Arab League Day of Mourning

An Arab League Day of Mourning is a day marked by mourning and memorial activities in member states of the Arab League. They are declared by the union and are separate from national days of mourning, which are designated at the national level. As of April 2025, the Arab League has declared Days of Mourning five times.

Background

The concept introduced on 4 August 2005 by the Arab League in Cairo, a day after the death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. The Arab League declared three days of mourning and an Arab summit scheduled in Egypt was cancelled. Later, three days of mourning were observed for the death of Emirs of Kuwait Jaber in 2006 and Sabah in 2020.

List

Year	Days of mourning	Reason	Notes
2005	3	Death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia	[1]
2006	3	Death of Emir of Kuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah	[2]
2020	3	Death of Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah	[3]
2022	3	Death of President of UAE Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan	[4]
2023	3	Victims of the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion	[5]

See also

• National day of mourning, a similar concept at the national level
• International day of mourning, a similar concept at the international level
• European Day of Mourning, a similar concept at the EU level

References

1. "King Fahd Brought Vision of Progress". aramcoexpats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04.
2. "كونا : الجامعة العربية تعلن الحداد الرسمي لرحيل سمو امير الكويت - عام - 15/01/2006". March 21, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-03-21.
3. "Mauritania mourns Kuwait late Amir". Kuna.net.kw. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
4. "Leaders across Middle East mourn death of UAE president". Xinhua. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
5. "Arab Ambassadors in Japan mirror Arab League's three days of mourning for Gaza". Arab News . 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-10-21.