Organization of the Islamic Conference

INTERVIEW - Muslims watching U.S. with guarded optimism - OIC chief

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Muslim world is watching how the United States will act on the stalled process for Palestinian-Israeli peace and wondering how one of the main sticking points, Israeli settlements, will be resolved, the...

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Turkish president urges Islamic countries to enhance economic co-op

ISTANBUL, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul called on here in a meeting on Saturday Islamic countries to enhance economic and commercial relations while strengthening political solidarity. The Turkish president...

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Which was most talked about last week: Iran, Georgia or Turkey?

The whole week passed against the backdrop of a rapid deterioration of Turkish-Israeli relations, and therefore all the "trivia" like Georgia’s readiness to open the check-point "Upper Lars" and the test of Iran's two-stage...

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OIC backs Kingdom's action

JEDDAH - The 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has pledged its support for Saudi Arabia's military action against Yemeni rebels who crossed into Saudi territory and killed a number of its nationals. OIC...

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Philip Gordon urged Ankara to act "in consistence" with US' and Europe's attitude on Sudan

PanARMENIAN.Net/ A senior U.S. diplomat urged Turkey on Friday to act "in consistence" with United States' and Europe's attitude on Sudan. "What we hope is that Turkey's message with the Sudanese government is consistent with...

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Saudi detains 100 rebels, 40 soldiers wounded

The Saudi authorities on Friday detained 100 Yemeni Houthi rebels who have infiltrated into the kingdom, as 40 Saudi soldiers have been wounded in the ongoing military confrontations on the border regions between the Kingdom...

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Calls for an end by force

A senior Yemeni cleric this week called for an end to the Al-Houthi rebellion in the north of the country by force, reports Nasser Arrabyee Yemeni cleric Mohamed Azzan called on the country's army to change its strategy in...

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Iran voices support for Turkey's EU membership

ANKARA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the European Union (EU) should ask Turkey to become one of its members, Turkish media reported Friday. In an interview with Turkey's state-run TRT TV channel...

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Turkey-EU spat mounts over Beshir

Saturday, November 07, 2009 ISTANBUL: A dispute between Turkey and the European Union over Sudan’s indicted president highlights the risks Turkey will face when it hosts an Islamic summit with some new friends who are not to...

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President leaves for Istanbul

BSS, Dhaka President Zillur Rahman left here yesterday for Turkey on a six-day official visit to attend the Economic Summit of COMCEC (Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation) of the Organisation of Islamic...

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