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- The Arab League officially called the League of Arab States, is a regional organisation of Arab states.
- It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan (renamed Jordan in 1949), Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.
- It currently has 22 members (including one, Syria, whose participation was suspended in November 2011) and four observers.
- Through institutions such as the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) and Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU), the Arab League facilitates political, economic, cultural, scientific and social programs designed to promote the interests of the Arab world
- The League has served as a platform for the drafting and conclusion of many landmark documents promoting economic integration. One example is the Joint Arab Economic Action Charter which sets out the principles for economic activities in the region.
- Furthermore, the signing of an agreement on Joint Defense and Economic Cooperation on 13 April 1950 committed the signatories to coordination of military defense measures
- The Arab League resembles the Organization of American States, the Council of Europe, and the African Union, in that it has primarily political aims.However, membership in the League is based on culture rather than purely geographical location. In this respect, the Arab League resembles organisations such as the Latin Union, or the Caribbean Community.
- The Arab League differs notably from the European Union in that it has not achieved a significant degree of regional integration, and the organisation itself has no direct relations with the citizens of its member states.
- The Arab League is rich in resources, with enormous oil and natural gas resources in certain member states; it also has great fertile lands in southern Sudan, usually referred to as the food basket of the Arab World.
- Another industry that is growing steadily in the Arab League is telecommunications.
- Significant difference in wealth and economic conditions exist between the rich oil states of the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Algeria, and poor countries like the Comoros, Mauritania, and Djibouti.
