Editing Arab League (section)

=== Suspensions ===
[[Egypt]] was suspended from the Arab League on 26 March 1979 due to the [[Egypt–Israel peace treaty]], with the League's headquarters moving from Cairo to [[Tunis]], Tunisia. In 1987, Arab League states restored diplomatic relations with Egypt, the country was readmitted to the League in May 1989 and the League's headquarters were moved back to Cairo in September 1990.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 September 2008 |title=Timeline: Arab League |publisher=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/1550977.stm |access-date=30 November 2009 |archive-date=7 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307073047/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/1550977.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Libya]] was suspended on 22 February 2011, following the outbreak of the [[first Libyan civil war]].<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4032530,00.html | title= Libya suspended from Arab League sessions | website= Ynetnews.com | date= 1995-06-20 | access-date= 2014-04-28 | archive-date= 8 September 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190908061834/https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4032530,00.html | url-status= live }}</ref> The Arab League voted to restore Libya's membership on 27 August 2011 by accrediting a representative of the [[National Transitional Council]], which was the partially recognised interim government of the country.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?Id=1700187&SM=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120604155833/http://www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?Id=1700187&SM=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 June 2012 |work= RTT News |date=25 August 2011 |access-date=25 August 2011 |title=Arab League Recognizes Libyan Rebel Council}}</ref>

[[Syria]] was suspended on 16 November 2011 in the aftermath of the outbreak of the [[Syrian civil war]]. On 6 March 2013, the Arab League gave Syria's seat in the Arab League to the [[Syrian National Coalition]], the largest [[Syrian opposition to Bashar al-Assad|opposition group]].<ref name="syriannationalcoalition">{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/26/syrian-opposition-appeals-nato-support|title= Syrian opposition takes Arab League seat|first= Ian|last= Black|work= The Guardian|date= 26 March 2013|access-date= 20 November 2014|archive-date= 21 August 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130821111815/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/26/syrian-opposition-appeals-nato-support|url-status= live}}</ref> On 9 March 2014, secretary general [[Nabil Elaraby]] stated that Syria's seat would remain vacant until the opposition completed the formation of its institutions.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Mar-09/249749-syria-opposition-not-yet-ready-for-arab-league-seat.ashx|title= Syria opposition 'not yet ready for Arab League seat'|work= The Daily Star Newspaper|place= Lebanon|access-date= 20 November 2014|archive-date= 10 March 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140310000406/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Mar-09/249749-syria-opposition-not-yet-ready-for-arab-league-seat.ashx|url-status= dead}}</ref> In 2021, the Arab League initiated a process of normalisation between the [[Ba'athist Syria|Syrian Ba'athist government]] and other Arab nations.<ref>[https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230308-saudi-arabia-talks-underway-on-syrias-return-to-arab-league/ "Saudi Arabia: Talks underway on Syria's return to Arab League"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315152236/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230308-saudi-arabia-talks-underway-on-syrias-return-to-arab-league/ |date=15 March 2023 }} ''middleeastmonitor''. Accessed 25 March 2023.</ref> On 7 May 2023, at the meeting of the [[Council of the Arab League]] in Cairo, it was agreed to reinstate Syria's membership.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/05/07/Arab-foreign-ministers-to-discuss-Syria-s-return-to-Arab-League-Sudan-conflict|title=Arab foreign ministers agree to readmit Syria to the Arab League|publisher=[[Al Arabiya]]|date=7 May 2023|access-date=7 May 2023|archive-date=18 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518204743/https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/05/07/Arab-foreign-ministers-to-discuss-Syria-s-return-to-Arab-League-Sudan-conflict|url-status=live}}</ref>