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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

Arab League

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Ministry of Media on November 10, 2024, shows Saudi Minister of Foreign Afairs Faisal bin Farhan (C) chairing the Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League, a day ahead of a joint extraordinary leaders summit in Riyadh. (SAUDI MEDIA MINISTRY / AFP)
November 11, 2024, 10:10 am
Trump looms over Saudi-hosted meeting of Arab, Muslim leaders on Mideast war
Analysts see Riyadh summit as opportunity for countries to signal what they want from incoming US president; condemnations of Israel, calls for de-escalation expected
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Participants attend the International Alliance to Implement the Two-State Solution meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 30, 2024. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP)
November 10, 2024, 4:04 pm
Arab, Muslim leaders touch down in Riyadh for talks on war in Gaza and Lebanon
Saudi-state media says gathering of Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation heads to focus on Israeli ‘aggression’
By AFP and ToI Staff
From left to right: Syria's President Bashar Assad, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi as they follow Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Front R) and Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi (Back R) during an emergency summit of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh, November 11, 2023. (Handout / Iranian Presidency / AFP)
November 11, 2023, 6:04 pm
Muslim leaders blast Israeli ‘crimes’; Iran: Solution is Palestine from river to sea
But outcome of summit also highlights regional divisions over response to war, with some nations vetoing a far harsher stance including a call to sever all Israel ties
By ToI Staff and AFP
Iran's President Raisi arrives in Riyadh for a summit on Gaza, November 11, 2023. (Screen grab Al Ekhbaria/AFP used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 11, 2023, 12:54 pm
Wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh, Iran’s Raisi arrives in Saudi Arabia for Gaza summit
Iranian president blames US for ‘expanding the scope of the war’ in comments ahead of his first trip to Riyadh since countries restored ties
By AFP and ToI Staff
Supporters of Palestinian terror group Hamas chant slogans during a protest in support of Gaza in Nablus, in the West Bank on October 18, 2023. (Thomas COEX / AFP)
October 18, 2023, 4:02 pm
Hamas urges attacks on Israelis; Arab world ignores Israeli claims on hospital blast
Even countries allied with Jewish state accuse it of ‘massacre,’ despite IDF airing extensive evidence that errant Palestinian rocket fire hit Al-Ahli’s parking lot
By AFP and ToI Staff
Foreign ministers attend an Arab League extraordinary meeting in Cairo on October 11, 2023. (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
October 12, 2023, 5:59 am
Arab League demands Israel undo ‘unjust decision’ to cut electricity from Gaza
Meeting in Cairo, foreign ministers call for ‘immediate’ dispatch of food, fuel and humanitarian aid to Strip
By AFP and ToI Staff
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, and EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell at an event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly aimed at reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process on September 18, 2023. (Egypt Foreign Ministry/ Twitter)
September 18, 2023, 10:23 pm
‘100% carrots’: Arab states, EU unveil plan to entice Israel, PA to sign peace deal
Initiative’s European architect highlights effort to show parties what will be available to them if they reach a deal; Arab participants use event to blast Israeli policies
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during the state funeral of late president Shimon Peres, held at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on September 30, 2016. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
September 18, 2023, 8:55 am
Saudi-backed EU venture aims to incentivize Israeli-Palestinian peace
Ministerial gathering on UNGA sidelines will see European, Arab, global actors form working groups to develop perks that conflict parties will be able to enjoy if they make a deal
By Jacob Magid
FILE - Syrian President Bashar Assad is pictured during the Arab League summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023. (Saudi Press Agency (SPA) via AP)
June 4, 2023, 11:23 pm
Syrian opposition figures call for fresh talks with Assad regime
Move comes less than a month after regional leaders welcomed Bashar Assad back to the Arab League following decade of diplomatic isolation
By AFP
In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, is greeted by Prince Badr Bin Sultan, deputy governor of Mecca, upon his arrival at Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023, to attend the Arab summit. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
May 22, 2023, 10:37 am
Russia says Zelensky heads ‘Nazi regime’ with ‘blood ties to Israel’
Moscow’s embassy in Egypt posts tweet in response to Ukrainian president’s visit to Arab League summit, later deletes and reposts it without Israel reference
By Michael Horovitz
In this photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, leaders of Arab countries pose for a group picture ahead of the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 19, 2023. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
May 19, 2023, 10:07 pm
‘A new phase of solidarity’: Assad caps return to Arab fold at Saudi-hosted summit
Zelensky appearance demonstrates host Riyadh’s growing diplomatic clout, as it seeks concrete commitments from Syria on issues including war refugees
By Haitham el-Tabei
In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, is greeted by Prince Badr Bin Sultan, deputy governor of Mecca, upon his arrival at Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023, to attend the Arab summit. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
May 19, 2023, 4:47 pm
Addressing Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia, Zelensky vows Ukraine ‘will never submit’
Ukrainian president attends Jeddah summit as part of efforts to rally world support, swipes at Iran for supplying drones to Russia; Syria’s Assad welcomed back after 12 years
By Bassam Mroue
Syrian President Bashar Assad, talks to Ahmed Aboul Gheit, secretary-general of the Arab League, upon his arrival at Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia, May 18, 2023, ahead of the Arab summit. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
May 19, 2023, 12:04 pm
Arab leaders, joined by Assad, look to resolve conflicts at summit in Saudi Arabia
Umbrella group expected to reiterate its perennial criticism of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians at a time of soaring tensions
By Bassam Mroue
Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Saudi Arabia ambassador to Jordan Nayef al-Sadiri, in Damascus, Syria, May 10, 2023. (Syrian Presidency Facebook page via AP)
May 18, 2023, 4:21 pm
Returning to Arab fold, Syrian president heads to Saudi Arabia for regional summit
Bashar Assad to participate in 22-member Arab League meeting following 12-year suspension amid restoration of ties with Riyadh
By Bassam Mroue
Syria's empty seat is pictured during an emergency meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo on May 7, 2023. (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
May 17, 2023, 4:25 pm
Arab League to reinstate Syria amid regional disputes
While trying to resolve conflict in Sudan, League’s readmission of Assad regime marks controversial turning point in war-torn nation’s diplomatic status
By Kareem Chehayeb
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