The Arab League called Sunday for the United Nations Security Council "To assume its responsibility and take all the deterrent and needed measures against this crime and all crimes of genocide" In Syria, Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby said in a Twitter post, referring to alleged chemical weapons use there last month. Ref. CNN
Arab League agrees to create joint Arab military force
The leaders of countries in the Arab League agreed to create a joint Arab military force at a summit in Egypt on Sunday, the BBC and Al Arabiya report. The League has been meeting in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh. It is currently unclear whether the force would be deployed in conflict-hit Yemen, the BBC reported. Ref. USAToday