Arab League

Arab foreign ministers met in Qatar on Saturday, ahead of the 21st annual Arab League summit. Members hope to address pressing issues such as an Arab-backed Middle East peace offer, and unity amongst an increasingly fragmented organisation. But nine out of the League's 22 member countries have said they won't attend the conference. And as Al Jazeera's Mohammed Vall reports, there's a lot for the new League's presidency to deal with, when Syria hands over to Qatar.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has stormed out of the Arab League summit in Qatar having denounced the Saudi king for his ties with the West.

He disrupted the opening session by criticising King Abdullah, calling him a British product and an American ally.

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I kinda like this guy.

Sudan leader in Qatar for summit

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has arrived in Qatar for an Arab summit due to discuss an indictment against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

He has already visited Egypt, Eritrea and Libya over the past week to drum up support from his neighbours.

Qatar has not signed the ICC charter, which obliges member states to arrest indictees on their territory, but clerics have urged Mr Bashir not to go.

Libya's leader earlier said the ICC was a "new form of world terrorism".

Muammar Gaddafi, who is also president of the African Union, spoke out against the ICC warrant on a visit to the organisation's headquarters in Ethiopia on Sunday.

Greetings All,

Everyone is asking what is happening to the boycott? So here it is my friends:

-We have started a group on facebook:
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-We have coordinated the "Nestle Challenge" in the U.S. and on the international front, just before the Valentines and Easter holidays- this is especially targeted for youth and their families to focus on one company.

-We have also started something similar to the famed "Tupperware" parties; however, our gatherings are not to sell Tupperware, but to inform people of the SHORT list we are using to boycott Israel. This is done just among family and friends and we hope to spread the sincerity of the project through personal communication.

Middle East Rumors

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Rumor: The Coca-Cola Company is a Jewish company. (Variations of this rumor suggest that the Company is affiliated with the Mormon religion.)

Our Response: No. The Coca-Cola Company is not affiliated with any specific religion or ethnic group. We also do not support or oppose governments, political or religious causes. The Coca-Cola Company is a publicly listed company, with shareowners of different religions and ethnic groups all over the world. Anyone can buy Coca-Cola shares through their financial institution.

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The global economic crisis has cost Arab countries $2,500bn (£1,690bn) in the last four months alone, according to Kuwait's foreign minister.

Sheikh Mohammed al-Sabah told reporters in Kuwait City that oil-rich Gulf Arab states had postponed or cancelled 60% of development projects.

He did not give details for his figures, which were released days before an Arab Economic Summit.

Stock market falls and a low oil price have contributed to the losses.

The biggest loss was an estimated 40% drop in the value of Arab investments abroad, which had previously totalled around $2.5tn, AFP news agency reports.

It is clear that the events of Gaza are proceeding according to a meticulously prearranged scenario and executed by the outgoing Bush administration in preparation for the handover of the Middle East issue to the Barack Obama’s administration on 20th January 2009. Hence, Ehud Olmert’s cabinet acted only after receiving the American green light to bomb Gaza with all that barbarity, causing all those massacres and devastation amid the silence of the international community and the conspicuous regional collaboration. It is even noted that the Bush administration is encouraging “Israel” to pursue the military operations that reflect the extent of the brutality and hideousness in dealing with an unequal adversary and unarmed civilians, in a very densely populated area.

A Kuwaiti Islamist MP called on Wednesday for moving Arab League headquarters from Cairo to Caracas after expelled the Israel's ambassador because of its onslaught on the Gaza Strip.

"I call for moving the Arab League from Cairo to Caracas," MP Waleed al-Tabtabai said during a special debate in parliament over the Israeli offensive.

Tabtabai said that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez "has proved that he was more Arab than some Arabs," after he expelled the Israeli ambassador in protest against the Israeli onslaught on Gaza.

Chavez expelled Israel's ambassador to Caracas on January 6 and Israel retaliated a day later, saying it was expelling Venezuela's charge d'affaires.

Again and Again The Emir of Qatar is Trying to deliver the sound of the people to the seemingly Deaf & Numb Arab Leaders... with a Desperate Tone he said "Hasbiya Allah Wa Ni'ma Al Wakil" "Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs"
Failing again to gather the suffering number of Arab leaders to form "Emergency Gathering" of the Arab League, the Emir, has again appeared on TV to call for the meeting.
Well From My Side I would say, God Bless you and I pray that the Arab leaders could become half of the Man you are.