Institutions of the Arab League

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Economy

Economic and Social Council
Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)
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Arab Fund for Economic and
Social Development (AFESD)
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and Labor Societies (FATULS)
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Culture

Media
Arab-SAT Nile-SAT Arab Media Group Arabian Television Network Arab International Media Services Al Arabiya Al Jazeera
Arab Capital of Culture
Algiers (2007) Jerusalem (2008) Damascus (2009) Doha (2010)
Arabic language Cuisine Art Literature Mu'allaqat) Dress
Sport
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Demographics

Religion
Muslims (majority) Christians Jews Yazidis Shabaks Mandaeans Hinduism
Ethnicities
Arabs (Arabization) Berbers Kurds Nubians Somalis other
Arab diaspora
Lifestyles
Bedouin Marsh Arabs
Language
Arabic (majority) Afar Armenian Berber Hebrew Kurdish Nubian Persian Somali

The institutions of the Arab League are the permanent and non-permanent decision-making and advisory institutions created by the Charter of the Arab League and other agreements since the Arab League's establishment in 1945.

Principal institutions

Economic and Social Council of the Arab League
Joint Defence Council of the Arab League

Other important bodies are the Refugee Office, the Boycott of Israel Office, the Anti-Narcotic Office, and the Information Offices.^[1]

Ministerial councils

Council of Arab Ministries of Foreign Affairs
Council of Arab Ministries of Information
Council of Arab Ministries of Internal Affairs
Council of Arab Ministries of Justice
Council of Arab Ministries of Infrastructure
Council of Arab Ministries of Transportation
Council of Arab Ministries of Environment
Council of Arab Ministries of Communications
Council of Arab Ministries of Electricity
Council of Arab Ministries of Tourism
Council of Arab Ministries of Social Affairs
Council of Arab Ministries of Sports and Youth
Council of Arab Ministries of Health

Military

Subsidiary to the Joint Defence Council of the Arab League:

Permanent Military Committee (representatives of the Arab military)
Chiefs-of-staff Advisory Committee
Joint Arab Command (proposed 1961)
United Arab Command (created 1964; de facto dissolved following 1967 Six-Day War)

Economic

Subsidiary to the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League:

Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
Council of Arab Economic Unity
Greater Arab Free Trade Area
Arab Customs Union
Arab Economic and Social Development summits

Cultural

Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization^[2]

Institute of Arab Research and Studies
Arab Centre for Arabization, Translation, Authorship and Publication
Arabization Coordination Bureau
Institute of Arab Manuscripts
International Institute for the Arabic Language, Khartoum

References

^ ^a ^b Oron 1960: 123
^ "ALECSO organs abroad". ALECSO. Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization. 2008-05-23. Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2010-08-11.