[ClaireSolt]

Egyptians and Syriuans are Muslims, but they are not arabs.

[Lurker]

Thank you for the correction. I'll not repeat my error.

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[gcruse]

Egyptians and Syriuans are Muslims, but they are not arabs.

Then why would they be members of the Arab league? You'll notice Iran, which denotes itself as non-Arab is not a member, yet Egypt and Syria are.

The current members of the Arab League (and the date of their admission):

•  Egypt - March 22, 1945 (Founder) (suspended, 1979-1989)
•  Iraq - March 22, 1945 (Founder)
•  Jordan - March 22, 1945 (Founder) (entered when still using the name "Transjordan")
•  Lebanon - March 22, 1945 (Founder)
•  Saudi Arabia - March 22, 1945 (Founder)
•  Syria - March 22, 1945 (Founder)
•  Yemen - May 5, 1945 (Founder)
•  Libya - March 28, 1953¹
•  Sudan - January 19, 1956
•  Morocco - October 1, 1958
•  Tunisia - October 1, 1958
•  Kuwait - July 20, 1961
•  Algeria - August 16, 1962
•  United Arab Emirates - June 12, 1971
•  Bahrain - September 11, 1971
•  Qatar - September 11, 1971
•  Oman - September 29, 1971
•  Mauritania - November 26, 1973
•  Somalia - February 14, 1974
• Palestinian Territories - succeeding to the position held by the Palestine Liberation Organization since September 9, 1976
•  Djibouti - April 9, 1977
•  Comoros - November 20, 1993