Arab forum on Iranian interference on Aug 6

The first edition of the Arab Forum on Iranian threats to pan-Arab human security will be held here on August 6. 

The Arab Federation for Human Rights will organise a symposium under the theme “No Rights Without Security.” The forum will be opened under the auspices of Parliament Chairman Ahmed Al Mulla.

Arab MPs, Shura Council members and the regional office of the UN Human Rights Commission will converge here to take part in the symposium. The Arab and international watchdogs, think tanks, leading academic figures and researchers in the field of human rights will also be present.

The organisers said the forum aspires to cement the Arab identity that stem from deep-rooted history and millennia-old Civilisation. 

They warned in a statement against the dangers of blatant Iranian interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries. 

The organisers highlighted Iranian expansionist policies, stressing the attempts of Tehran regime to impose its hegemony on the Middle East and fuel sectarian conflicts in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen.

They said Iran is adamant on destabilising Arab countries and subverting their security, preying particularly on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states. 

The statement laid bare Iranian policy of harbouring terrorist and extremist organisations, which threatens the Arab national and human security.

“The Iranian regime succeeded in exploiting the instability that reigned in the region over the past years to expand in the Arab world,” the statement said. 

The participants will discuss the Iranian interference and seek to draw up a collective pan-Arab national strategy. A team of experts will also be set up to follow up the implementation of the proposed strategy.