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2024-11-11 21:42
Seeking Peace in Riyadh, bloodbath in Gaza and Lebanon
The OIC and Arab League summit reaffirms commitment to Palestinian statehood amid Israel’s ongoing genocide
TEHRAN – In a significant gathering in Riyadh on Monday, the participants of the extraordinary Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League summit, which included leaders from over 50 Arab and Islamic nations, issued a final statement emphasizing the centrality of the Palestinian cause.
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2024-11-08 22:11
OIC vehemently condemns Israel's assault against Iran
TEHRAN – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has issued a robust denunciation of the recent Israeli aggression towards Iran, calling it a significant violation of the nation's sovereignty.
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2024-09-28 20:52
Tehran calls for emergency OIC meeting to address Israeli aggression
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has urgently called for an extraordinary meeting of the leaders of Islamic countries in response to the ongoing crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Palestine and Lebanon.
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2024-08-27 19:10
OIC blasts ‘extremist’ Israeli minister’s comments on Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s call to establish a synagogue at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, according to Al Jazeera.
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2024-08-09 19:39
Israel a threat to Islamic Ummah: Iran acting FM
TEHRAN– Iran’s acting foreign minister has issued a strong warning about the dangers posed by Israel, asserting that the country is not only a threat to the Palestinian people but also to the broader Islamic Ummah.
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2024-08-08 02:13
Israeli assassination of Hamas chief in Tehran was ‘serious infringement’ of Iran’s sovereignty: OIC
TEHRAN - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday blamed Israel for an attack that killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh last week in Tehran, Iran’s capital.
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2024-08-07 21:03
U.S. obstruction of UN action leaves Iran with no choice but to respond to Israel: acting FM
TEHRAN – Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister has condemned the U.S. for insulating Israel against punitive measures by the Security Council, adding that in the absence of any appropriate action by the UN body, Iran has no option but to exercise its inherent right to legitimate defense against the regime’s aggressions.
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2024-07-05 13:49
Trade with 56 OIC member states hit $8.6b in Q1
TEHRAN - Iran’s trade with member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reached $8.6 billion in the first three months of the current calendar year (March 20–June 20), the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) has announced.
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2024-06-11 17:25
By Afshin Majlesi
Wonders of Uzbekistan: a ten-day travel experience
From my childhood, the names of Samarkand and Bukhara have been etched into my memory; whether in poems, school classes, grandmother’s tales, or stories in my books, those names always lingered in the back of my mind.
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2024-06-04 09:07
By Afshin Majlesi
Uzbekistan conference highlights sustainable growth and digital shift in Islamic tourism
UZBEKISTAN, Khiva - The historical city of Khiva welcomed delegates from across the Islamic world for the 12th Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers (ICTM) from May 31 to June 2. Organized in close collaboration with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the conference focused on the theme "Development of the Tourism Industry in a Sustainable and Resilient Way."
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2024-06-03 01:58
OIC denounces Israel’s moves to classify UNRWA as ‘terrorist’ organization
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) says in a statement that it “strongly denounced Israel’s illegal measures to undermine the status and role of the UNRWA through attempts to classify it as a ‘terrorist organization’ and strip it of immunities and privileges granted to its employees”.
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2024-05-29 08:05
By Afshin Majlesi
Khiva set to dazzle as tourism capital of the Islamic world
UZBEKISTAN, Khiva - Here in Khiva, meticulous preparations are underway as the ancient city readies itself to host the 12th session of the Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers (ICTM) from May 31 to June 2.
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2024-05-15 23:03
OIC: Repercussions of the Nakba continue to unfold
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) issued a statement on the 76th anniversary of the Nakba when Palestinians were violently expelled from their lands to make way for the formation of the Israeli regime.
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2024-05-05 23:10
Iran appreciates Turkey for suspension of trade with Israel
TEHRAN- The foreign minister of Iran praised Turkey’s move to put a moratorium on the trade with the Israeli regime in protest of its brutal war on Gaza.
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2024-05-05 23:09
Iran calls on Islamic countries to sever ties with Israeli regime
TEHRAN- The Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, has urged the OIC members to cut ties with the Israeli regime and put severe embargos on the commercial and arms dealings with the regime in order to stop its genocidal crimes against Gaza.
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2024-05-04 21:34
Iran, Egypt highlight increased regional efforts to end Gaza conflict
TEHRAN – Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met and held talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on Saturday afternoon.
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2024-03-10 22:22
Iran proposes six practical proposals for Gaza
TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has proposed six practical proposals for resolving issues in the Gaza Strip during an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
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2024-03-04 22:15
OIC will face ‘litmus test’ over U.S. backing for Israel aggressive war crimes: Iran
TEHRAN- The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry has emphasized the significance of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) impending emergency meeting, stating that the 57-member group is "facing a test" over Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip.
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2024-02-25 21:59
OIC ministers call for ‘unconditional ceasefire’ in Gaza
The information ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states have held an extraordinary session in Turkey’s Istanbul, condemning Israel’s “systematic oppression, massacre, and genocide of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank.
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2024-01-09 22:31
Tehran to host fifth PUIC and first APA summit Wednesday
TEHRAN- The fifth emergency meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) and the first meeting of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) will take place in Tehran.
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2023-11-12 22:42
Iran takes lead in defending Palestinians’ rights: expert
TEHRAN- Mokhtar Haddad, an expert on regional issues, has said that Iran’s foreign policy efforts in pursuing the rights of the Palestinians have been one of a kind.
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2023-11-11 16:29
VP calls on OIC to organize a family working group
TEHRAN – Emphasizing the need to support families against the Western culture invasion, the vice president for women and family affairs called on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to set up a special working group for family affairs.
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2023-10-11 22:45
Iran ready to host OIC meeting on Palestine
TEHRAN – Iran has officially expressed readiness to play host to an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that is expected to be held soon.
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2023-10-10 22:21
Iran launches diplomatic efforts to help Palestine
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian put in diplomatic efforts to mobilize the international community in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid continued Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip.
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2023-10-04 22:40
Iran calls for decisive, sensible steps to stop Islamophobia
TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the foreign minister of Iran, has encouraged Muslim intellectuals all around the globe to take “decisive and wise” measures to combat Islamophobia.
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2023-07-01 21:48
Iran calls for urgent OIC meeting to discuss desecration of Quran
TEHRAN- The latest blasphemous act against the Holy Quran in Sweden has prompted Iran to request an “emergency” meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers.
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2023-05-19 13:14
Iran calls for establishing joint Islamic market among OIC members
TEHRAN – Head of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has stressed the need for establishing a joint Islamic market among the members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) over the next 10 years, the ICCIMA portal reported on Thursday.
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2023-05-09 22:01
Hakim called OIC, Arab League to condemn Israeli attack on Gaza
Leader of Iraq's National Wisdom Movement Seyed Ammar al-Hakim in a message condemning the Zionist regime's attacks on Gaza, said: the Israeli occupation's insistence on arbitrary behavior and the continuation of its heinous crimes against the Palestinian nation, the latest of which was the attack on Gaza on the eve of the Palestinian Nakba Day.
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2023-04-09 21:19
OIC vehemently denounces Israeli assaults on Al-Aqsa Mosque
TEHRAN- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly denounced the hazardous escalation by Israeli occupation forces and terrorist settlers who repeatedly attacked the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque during the fasting month of Ramadan.
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2023-01-22 23:26
OIC condemns burning of Holy Quran in Stockholm
TEHRAN- Hissein Brahim Taha, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), on Sunday strongly denounced the far-right activists' heinous crime of burning the holy Quran in Stockholm, Sweden.