Topic: Organization Of The Islamic Conference

The Customs Department broke its revenue collection record with RM30.4bil last year, the highest ever.. . Its director-general Datuk Seri Mohamed...

OIC pledges $350 million to Somalia at Turkey summit

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - ISTANBUL, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries have pledged $350 million in aid to fight famine in Somalia at an emergency summit in Istanbul, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said Wednesday.With some 3.7 million ...

AU forces battle rebels in drought-hit Mogadishu

Somali government forces and African Union troops battled insurgents in the capital Mogadishu Thursday in a bid to secure aid routes for drought victims.At least 27 civilians were injured in the fighting, medics said.The clashes come just a day after ...

US to sponsor global meeting on religious tolerance

International experts will be invited to attend a conference in the United States this year on the free expression of religious beliefs, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Friday."Later this year, the United States intends to invite relevant experts from ...

Clinton seeks to smooth Islamic defamation row

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed with a major global Islamic organization on Friday to pursue new ways of resolving debates over religion without resorting to legal steps against defamation.Clinton met Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the head of the 57-nation Organization ...
Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images. Delegates stand up for a minute of silence on the opening day of the 16th session of the United Nations Human...
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday passed a historic resolution that seeks equal rights for everyone regardless of their sexual orientation, marking progress for gay rights despite strong Arab and African opposition.The resolution was passed narrowly with 23 votes in ...

Tense Syria buries more victims

Funerals were held on Sunday for victims of a fierce Syrian government crackdown on anti-regime protests that killed about 50 people in two days, five of them in a funeral procession, activists said.In the city of Homs, an epicentre in central ...

OIC chief backs no-fly zone over Libya

Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu on Tuesday called on the United Nations to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya."We join our voice to the voices asking for a no-fly zone in Libya, and we call on the ...
Muslim World's Top 100 Business Ranking Shows Full Financial Crisis Impact . . With USD 1.12 trillion in aggregate revenue, the DS100 list of...