquarters in central Cairo on September 7, 2026.

Syria still committed to diplomatic option with Israel, FM Shaibani tells Arab League - report

Shaibani made his comments during a meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the 166th ministerial session of the Arab League in Cairo, SANA reported.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Colombia's President Abelardo De La Espriella speaks before visiting sites damaged by Monday's earthquake, in Manizales, Colombia, August 11, 2026.

Colombia sees criticism from Arab states after recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

Spanish media have already described the move as a "diplomatic crisis with Arab countries," while Colombian media have reported extensively on the wave of condemnations.

|ByELI LEON
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during the FOZ Ambassadors Summit in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025.

Huckabee tells Carlson Israel ruling entire Middle East 'would be fine,' drawing Arab backlash

The controversy began when Carlson and Huckabee discussed a biblical verse that indicated land that including parts of Egypt, Syria and Iraq belonged to Israel.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF

Arab League readmits Syria as relations with Assad normalize

Syria was suspended from the Arab League in 2011 after cracking down on protests against the regime.

MAY 7, 2023ByREUTERS
Saudi Arabia hosts a meeting of foreign ministers from Iraq, Jordan, Egypt and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to discuss Syria's return to the Arab League in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 14, 2023.

Syria to be readmitted soon to Arab League, Jordan minister says

Safadi said Syria's readiness to make real progress in resolving the conflict would help it win the crucial Arab support to lobby for an eventual end of Western sanctions

MAY 5, 2023ByREUTERS
JORDANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER Ayman Safadi speaks at a news conference in Amman last month, with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit at his side. This week, Safadi brazenly declared that Israel has no sovereignty over the Jerusalem holy sites.

Arab countries move toward welcoming Syria back into Arab League

As part of a reciprocal road map toward normalized relations with Syria, Arab countries are calling on Syria to address its illegal drug production and the militias in the country.

MAY 4, 2023ByDAOUD KUTTAB/THE MEDIA LINE
Saudi Arabia hosts a meeting of foreign ministers from Iraq, Jordan, Egypt and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to discuss Syria's return to the Arab League in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 14, 2023.

Middle East FMs discuss Syria return to Arab League in Saudi Arabia

The meeting, held in the city of Jeddah, was called by Saudi Arabia, amid a recent thaw in regional tensions, but ended without agreement

APRIL 15, 2023ByREUTERS
LEADERS PARTICIPATING in the Arab League Summit in Algiers, last week, pose for a group portrait.

Jordan pushing Arab peace plan to end Syria conflict

Syria would also need to take steps to stamp out a multi-billion dollar drug trafficking trade to Jordan and the Gulf from it's southern borders.

APRIL 14, 2023ByREUTERS
SYRIA’S PRESIDENT Bashar Assad places flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Damascus during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 1973 war with Israel.

Qatar PM says original basis for Syria's exclusion from Arab League still stands

Qatar, which has previously spoken out against efforts by some countries to reestablish relations with Damascus, has not changed its position, Sheikh Mohammed said.

APRIL 13, 2023ByREUTERS
A SYRIAN MAN adjusts a chair near a poster depicting Syria’s President Bashar Assad, in Mleiha, earlier this year.

Egypt and Syria commit to closer ties as foreign minister visits Cairo

An Egyptian security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the visit was aimed at putting in place steps for Syria's return to the Arab League through Egyptian and Saudi Arabian mediation.

APRIL 1, 2023ByREUTERS
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry attend a news conference in Cairo, Egypt March 18, 2023.

Saudi foreign minister: Syria could return to Arab League, but not yet

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said that isolating Syria was not working and that dialog with Damascus was needed.

MARCH 8, 2023ByREUTERS
SUPPORTERS OF Syrian President Bashar Assad celebrate after he won a fourth term in office, in Damascus on May 27

Top diplomats boycott Arab League meeting in Libya

The low attendance due to questions over the Tripoli-based government’s legitimacy further complicates Libya's political situation

JANUARY 24, 2023ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
(FROM LEFT) Arab League secretary-general Ahmed Abul Gheit, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf attend the 30th Arab Summit in Tunisia on March 31.

The Arab League walks a tightrope - opinion

Palestinian aspirations and the Abraham Accords were not the only delicate issues that the league failed to confront head-on. Another issue is the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

NOVEMBER 7, 2022ByNEVILLE TELLER
LEADERS PARTICIPATING in the Arab League Summit in Algiers, last week, pose for a group portrait.