The Council of the Arab League ( /

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: ) (also the Arab League Council) is the principal

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of the

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Oron 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

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, headed by

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, to discuss ways to stop the escalation in the Palestinian territories, and the targeting of civilians during the

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Organisation

The Charter states that the Council is to be composed of representatives, as necessary

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and

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s,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

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is appointed by two-thirds majority. The Council has seven special committees: *Political *Economic *Communications *Cultural *Legal *Social *Health

References

Bibliography

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