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FM asks the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to hold an emergency session on insulting the Holy Quran

Date: 2023-06-30 15:43:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:10234382

BAGHDAD, June 30 (MENA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, demanded today, Friday, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to hold an emergency and extraordinary session to discuss the issue of insult and insult directed at the Holy ....

Lavrov dismisses claims about Russia plotting false flag operation at ZNPP as `pure lies’

Date: 2023-06-30 15:12:20 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:10234320

MOSCOW, June 30 (MENA) - Kiev’s claims that Moscow is allegedly planning to carry out false flag operations at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant are "pure lies," Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov told an online briefing on Friday. The Russian ....

Kuwaiti FM discusses with IAEA chief scientific cooperation

Date: 2023-06-30 14:37:30 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:10234298

KUWAIT CITY, June 30 (MENA) - Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al Jaber Al-Sabah, now on a visit to the Republic of Austria, met with Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi ....

Kuwait Amir congratulates Saudi King on successful Hajj season

Date: 2023-06-30 12:57:24 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:10234142

KUWAIT CITY, June 30 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable of congratulations toSaudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the success of the Hajj season 1444 Hijri calendar (2023), according to the Kuwaiti news ....

Kuwaiti, Austrian FMs meet on bilateral ties

Date: 2023-06-30 06:40:42 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:10233690

VIENNA/KUWAIT CITY, June 29 (MENA) - Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Abdullah AlJaber Al-Sabah, now leading a delegation on a visit to the Republic of Austria, met with Federal Minister for European and International Affairs ....

Arab League calls for giving more attention to tropical areas

Date: 2023-06-29 19:21:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:10233328

CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) has called for giving more attention to tropical areas that host around 80 per cent of global biodiversity, which is facing major challenges. These challenges could lead environmental imbalance unless ....

Abul Gheit denounces Quran burning in Sweden

Date: 2023-06-29 10:42:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:10232722

CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit has condemned Sweden's allowing of the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by extremists in the Swedish capital Stockholm. The burning of the Holy Quran copy is not freedom, ....

Hajj pilgrims start stoning three 'Jamarat' ritual

Date: 2023-06-29 09:51:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10232851

MINA, Saudi Arabia, June 29 (MENA) - Hajj pilgrims started stoning the three Jamarat ritual on Thursday. Jamarat will continue over the next three days. After the first stoning ritual, pilgrims shave their heads or trim their hair, and perform ....

Arab parl’t decries Qur'an burning, calls for boycotting Swedish products

Date: 2023-06-29 09:20:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:10232692

CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament has called on Arab and Muslim peoples to boycott Swedish products and not to travel to Sweden over the burning of a copy of the Holy Qur'an by extremists in Stockholm. In a statement issued on Thursday, ....

GCC condemns Qur'an burning

Date: 2023-06-29 06:43:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:10232518

RIYADH, June 29 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassim Mohammed Albudaiwi strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by extremists in Stockholm, Sweden. In a statement, carried by Saudi Press ....