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Relatives inspect after an overnight suicide attack at a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. August 2, 2017.

OIC Chief Condemns Terror Attack against Afghan Mosque

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 2, 2017 | Middle East

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Wednesday strongly condemned the suicide bombing attack carried against mosque in the Afghan city of Herat which killed some 30 people, reported the Saudi state-owned news agency SPA. More than 1,700 civilians have been...

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UN peacekeepers pictured last month in Bria, north of Bangassou, Getty Images

OIC Condemns Killing of Moroccan Peacekeeper in Republic of Central Africa

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 24, 2017 | Middle East

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned an attack that targeted yesterday a group of UN peacekeeping force, in South-East of the Republic of Central Africa. One Moroccan UN soldier was killed and three others injured while escorting a...

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Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray in front of the the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount during the “tarawih” prayer marking the first evening of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, on June 6, 2016. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

OIC Chief Warns Israeli Authorities on Transgressions against Al Aqsa Mosque

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 15, 2017 | Middle East

Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday strongly condemned Israel’s closure of the Al Aqsa Mosque and the banning of Friday prayers for the first time since 1969, describing it as a crime, a serious precedent, a blatant transgression against a holy...

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Organization of Islamic Cooperation logo, source: OIC official website

OIC Co-Organizes London Forum on Islamophobia, Media

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 13, 2017 | World

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is co-organizing a forum in London, United Kingdom in mid-July to explore mechanisms for countering Islamophobia. Media experts and civil society representatives are expected to attend the forum, said the Saudi Press...

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The opening of the 44th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Abidjan on Monday (SPA)

OIC Underlines Priority to Fight Terrorism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 11, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) stressed the need to prioritize the issue of fighting terrorism, particularly in countries suffering from the impact of terrorist operations, noting that Saudi Arabia’s recent hosting of the Arab-Islamic-American...