Syria re-admitted to Arab League

Syria re-admitted to Arab League
 

News: Syria was recently admitted to the league after being suspended for over a decade.
 

What is Arab league?

o Arab League an intergovernmental Pan-Arab organisations of all Arab states in the Middle East and North Africa.
o It was formed in Cairo, Egypt on 22nd March 1945, following the adoption of the Alexandria Protocol in 1944.
o Members - Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
o It looks after the political, cultural, economic, and social programs of its members and to mediate disputes among them or between them and third parties.
 

Why was Syria suspended?

Syria was suspended after it violently cracked down on anti-government protests. It was accused of not complying with a peace plan that called for a withdrawal of military forces, the release of political prisoners, and the start of a dialogue with opposition groups.
 

Re-admission procedure:

o A committee involving Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq will be established to help Syria achieve stability, peace and development.
o However, readmission does not mean a resumption of relationships between Arab states and Syria as it is up to each country to decide this individually.
o It calls for a resolution of the crisis resulting from Syria's civil war, including the flight of refugees to neighboring countries and drug smuggling across the region.