Arab League rejects proposal to admit Iran and Turkey

In its meeting this past weekend, the Arab League rejected a proposal by its Secretary General, Amr Moussa, to admit Iran and Turkey to the Arab League, at least on some limited basis. But it was a proposal by the charismatic secretary-general of the Arab League that has produced a lot of fireworks. Amr Moussa strongly believes that the Arab League should invite key players in the region - mainly