Turning tide for Egypt as Arab League head?

[Chris]

Turning tide for Egypt as Arab League head?
By RACHELLE KLIGER / THE MEDIA LINE
13/05/2010 18:10
As Amr Mousa’s end of term draws near, Arab League members squabble over nationality of next chief.

At its base, it’s a glorified debating forum; that’s how political analyst Shadi Hamid describes the Arab League. The organization has been dubbed a toothless tiger, dominating headlines and gathering leaders for explosively charged summits, and arguably not accomplishing much beyond that. But as the term of Arab League chief Amr Mousa draws to an end, there is now speculation over who will replace him, and renewed hopes that the organization will perhaps revamp itself to become, for once, an influential regional and international player.

The 22-member organization, representing a combined population of some 300 million people, has traditionally been dominated by Cairo with nearly all the successive secretary-generals hailing from Egypt. The exception was in 1979, when Egypt’s membership was suspended after it signed a peace deal with Israel and the headquarters were moved to Tunisia. Egypt was readmitted to the league in 1989 and the headquarters moved back to Cairo.

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[Chris]

If things keep going like they are, there might not be an Arab League much longer. Psalm 83 and Isaiah 17 might take care of that problem.