Ahmed Aboul Gheit

Secretary-General of the Arab League

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Office: General secretary

Born: June 12, 1942, Port Said

Party: National Democratic Party

Education: Ain Shams University

Previous offices: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Last updated Nov 1, 2026

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Raid on UNRWA’s Jerusalem HQ tests UN immunity and Arab red lines

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As of May 2026: Leading Arab diplomatic pushback against the raid on UNRWA’s Jerusalem HQ

Israeli police and municipal officials rolled into a quiet UN compound in East Jerusalem before dawn. Motorbikes, trucks and forklifts smashed through UNRWA's former headquarters in Sheikh Jarrah, seizing equipment, cutting communications and hauling down the UN flag to raise Israel's own. UN officials say it was an unauthorized raid on inviolable UN premises; Israeli authorities insist it was just a municipal debt-collection move.

Updated May 10