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The OIC Congratulates Nigerian Presidential Candidates

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation congratulated all the candidates who signed the Peace Accord on 13 February 2019 ahead of the general elections of 16 February 2019....
14/02/2019


OIC Urges for more Humane Treatment of Refugees and Migrants

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has stressed that common faith on multilateralism was at the core of the international solidarity and cooperation that led to the adoption of two milestone global compacts on refugees and migrants. It urged all UN Member States and their international partners, to put humanity at the center of these two compacts on global migration.  ...
13/02/2019


New Special Envoy of Italy Presents Letter of Credence to the Secretary General

Mr. Stefano Stucci, Consul General of Italy in Jeddah and the newly appointed Italian Special Envoy to the OIC presented, today 12 February 2019, to Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, the OIC Secretary General, his Letter of Credence accrediting him as the Special Envoy of Italy to the OIC....
12/02/2019


Secretary General: First Edition of the OIC Festival, a Huge Success

“One nation, diverse cultures ... Palestine in our heart”... is the starting words of first edition of the Festival of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Over five days (5-9 February, 2019), the Egyptian capital, Cairo witnessed the atmosphere of intermingling between the different cultures of the peoples of the Islamic countries, and the spirit of solidarity and love prevailed, with the insistence on moving towards a bright future of the Islamic Ummah, waiting to see what the components of the Islamic peoples will reveal as a rich heritage that deserves to be explored and dazzled by the world....
10/02/2019


The OIC holds Israel responsible for the martyrdom of a Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails

The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the martyrdom of the Palestinian prisoner, Faris Baroud, in the prisons of the Israeli occupation. It also held Israel fully responsible for his death, which resulted from arbitrary measures, inhuman treatment and deprivation of fundamental rights guaranteed by relevant international conventions....
08/02/2019


The Secretary-General and Djibouti's Minister of Culture stress people-to-people diplomacy

The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, met the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Djibouti, Mr. Moumen Hassan Berre, on Thursday, 7/2/ 2019, on the sidelines of the first edition of the OIC Festival in Cairo. The two sides stressed the importance of people-to-people diplomacy in promoting the OIC the Muslim Ummah, bringing people closer together and learning about each other’s culture, which is the aim of the OIC festival hosted by the Republic of Egypt. The Minister expressed his country's readiness to host the festival in future....
07/02/2019


OIC roundly condemns terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that hit at army posts in Burkina Faso during the week, leaving dozens killed and more injured....
06/02/2019


OIC condemns terrorist bombing at business center in Mogadishu, Somalia

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the terrorist car bombing that hit at business center in the Somali capital Mogadishu, on 4 February 2019, killing 11 people and injuring dozens of innocent civilians....
05/02/2019


The Organization of Islamic Cooperation welcomes the peace agreement in the Republic of Central Africa

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation welcomed the peace agreement reached on Saturday, 2 February 2019, between the Central African Republic government and the 14 armed groups represented at the negotiations that took place under the auspices of the African Union and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Sudan....
03/02/2019


The OIC condemns the decision by the Israeli occupation to terminate the work of the Temporary International Presence in Al-Khalil

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned the decision by the Israeli occupation government to terminate the mission of the Temporary International Presence in the city of Al-Khalil (Hebron) in the State of Palestine, considering this measure as a violation of the Geneva Conventions and the relevant UN resolutions....
02/02/2019


OIC, on the Eve of Cairo Festival’s Inauguration

Preparations are afoot at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its festival, the first of its kind, to be staged on the soil of the Arab Republic of Egypt, under the theme of: “One Nation, A Diversity of Cultures ….. Palestine in the Heart”. The Festival’s events are scheduled to launch on February 5th and last till February 9th, 2019, with some 20 OIC Member States having already confirmed their participation, including the host country and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, (the OIC headquarter State), and with still more reactions anticipated from other Member States....
30/01/2019


Al-Othaimeen Meets Consul General of Pakistan

H.E. Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), received on 29 January 2019, H.E. Mr. Shehryar Akbar Khan, Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Jeddah, in a farewell visit on the end of his term of office, at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Jeddah....
30/01/2019


OIC Secretary General Meets the Russian Federation Permanent Representative

HE Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) received in his office at the OIC General Secretariat’s headquarters in Jeddah, HE Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov, for the presentation of his credentials as the Russian Federation Permanent Representative to the OIC....
30/01/2019


New Swiss Special Envoy Presents Letter of Credence to OIC Secretary General

H. E. Dr. André Schaller, Ambassador of Switzerland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the newly appointed Swiss Special Envoy to the OIC presented, today 28 January 2019, to Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, the OIC Secretary General his Letter of Credence accrediting him as the Special Envoy of Switzerland to the OIC....
28/01/2019


The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemns terrorist attack in Burkina Faso

The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, has vigorously condemned the terrorist attack perpetrated on Sunday 27 January 2019, in the village of Sikire in the north of Burkina Faso, which claimed the lives of at least 10 innocent civilians....
28/01/2019



International Ulama Conference on Afghanistan