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File: A general view shows the Arab League summit in the Jordanian Dead Sea resort of Sweimeh, March 29, 2017. (AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)
November 19, 2017, 11:59 am
Lebanese foreign minister to skip Arab League summit on Iran
Divided between pro-Tehran Hezbollah and a Sunni alliance backed by Saudis, Beirut torn by regional Saudi-Iranian rift
By AFP
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri gives his first televised interview on November 12, 2017, eight days after announcing his resignation. (Future TV via AP)
November 18, 2017, 12:31 am
Hariri says his stay in Saudi was to consult on Lebanon’s future
PM's surprise resignation sparked accusations that he had been detained against his will in Gulf kingdom
By Sarah El Deeb
Arab League diplomats attend a meeting at the league's headquarters in Cairo on January 5, 2015. (AFP/Mohamed el-Shahed/File)
September 10, 2017, 8:28 pm
Arab League forms committee to foil Israeli bid for UNSC membership
PA official says Ramallah working to prevent African states from voting for Israel
By Dov Lieber
Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit attends the Arab Foreign Minister's meeting in Cairo on July 27, 2017. (AFP Photo/Khaled Desouki)
August 29, 2017, 11:48 pm
Arab League chief condemns PM’s pledge to not evacuate settlements
Ahmed Abul Gheit questions Netanyahu's commitment to peace process after PM vowed never to uproot another West Bank community
By Agencies and TOI staff
Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit attends the Arab Foreign Minister's meeting in Cairo on July 27, 2017. (AFP Photo/Khaled Desouki)
July 27, 2017, 9:51 pm
Arab League chief says Israel risks igniting ‘religious war’
Ahmed Abul Gheit warns 'not one single Muslim in the world would accept the desecration of Al-Aqsa mosque'
By AFP and TOI staff
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, listens to UN envoy for Libya Martin Kobler, during their meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
July 24, 2017, 4:20 am
Arab League to hold urgent meeting over Jerusalem tensions
Jordan's foreign minister calls to remove metal detectors at Temple Mount, says longstanding status quo must be respected
By TOI staff and AFP
A picture taken on March 27, 2017 shows a general view of the preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers during the 28th Summit of the Arab League at the Dead Sea, south of the Jordanian capital Amman, with the Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul-Gheit (C-L) and chair Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi (C) seated in the center. (Ahmad Abdo/AFP)
July 23, 2017, 2:23 pm
Arab League warns Israel ‘playing with fire’ over Temple Mount
Arab leaders say Jerusalem 'a red line;' Turkish leader Erdogan says Muslim world will not remain silent in dispute over holy site
By AFP and Stuart Winer
Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 25, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90)
July 23, 2017, 2:06 pm
Security cabinet meets over Temple Mount tensions, violence and terror attack
Wife of Elad Salomon says husband ‘fought back,’ saving their children; Salomon family members laid to rest in Modi'in funerals; 10 wounded in Qalandiya clashes
By TOI staff
A Palestinian man speaks with an Israeli border police standing guard outside Damascus Gate, a main entrance to Jerusalem's Old City, on July 15, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)
July 15, 2017, 4:38 pm
Waqf protests Israel has completely taken control of Temple Mount
Holy site remains closed and the Old City under very tight security following deadly Friday attack that killed two Israeli police officers
By TOI staff and AFP
Israeli security forces stand guard in Jerusalem's Old City on July 14, 2017 following a shooting attack. (AFP/ Thomas COEX)
July 15, 2017, 9:11 am
Failing to mention attack, Arab League scolds Israel for Temple Mt. closure
After 2 policemen killed by terrorists, League chief accuses Jerusalem of handling sensitive site with 'carelessness'
By TOI staff
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during the 22nd World Petroleum Congress opening ceremony on July 9, 2017 in Istanbul. AFP/OZAN KOSE)
July 10, 2017, 9:34 pm
Tillerson looks to defuse Qatar crisis on Gulf tour
Secretary of state embarks on first attempt at shuttle diplomacy amid growing tensions between Middle East nations
By Omar Hasan
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (L), UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (C-L), Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (C-R), and Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa (R) meet in the Egyptian capital Cairo on July 5, 2017, to discuss the Gulf diplomatic crisis with Qatar. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Khaled ELFIQI)
July 9, 2017, 6:29 am
A crisis without end? Gulf states settle in for the long haul
As Qatar refuses demands, neighboring countries may seek to pull Doha's Gulf Cooperation Council membership, limit trade
By David Harding
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir speaks to the press on current events and challenges in the Middle East, in Paris, June 6, 2017. (AFP /JACQUES DEMARTHON)
June 6, 2017, 11:12 pm
Saudi Arabia: Qatar must stop supporting Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood
Saudi FM says Gulf state is undermining the PA and Egypt, must 'act like a normal country' and decide which direction it wants to go
By TOI staff and Agencies
An illustrative photo of a protest in Amman in February 2017. (AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)
May 5, 2017, 7:25 pm
Jordanians rally for Palestinian hunger strikers
Protest, organized by Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood and youth groups, draws hundreds in Amman after Friday prayers
By AFP and TOI staff
File: A general view shows the Arab League summit in the Jordanian Dead Sea resort of Sweimeh, March 29, 2017. (AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)
May 4, 2017, 8:49 pm
Arab League seeks UN probe on Israeli prisons amid Palestinian hunger strike
Pan-Arab body calls for international commission of inquiry into alleged 'violations' against prisoners
By Agencies and TOI staff
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