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Erdogan while chairing the final session of the OIC Istanbul summit, with OIC Secretary General Iyad Madani to his left, A.F.P

OIC Summit: Five Clauses Condemning Iran’s and Hezbollah’s Terrorism

by Thaer Abbas | Apr 16, 2016 | Middle East

Istanbul- During the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit activities, the organization condemned Iranian interference in internal affairs of countries like Bahrain, Yemen, Syria and Somalia. The organization also denounced Iran’s continuous backing for...

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The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Islamic summit in Istanbul yesterday (Photo: Bandar Al-Jaloud)

King Salman to Islamic Summit: Serious Stance is Required to Prevent Interference and Sectarianism

by Thaer Abbas | Apr 15, 2016 | Middle East

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz yesterday stressed that the discords, divisions, sectarian and religious strife and the use of armed militias in the Islamic world aims to destabilise security and stability, and requires us to take a...

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Sigrid Kaag to Asharq Al-Awsat: Words on Hezbollah’s Armament Raise Concerns

by Thaer Abbas | Apr 14, 2016 | Interviews

ASHARQ AL-AWSAT: The visit of SG Ban Ki-moon to Lebanon stirred political reviews, particularly concerning the issue of Syrian refugee resettlement. Are there any plans on ground for this? SCL SIGRID KAAG: No, none whatsoever. It is always surprising how this came...

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US-GCC Workshop on Countering Hezbollah’s Terrorist and Criminal Activities Using Law Enforcement Tools

US-GCC Council to Unite Measures against Terrorist Organizations Topped by Hezbollah

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Apr 13, 2016 | Middle East

Manama-Senior Bahraini official revealed that a council, which is formed of GCC countries and the United States, is working on uniting the procedures and finding legal tools to fight terrorist organizations, topped by ISIS and the so-called Lebanese Hezbollah. The...

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A view shows the mess after protesters attacked the office of Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat in Beirut, Lebanon, April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Opinion: Asharq Al-Awsat’s Cartoon

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 7, 2016 | Opinion

Now, after the storm has calmed down following the cartoon on Lebanon, which was published in Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday, the different stances on it have been brought to light. As ordinary as it may seem, some people have misread the cartoon and interpreted it...