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Several countries, including Morocco, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the United States, and international organizations including the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Arab League, the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council have denounced the raid conducted by Read more
Three Iranian diplomats have taken office in the Saudi city of Jeddah, becoming the first Iranian officials to be posted in the Gulf country by the Islamic republic after six years of the diplomatic row. The diplomats will work in Read more
The United Arab Emirates will host the seventh session of the Islamic Conference of Health Ministers in capital Abu Dhabi this December 15 through 17. High on the list of the issues to be discussed by the OIC health ministers Read more
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has committed $9 billion in funding in the Lake Chad region, which is suffering from the drop in water levels and attacks attributed to the terrorist group Boko Haram. The announcement was made during Read more
Few days after the UN Security Council adopted resolution 2414 extending the MINURSO mandate for six months and welcoming Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, the North African Kingdom severed its diplomatic ties with Iran for its military support to Read more
The Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held in Jeddah Sunday (Jan.21) condemned in the strongest words the firing towards Riyadh of Iranian-made ballistic missile by the Read more
Saudi and Iranian Foreign Ministers shook hands in Istanbul at the OIC meeting over the situation in Jerusalem, at a time rivalry between the two countries spreads over the region. Saudi Arabia severed ties with Iran last year in January Read more
King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, has denounced the Israeli authorities’ continued, systematic violations in the city of Al-Quds Al-Sharif and around the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in blatant violation of international law. In Read more
Saudi Arabia has been chosen as permanent seat of the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the time the kingdom strives to polish its image on human rights. The IPHRC is a Read more
The Syrian government has described the recapturing of Aleppo as a “victory” that marks “an important turning point” in the country’s more than five-year old war as it looks forward to taking over other rebel-held territories. Rebel groups admitted that Read more