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KSA Condemns Terrorist Attacks in France, Mogadishu

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 28, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemned on Wednesday “in the strongest terms” the attack on a church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in France where a priest was killed by ISIS followers, it further strongly condemned the attack that targeted the area around...

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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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Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki speaks during a news conference with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Baghdad on January 13, 2014. (Reuters/Ahmed Saad)

Iraqi government disavows Maliki comments on Saudi Arabia

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 23, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad and Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi leadership on Wednesday distanced itself from comments made by Nuri Al-Maliki, Iraq’s former prime minister and current vice president, in which he referred to Saudi Arabia as a “sponsor and supporter of terrorism.” The...

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Palestinian Muslim worshipers walk in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound following Friday prayers on May 2, 2014 in Jerusalem’s Old City. US Secretary of State John Kerry’s nine-month effort to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal formally collapsed this week, with no revival on the horizon because each side appears firmly entrenched in its positions. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD […]

Opinion: A Well-Timed Appeal for Jerusalem

by Ali Ibrahim | Jan 6, 2015 | Opinion

Calls from Muslims for fellow members of their faith to abandon the widespread boycott on visiting Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites, are nothing new. Such calls have been made in the past by a number of Palestinian political and religious...

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Iyad Ameen Madani. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

In Conversation with the Head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation

by Wael Abu Mansur | Jul 9, 2014 | Interviews

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The latest meeting of foreign ministers from members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah had the misfortune to be held at the same time as the fall of Mosul and the explosion of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)...