| Aspects | Description |
| About | - The Arab League is also known as the League of Arab States (LAS).
- It is a regional organization comprising Arab states in the Middle East and parts of Africa.
- It was established in Cairo on March 22, 1945, in response to concerns about postwar colonial divisions and strong opposition to the establishment of a Jewish state on Palestinian territory.
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| Headquarter | It’s headquarters is located at Cairo, Egypt. |
| Official Language | It’s official Language is Arabic. |
| Purpose | - Its primary aim is to promote arab interests.
- The aim is to:
- develop both national and international strategies
- identify priorities for crime prevention.
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| Objective | Its main objective includes:- Strengthen and coordinate the political, cultural, economic, and social programs of member states.
- Resolve disputes among member states or between them and third parties.
- Provide military support to defend member states, an agreement reached in 1950.
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| Membership | - It has total 22 members.
- Founding members: Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen
- Other members include Libya, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, Kuwait, Algeria, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Mauritania, Somalia, the Palestine Liberation Organization, Djibouti, and Comoros.
- Observer Status: It is conferred to Brazil, Eritrea, India, and Venezuela.
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| Council | - Structure: The highest body of the League is the Council, consisting of representatives from member states, usually foreign ministers, their representatives, or permanent delegates.
- Decision-Making: Decisions are made on a majority basis.
- Voting and Compliance: Each member has one vote.
- Decisions are binding only on those states that voted for them, with no enforcement mechanism for compliance.
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