Arab League formed in Cairo - archive, 23 March 1945

23 March 1945: Arab states in the Middle East and parts of Africa get together to form the Arab League as a first step towards unity

Cairo, March 22
The constitution of the Arab League, “the Mid-Eastern League of Nations,” was signed to-day by Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia, but not by the Palestine observer. The Yemen will sign later. The ceremony was broadcast, and simultaneously with the signing salvos of guns were fired in Cairo and other Middle East capitals.

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