- Al-Nahyan commends King Salman for promoting cooperation between member states
JEDDAH: The 46th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) began in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
The CFM, running from March 1-2, under the title “50 Years of Islamic Cooperation: Road Map for Prosperity and Development,” saw the presidency pass from Bangladesh to the UAE, and was chaired by its foreign affairs minister, Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.
In an opening address to his fellow delegates, Al-Nahyan commended Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, and the OIC’s secretary-general, Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, for their efforts in promoting cooperation between the organization’s member states.
He called for the establishment of a preventative strategy to deal with terrorism and extremist ideology in the region. “We reiterate UAE’s support for the right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state and to exercise self-determination,” said Al-Nahyan.
Al-Othaimeen thanked the UAE for its hospitality and warm reception, and expressed his delight at the progress it was making in all sectors, from business and finance to culture and sport, in becoming one of the world’s most prominent nations.
He too expressed his gratitude and appreciation to King Salman’s government, highlighting its role in promoting the OIC internationally, giving it greater clout to meet its aims and grow in influence over the past 50 years.
“The secretariat, thanks to member states’ constant support, made the organization’s voice heard all over the world and achieved a qualitative leap in its activities. It went from organizing conferences to interacting with regional and international organizations, governments and civil society institutions around the globe,” he said.
Al-Othaimeen highlighted ongoing efforts to “implement the decisions of the OIC’s last summit, and follow up on issues related to Palestine, Al-Quds, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Mali and Nigeria.”
“The OIC is deeply concerned with Iraq’s stability, security and prosperity,” he said.
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Afghan paper urges national resistance movement against terrorists, enemies.
BBC Monitoring International Reports
(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)
Text of editorial titled: “Suicide Attacks, Why? published by Afghan state-run newspaper Anis on 18 September
Kabul and Kandahar have again witnessed suicide attacks. Almighty God says: Do not kill your Muslim brother, those who intentionally kill a Muslim, his/her place is in hell.”*
The enemies of prosperity and progress in Afghanistan with their heinous efforts, terrorist activities, suicide attacks and explosions, which are against Afghan mores, want to create the atmosphere of horror and terror at a time when the country is moving towards progress.
The suicide attacks are orchestrated by the …
* Almighty God says: Do not kill your human brothers, those who intentionally kill a human being, his/her place is in hell.
I have corrected Almighty God’s edict, because if He says: Do not kill your Muslim brother, that would imply that you may kill your Christian, Jewish, Buddhist ,etc… brothers, which He would never allow. May God forgive me for editing his edict!
A non Muslim