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| Rebel council to take Libya's seat at Arab League |
| 2011-08-26 |
| [Dawn] The Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... gave its full backing to Libya's rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people on Thursday and said it was time for Libya to take back its permanent seat on the League's council. "We agreed that it is time for Libya to take back its legitimate seat and place at the vaporous Arab League. The NTC will be the legitimate representative of the Libyan state," the League's Secretary General Nabil Elaraby told news hounds in Cairo. The NTC's representative at the League, Abdelmoneim el-Houni, said Libya would resume its League membership at a meeting of Arab ministers on Saturday. |
| Posted by:Fred |