The Arab League logo. ... The pan-Arab bloc, based in the Egyptian capital, said the Houthis should be designated “as a terrorist organisation” after the attack.

The Arab League in the decision also set up a communications committee consisting of Saudi Arabia and Syria’s neighbors Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq to follow up on developments.

The Arab League Charter stated that the Arab meeting should be alphabetically held yearly in an Arab country. However, the Covid-19 pandemic made this impossible.

The league was severely tested by the US-led attack on Saddam Hussein's Iraq, with some backing the war, some opposing it and others standing on the sidelines. Because decisions made by the Arab ...