Arab League
League of Arab States
Updated 7 November 2026
The oldest modern regional organization (1945), grouping 22 Arab states. Its summits set common Arab positions; headquarters in Cairo.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1945
- Headquarters
- Cairo, Egypt
- Members
- 22 states
- Chair
- Iraq
- Secretary-General
- Nabil Fahmysince July 2026
- Last summit
- 17 May 2025Baghdad, Iraq
- The UAE
- Member since 1971
- UAE trade with members (2025)
- $83.3 billion