Arab Summit

Subject: International relations

Context:

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will not attend an upcoming Arab summit in Algeria in compliance with doctors’ recommendations to avoid travel.

What is Arab League:

The Arab League is a union of Arabic-speaking African and Asian countries.
It was formed in Cairo in 1945 to promote the independence, sovereignty, affairs, and interests of its member countries and observers.
The organization began with six founding members i.e Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria and now comprises 22 different member nations and four observer states.
The League is bound by a charter and has a council in place to ensure that its goals are met.

Each member state has one vote in the Council of the Arab League, and decisions are binding only for those states that have voted for them.