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Leaders and representatives of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states pose for a group photo during the Istanbul Summit in Istanbul, Turkey April 14, 2016. (Reuters)

OIC to Hold Ministerial Meeting on Houthi Attacks on Mecca

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 14, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states will hold an emergency meeting in Mecca on Thursday to discuss the attack launched by Houthi militias and allies of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh against holy sites in the...

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Women loyal to the Houthis hold up weapons as they take part in a parade to show support to the insurgents in Sana’a, Yemen September 7, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Islamic Bank Mulling to Extend Payment Deadline for Yemen Debt

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Nov 14, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh-The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is moving towards approving a request to extend the payment of debts of some institutions in the Yemeni Republic due to the ongoing war in the country, the Houthi rebels’ control of the public sector and the looting of the...

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Iraqi soldiers take cover during clashes with ISIS militants in Mosul. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Three Neighborhoods Separate Iraqi Forces form Right Side of Mosul

by Dalshad Abdullah | Nov 14, 2016 | Middle East

Mosul-“We Are Coming, Nineveh” operations’ command leading Mosul’s liberation has announced that Iraqi anti-terror units have controlled Qadesiyya neighborhood on the left side of Mosul and killed scores of terrorists, while a Kurdish official has asserted...

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The International Monetary Fund logo is seen inside its headquarters at the end of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, U.S., October 9, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

IMF Monitors Egyptian Economy

by Mahmoud Najem | Nov 14, 2016 | Business

Cairo-The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has approved a three-year $12bn loan to Egypt to boost its economy, drop public debt, and control inflation. The IMF said its board’s approval allows for a disbursement of an initial tranche of...

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U.S. President-electDonald Trump (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck)

Iran, U.S, and the False Neutralism!

by Tariq Alhomayed | Nov 14, 2016 | Opinion

When the departing U.S. President Obama rushes to deal with Iran and grant it what it’s not worth of, we do not have the luxury of neutralism. When the tension in the American-Iranian relations during the stage of President-elect Trump is revealed, we do not...