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Morocco’s Supreme Council of Ulema has strongly condemned the content of the film ‘The Lady of Heaven’, expressing its categorical rejection of the blatant falsification of established facts in Islamic history. Here follows the English translation of the statement issued Read more
An improvised explosive device (IED) went off injuring four people at a World War I commemoration ceremony organized by the French embassy in the Saudi port city of Jeddah. The French foreign ministry reportedly in a statement condemned the incident. Read more
President Erdogan has questioned Trump’s administration claim of respecting the freedom of religion during an Iftar dinner in Ankara. In a message directed at Washington during his address, the Turkish president raised concerns about Trump administration’s decision to not host Read more
Morocco, one of the major allies of the U.S. and the West in the MENA region, has banned the wearing, the manufacturing or marketing of burkas (full veil), according to local media. Though, no official government order has been issued, Read more
Germany closed its embassy, consular services and schools in Turkey on Thursday until September 16 as a precautionary measure because of fears of reprisals after Der Spiegel in its Tuesday issue published a cover photo of President Erdogan with the Read more
Following Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s damaging remarks against Saudi Arabia and calls for reviewing the management of the annual Hajj, Riyadh, through its Foreign Affairs Minister, responded by stating that Tehran is “politicizing” the fifth pillar of Islam Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco condemned Saturday all forms of terrorism and those who kill innocent people in the name of Islam, saying the Islamic religion does not permit the slaying of innocent people or any kind of suicide for Read more
Morocco has set up a new Foundation for African Ulema (Islamic scholars) an institution destined to unify stands and strategies of African clerics against religious extremists. The North African Kingdom, a beacon of moderate Islam, is leading the war against Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has urged the member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which boast more than a billion Muslims, to seize every available opportunity to achieve complementarity and to expand South-South cooperation in order to enhance Read more
Saeed Ohadi, head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, has announced that they will be meeting with Saudi officials to discuss the upcoming Hajj in Riyadh on April 14 after they received an invitation. He said the attendance of the Read more