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Arab League Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Arab League, an organization of Middle Eastern and African countries and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Facts Ahmed Aboul Gheit of Egypt is the current secretary-general of the Arab League. There are also four observer states: Eritrea, India, Brazil and Venezuela. The Arab League’s purpose, from the

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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 9

Solomon Islands leader defends possible China security deal, calls backlash ‘very insulting’

By Hilary Whiteman, Caitlin McGee and Jessie Yeung, CNN The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands on Tuesday defended the country’s possible security deal with China, hitting back at critics and calling their protests “very insulting.” The Pacific Island nation confirmed last week it would expand its security relationship with China — prompting alarm from

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