Follow-Up on the Arab League Crisis

The Arab League committee decided to continue discussing the vital issues taking place in Egypt, after having an emergency meeting at night 0030. The long-ruling president of Egypt, Husni Mubarak was assassinated. 

Starting off with his opening speech, the delegate of said that not only did the country lose its president, but it also lost various protesters for and against Mubarak. He also went on saying that if Mubarak resigned and left the government, the country would have faced even more problems. “We first need to control the situation on the streets then think about the elections. To do so, Egypt needs the full support of the Arab League.”

Presenting her stand on the situation, the delegate of Djibouti said that a transitional government is what Egypt needs right now; however it has to be controlled by the Arab League. “Omar Soliman should not carry on with the presidency” said the delegate of Djibouti. It's probable that Egyptians will feel this is against their national sovereignty, however, there was no answer from the delegation of Egypt.

The delegate of Tunisia spoke saying, “The Tunisian government and the Tunisians suffered a similar issue with their government since our former president ‘ran away’. The Tunisians support the people and not the government of Egypt, and is willing to help them in any possible way. The delegate also agrees with Iraq on the point that the UN and the Arab League should send troops and forces to help Egypt instead of individual countries sending help or troops to Egypt due to national sovereignty issues.

Starting a heated conversation, the delegate of Oman asked the delegate of Qatar about why ‘Al-Jazeera  wants to make the situation in Egypt harder?’ Replying confidently, the delegate of Qatar said that Qatar has no intention of making the situation harder for the people; Al-Jazeera is simply doing its job and transferring ‘the right news’. “Al-Jazeera is a company not necessarily attached to the Qatari government” emphasized the delegate of Qatar.

- Nada ABDULHAY
Edited by Mehmet YILDIZ