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H. E. Mr. Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, said in press statements addressing the outcomes of his participation in the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly in New York that the Sudan crisis featured prominently in the meetings and consultations he had held on the sidelines of the General Assembly, including his discussions with heads of state, senior officials and foreign ministers of a number of international and regional powers.

The League of Arab States has condemned in the strongest terms the continued attacks by the Houthi militia against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as the recent dangerous escalation, including attacks targeting cities and civilian facilities, most recently the two attacks targeting facilities at King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jazan and Najran International Airport.

H. E. Mr. Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, condemned in the strongest terms Israel’s blatant and continued violations against the Syrian State’s borders, including the completion of work on what is known as the “Sufa 53 Line”, in a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic and a blatant breach of international law and the 1974 Disengagement Agreement

H. E. Mr. Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, participated in the launch of the 14th Arab Report on Cultural Development, published by the Arab Thought Foundation under the title “Arab Food and Water Security: Accumulating Crises and Promising Initiatives”. The event was hosted by the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States at its headquarters in Cairo on 5 October, with the participation of Dr. Henry Al-Awit, Director-General of the Arab Thought Foundation, alongside a distinguished group of experts, researchers and specialists.

The League of Arab States welcomes the call by US Congressman Ro Khanna for the release of Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti, viewing it as consistent with the longstanding Arab position on the issue of prisoners as a central concern of joint Arab action.

The League of Arab States condemned the attack targeting the Taiba power distribution station in Medina, stressing that targeting a vital civilian facility in a city of profound religious significance to Muslims worldwide, and one associated with the provision of services to one of Islam’s holiest sites, constitutes an unacceptable violation and an intolerable disregard for the sanctity of holy places and the safety of civilian infrastructure.

The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States condemns in the strongest terms the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by more than 1,300 Israeli settlers on the fifth day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, as part of the ongoing escalation in occupied Jerusalem. The incursions have been accompanied by the public performance of religious rituals and prayers inside the Mosque’s courtyards under the protection of the Israeli occupation police, alongside restrictions imposed on Palestinian worshippers and obstruction of their access to the Mosque.

His Excellency Mr. Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, received Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy for Yemen, on 29 September. The meeting reviewed the latest developments in the Republic of Yemen and the challenges they pose to efforts to de-escalate tensions and revive the political process.

H. E. Mr. Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, received Mrs. Hanna Tetteh, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).

The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States condemns in the strongest terms the continued Israeli escalation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, marked by intensified military measures, closures and restrictions on the movement of Palestinian citizens in conjunction with the Jewish holidays, as well as the dangerous escalation targeting Al-Aqsa Mosque and attempts to impose new realities within its precincts.

H. E. Mr. Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, participated in the joint Ministerial Meeting between the League of Arab States and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Jerusalem, held on the sidelines of the high-level meetings of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with broad high-level participation from Arab and Islamic States.

H. E. Mr. Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, met with Mr. Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.