Arab Writers Union

The Arab Writers Union (ar.: اتحاد الكتاب العرب) is an association of Arab writers, founded in 1969, in Damascus, Syria, at the initiative of a group of Arab writers, such as the Syrian novelist Hanna Mina.
The actual location.
In 2008, the union was moved from Damascus to Cairo and in 2015 to Abu Dhabi.
Political aspects regarding the Union.
On 27 January 1995, following Syrian pressure, it was announced in Damascus that the Arab Writers Union had expelled the Syrian poet Adunis. In 2007, Iraqi-German writer Najem Wali criticized the Union for its lack of solidarity with imprisoned or persecuted Arab writers and for the long-standing cooperation with the former government of Saddam Hussein.
The actual general secretary.
Emirati poet and Chairman of the Emirates Writers Union, Habib Al Sayegh, was unanimously elected as Secretary-General of the Arab Writers Union. Al Sayegh serves as Secretary General of the Arab Writers Union for a three-year term and author Abdul Raheem Allam, Chairman of the Moroccan Writers' Union, serves as first deputy to the Secretary-General. The announcement was made in a press conference held by the former Secretary-General of the Arab Writers Union on December 25, 2015 at Rotana Beach Hotel, Abu Dhabi.
In 2010, the Union published a list of the '100 Best Arabic Books'.