Nabil Fahmy Named New Arab League Chief

0:00Arab foreign ministers just have veteran Egyptian diplomat Nabi al-Fami to lead the 22-member Arab League, stepping in at a tense moment with the Middle East gripped by a month-long clash involving Iran. They made the call during a virtual meeting on Sunday, backed by Egypt's foreign ministry, with Fami's five-year term kicking off in July to replace. Ahmed Abu-Gaid, who's held the post since 2016, this comes as Iran's Arab neighbors deal with fallout from attacks by Iran and its allies, hitting back at big U.S. and Israeli airstrikes that started February 28th. Fami was the lone nominee, sticking to the long tradition where Egypt, as the Lee's host since 1945, picks the top spot only broken. Once in 1979, when Egypt got suspended over its peace deal with Israel. At 75, he's got deep crids, Egypt's foreign minister from July 2013 to June 2014, U.S. Ambassador in the late 90s and early 2000s, and now Dean Emeritus at a top-carrow policy

1:03school. With roots in diplomacy, his dad was a foreign minister too. Fami steps up to navigate these rough waters ahead. Local news, powered by AI, this is Candida News today.