The document provides information about the Arab League, an organization consisting of 22 member states located in Southwest Asia and North Africa. The chief language of the Arab League is Arabic and its headquarters are located in Cairo, Egypt. Most member states do not recognize Israel. The Arab League was established in 1945 with the original six founding members of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.
3. Location: Southwest Asia and North Africa.
Chief language: Arabic.
Associated organization: Arab League
(countries marked with an asterisk on next 2
slides are members of the Arab League).
5. Morocco*
Oman*
State of Palestine*
Qatar*
Saudi Arabia*
Somalia*
Sudan*
Syria (suspended from the Arab League in November 2011
due to crackdown on protests against President Basher al-
Assad)
Tunisia*
United Arab Emirates*
Yemen*
6. Country Recognition of Israel
Algeria No
Bahrain No
Comoros No
Djibouti No
Egypt Yes
Iraq No
Jordan Yes
Kuwait No
Lebanon No
Mauritania No
7. Morocco No
Oman No
Palestine No
Qatar No
Saudi Arabia
No
Somalia
No
Sudan
No
Syria
Tunisia No
United Arab Emirates No
Yemen No
8. Headquarters: Cairo, Egypt (Tunis, Tunisia
from 1979 until 1989).
Official languages: Arabic
Members: 21 members (see slides 4 and 5)
Establishment: Thursday, March 22, 1945
Founding members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan
(renamed Jordan after 1946), Lebanon, Saudi
Arabia, and Syria.
31. ALLIES ENEMIES
United States Israel
Russian Federation
Iran
North Korea
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Cuba