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•  Palestinian Authority
•  Yemen
•  Syria

Parliamentary republics

A parliamentary republic is a system in which a prime minister is the active head of the executive branch of government and also leader of the legislature. The president's degree of executive power may range from being reasonably significant (eg. Poland) to little or none at all (eg. Ireland). Where the president holds little executive power, their function is primarily that of a symbolic figurehead.

•  Iraq
•  Mauritania

Contents 1 Monarchies 2 Others 3 Autonomous Entities 4 Anti-Terrorism Agreement 5 Arab League Ministerial Councils 6 Arab League Parliament 7 Proposed Arab Court of Justice 8 External links 9 References

[edit] Monarchies

Constitutional monarchies with active monarchs

The prime minister (or equivalent) is the nation's active executive, but the monarch still has considerable political powers that can be used at his/her own independent discretion.

•  Bahrain
•  Jordan
•  Kuwait
•  Morocco
•  United Arab Emirates

Absolute monarchies Monarchies in which the monarch's exercise of power is unconstrained by any constitutional law.

•  Oman
•  Qatar
•  Saudi Arabia

[edit] Others

Military junta states

The nation's military control the organs of government and all high-ranking political executives are also members of the military hierarchy

•  Libya

Transitional

States which have a system of government which is in transition or turmoil and cannot be accurately classified. (with current direction of change)

•  Somalia

Name	Constitutional form	Head of state	Basis of executive legitimacy
Algeria	Republic	Executive	Presidency is independent of legislature
Bahrain	Constitutional monarchy	Executive	Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions
Comoros	Republic	Executive	Presidency is independent of legislature
Djibouti	Republic	Executive	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence
Egypt	Republic	Executive	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence
Iraq	Republic	Ceremonial	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Jordan	Constitutional monarchy	Executive	Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions
Kuwait	Constitutional monarchy	Executive	Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions
Lebanon	Republic	Executive	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence
Libya	Republic	Executive	Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement
Mauritania	Republic	Executive	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence
Morocco	Constitutional monarchy	Executive	Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions
Oman	Absolute monarchy	Executive	All authority vested in absolute monarch
Qatar	Absolute monarchy	Executive	All authority vested in absolute monarch
Saudi Arabia	Absolute monarchy	Executive	All authority vested in absolute monarch
Somalia	Republic	Executive	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence
Sudan	Republic	Executive	Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement
Syria	Republic	Executive	Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement
Tunisia	Republic	Executive	Presidency is independent of legislature
United Arab Emirates	Constitutional monarchy	Executive	Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions
Yemen	Republic	Executive	Presidency is independent of legislature

[edit] Autonomous Entities

Officially Iraqi Kurdistan is the only Autonomous Entity in the Arab League, but several countries view Palestine as an Autonomous Entity within Israel, the Palestinian Authority within Israel exercises certain sovereign powers within its borders, but is not a fully independent government. The PA-administrated territories are internationally recognized as occupied by Israel, and not a proper part of that country. The Arab League on the other hand recognizes the State of Palestine as a fully independent State, with Jerusalem as its capital, and Embassies in all of the 20 other Members (Excluding Somalia).

[edit] Anti-Terrorism Agreement

On April 22, 1998, the members of the Arab League agreed to the first regional anti-terrorism pact. The agreement calls on Arab countries to deny refuge, training and financial or military support to groups that launch attacks on other Arab nations. The signatories also promised to exchange information on terrorist groups. The Agreement Exempts organizations that are seen as "resistance movements", while includes anti-regime organizations as Terrorists, the treaty says attacks on ruling Arab regimes or the families of rulers should be considered terrorism and that Islam rejects “all forms of violence and terror.”

[edit] Arab League Ministerial Councils

• Council of Arab Ministries of Foreign Affairs
• Council of Arab Ministries of Information
• Council of Arab Ministries of Internal Affairs
• Council of Arab Ministries of Justice
• Council of Arab Ministries of Infrastructure
• Council of Arab Ministries of Transportation
• Council of Arab Ministries of Environment
• Council of Arab Ministries of Communications
• Council of Arab Ministries of Electricity
• Council of Arab Ministries of Tourism
• Council of Arab Ministries of Social Affairs
• Council of Arab Ministries of Sports and Youth
• Council of Arab Ministries of Health

[edit] Arab League Parliament

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in the 2001 Arab League Summit that was held in Amman, the Arab states agreed on creating an Arab Parliament, headquartered in Damascus, although the Arab League capital is Cairo, Damascus has offered the Land of the Building in Damascus by Hafez al-Assad, the building is currently under construction, and expected to be finished by 2010, the sessions are currently taking place in the Arab League Headquarters in Cairo

[edit] Proposed Arab Court of Justice

Following the Calls of Arresting the Sudanese president, an Arab League Proposal of creating an Arab Court of Justice has been increasing, and supported by several Arab States, and international Bodies, including the UN, The UN claimed that the Court will help in ceasing the tensions between the West and the Arabs, especially following the execution of Saddam Hussein's Arab outrage, that the Execution was made under Western Supervision rather than an Arab one, the court is proposed after the calls of no Interference in the Arab Inner Affairs by the Arab public, and civil society. The court will be under the authority of the Arab League.^[1]

[edit] External links

• Arab League

[edit] References