The 2022 Arab League summit, officially the 31st Ordinary Session of the Council of the League of Arab States at the Summit Level, was held at its 31st session in Algiers. This was the fourth time the city hosted this event. All Arab countries were represented at the event, with the exception of Syria, which has been suspended since 2011 due to the ongoing crisis. The summit was postponed several times before its date was confirmed on 1 November 2022. It was initially to be held in 2020, 2021 and finally March 2022.[2] But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed to November to coincide with the anniversary of the outbreak of the Algerian Revolution.[3] The summit was also the first since a number of countries normalized relations with Israel, causing a schism in the Arab position, which had remained united over what was stipulated in the Beirut 2002 initiative.[4]
| 2022 Arab League summit | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Algeria |
| Date | 1–2 November 2022 |
| Motto | Reunification[1] |
| Venue(s) | International Conference Center |
| Cities | Algiers |
| Participants | 21 countries |
| Chair | Abdelmadjid Tebboune |
| Follows | 2019 Arab League summit |
| Precedes | 2023 Arab League summit |
| Website | www |
The King of Saudi Arabia, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, the Emir of Kuwait, the King of Bahrain and the Sultan of Oman did not attend the summit.[5]
Arab League – Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit Algeria – President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (host)
Bahrain – Special Representative of the King, Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa[6]
Comoros – President Azali Assoumani
Djibouti – President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Egypt – Ministry of Foreign Affairs & VIPs Only: (Egypt)
Iraq – President Abdul Latif Rashid
Jordan – Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah
Kuwait – Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Lebanon – Prime Minister Najib Mikati
Libya – Chairman of the Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi
Morocco – Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita
Mauritania – President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
Oman – Deputy Prime Minister Asa'ad bin Tariq
Palestine – President Mahmoud Abbas
Qatar – Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Saudi Arabia – Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud[7]
Somalia – Ministry of Foreign Affairs Only.
Sudan – Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Tunisia – President Kais Saied
United Arab Emirates – Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Yemen – Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi
United Nations – Secretary-General António Guterres
African Union – Chairperson Macky Sall
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation – Secretary General Hissein Brahim TahaThere was a wide discussion about the possibility of Syria attending the summit, but due to the refusal of some influential countries in the League, this did not happen.[8] Algeria was among the countries that demanded the invitation of Damascus.
The leaders concurred in the final declaration to support Palestine's application for full membership in the UN and to welcome the announcement of reconciliation made by the Palestinian factions in mid-October. The summit placed a strong emphasis on enhancing cooperative Arab action to safeguard Arab national security in all areas and help some Arab nations out of their crises while maintaining their sovereignty, territorial integrity, and unity while also satisfying their populations' needs for a decent standard of living.[9][10]
