BANJUL, GAMBIA: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit called for “an immediate halt to the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip”. “The principled position of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation” is “to support the Palestinian people and their just cause”, said Hissein Brahim Taha, the Secre...
ANKARA (AA) – Saudi Arabia has renewed its call for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing Israeli onslaught in the besieged enclave. “The issue of Palestine remains a priority for the Islamic Ummah (Muslim community), reflecting the voice of the Islamic community in support of the brotherly people of Palestine to [&h...
ANKARA (AA) – The 15th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has started in the Gambian capital Banjul. World leaders from the 57 member countries of the OIC and beyond are expected to attend, said the OIC in a statement ahead of the summit. It added that the summit aims to strengthen unity […]
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spain’s foreign minister has said that 88 countries now support the country’s idea for a conference to achieve lasting peace in Palestine and Israel. “The plan was proposed by Spain’s prime minister, was adopted by the 27 EU states in October, and now it is endorsed by countries in the Arab […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed “grave worry” Tuesday at the opening of a Hindu temple on top of the demolished Babri Mosque in the Indian city of Ayodhya. “In line with the OIC position expressed by the Council of Foreign Ministers in its previous sessions, the General S...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should face trial for being a “war criminal,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, slamming him as the “butcher of Gaza.” “We are not going to let the issue of Israel having nuclear weapons be forgotten,” Erdogan said in his opening remarks at...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that the volume of humanitarian aid provided to the Gaza Strip is “clearly insufficient.” “Today’s situation shows how catastrophic it can be to follow a path that ignores international law. We are already seeing catastrophic humanitarian consequences in the Gaza Stri...
Beijing, China — AFP Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that the world must “act urgently” to calm Israel’s war on Gaza as he hosted diplomats from Arab and Muslim-majority nations in Beijing. A delegation of foreign ministers of the Palestinian Authority, Indonesia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan are in Beijing ...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – AFP Arab leaders and Iran’s president meeting Saturday in the Saudi capital roundly condemned Israel’s actions in its war against Palestine. Host Saudi Arabia “confirms that it holds the occupation (Israeli) authorities responsible for the crimes committed against the Palestinian people,” Cr...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Arab and Muslim leaders are meeting in the Saudi capital Saturday for a summit meeting to discuss how to stop Israel’s war against Palestine. The Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation were originally meant to meet separately, but the Saudi foreign ministry announced early Saturday that t...
