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

Press Release from AL: "Messenger in the Night"

A special envoy was commissioned yesterday to visit the rooms of

the delegates of the Arab League in order to inform of urgent news that

will send a shockwave throughout the region.

At around midnight last night, many doors were knocked as the leaders of the Arab world were awoken in order to be notified that the current president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, has been killed.

Very little information is available with regards to whom took the controversial president’s life, but investigations are taking place.

This is bound to be a resounding blow to efforts of peace and prosperity in Egypt-and consequently the region- as the power vacuum promises to destabilize the entire Middle East.

Just yesterday, the Arab League was urgently evacuated for security purposes as protestors attempted to break into the HQ in Cairo.

The future of the Middle East looks bleak and threatening. It is in the hands of the Arab League to salvage it or watch while the entire region is engulfed in the flames of war and revolution.

ARAB LEAGUE

Tension is building throughout the Arab League as they discuss the situation of migrant workers in the Middle East. So far discussions indicate that many nations are agreeing political change is needed, in order to improve the living and working conditions migrant workers are subject to here in the Middle East.

The delegates of Palestine, Kuwait, and Yemen are playing a crucial part in current discussions. At present the committee is contemplating the abolishment of the Kathala System, however is also taking into much consideration possible “alternatives” to this, as stated by the delegate of Palestine.

After several Unmoderated Caucus’s generally lasting no longer than 20 minutes, new ideas have been conjugated, along with the discussion of a working paper, submitted to the chair before the MUN conference by Lebanon. Lebanon proposed to the committee that migrant workers of the Middle East could be issued with an international ID card. The ID card would therefore provide workers with protection from poor working conditions, as well as grant them basic human rights and freedom. It was also suggested that the ID cards could act as a substitute for visas whilst commuting throughout the Middle East.

The delegate of Sudan was the first to respond to this suggestion, pointing out that whilst Lebanon has made a relevant point, the introduction of an International ID card would not act as a full solution to the problem. This being due to fact an ID card could be confiscated just as easily as a Passport, hence defeating its purpose of guaranteeing basic human rights to immigrants upon arrival. Furthermore, the delegate of Sudan recommended that a Bureau dedicated to Migrant Affairs be set up, thus being able to support migrants legally in the Middle East. Alternatively he stated that embassies and migrant offices should report incidents to the government, as they should take full responsibility of handling any issues that should arise.

The delegate of Saudi Arabia was the next to react, passionately proclaiming that the proposed ID card would provide immigrant workers with “rights not services”. He later went on to remind the committee that these rights should already be firmly in place. Consequently, the delegate of Yemen responded by calling for another Unmoderated Caucus to discuss whether the ID card system should be put in place or to abolish the Kathala System. 

Keenan POWELL

Edited by Mehmet YILDIZ