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Arab-Islamic summit in Qatar: Here's a look at 57 members of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Leaders from across the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gathered in Doha this week to address Israel’s attack on Qatar. During the summit, member nations denounced the September 9, 2025, attack as a grave violation of...

Attack on Qatar reveals true nature of Israeli occupation project: Djibouti President
Doha: President of the Republic of Djibouti H E Ismail Omar Guelleh (pictured) affirmed that the treacherous Israeli aggression targeting the State of Qatar constitutes an attack on every Arab and Muslim individual, and a blatant violation of...

As Qatar Hosts Arab-Islamic Summit, Here's A Look At The 57 OIC Member States
Last Updated:September 16, 2025, 00:13 IST The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, as of September 2025, includes 57 member states spread across Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America Rapid Read Summarized by AI. + Initially called the...

Amir reviews regional issues with leaders of Arab and Muslim world
QNA Doha His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with leaders of Arab and Muslim world on the sidelines of the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit, convened in Doha on Monday, in response to the Israeli attack on...

Arab-Islamic Summit: Muslim leaders denounce Israeli strike on Qatar
2025-09-15T14:52:23+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Doha Leaders of the Maldives, Mauritania, Djibouti, Malaysia, Tajikistan, Somalia, Libya, Sudan, Pakistan, and the Comoros on Monday condemned Israel’s strike on Doha,...

Arab-Islamic summit slams Israeli strike on Qatar, urges unity
Arab and Islamic leaders in Doha condemned the Israeli occupation's attack on Qatar, vowed pressure and unity, and renewed calls for a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders. Leaders from across the Arab and Islamic world gathered in Doha on...

Amir meets President of Djibouti
Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met with President of the Republic of Djibouti HE Ismail Omar Guelleh, on the sidelines of the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit, at the Sheraton Hotel in Doha on Monday. During the meeting,...

Arab & Islamic country leaders arrive in Qatar for the emergency Arab-Islamic Summit
Following the Israeli attack on 9 September 2025 that targeted residential buildings in Doha housing Hamas leadership, an emergency Arab-Islamic Summit had been announced for 15 September 2025, with a preparatory ministerial meeting held on 14...

Arab, Muslim world leaders arrive for Arab-Islamic Summit
QNA Doha Presidents and leaders of Arab and Muslims countries have arrived in Doha to take part in the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit, scheduled to be held today, Monday, September 15, 2025. The visiting head of states included President of the...

President of Djibouti arrives in Doha
President of the Republic of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh arrived in Doha on Sunday to take part in the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit, scheduled to be held on Monday. The President and the accompanying delegation were welcomed upon arrival at...

Foreign Ministries of Azerbaijan and Djibouti hold political consultations
Baku, September 8, AZERTAC Jeyhun Bayramov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Mohammed Ali Hassan, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Djibouti. The sides discussed prospects for bilateral...

‘The Gravedigger’s Wife’ Director Prepping ‘Cross-Genre’ Love Story About a Middle-Aged Somali Hitwoman Out for Vengeance (EXCLUSIVE)
Finnish Somali filmmaker Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, whose debut feature “The Gravedigger’s Wife” premiered at Cannes’ Critics’ Week in 2021, is developing his follow-up, “Thundering Smoke,” which follows a middle-aged Somali hitwoman who returns to her...

Mexican Deportee Returned from South Sudan Amid Immigration Controversy
A Mexican who was deported from the United States and sent to South Sudan was returned to Mexico on Saturday, according to South Sudanese officials. Permanent Representative Apuk Ayuel Mayen, spokesperson for the South Sudanese Ministry of Foreign...

Nigeria in Bad Company: How to Break Free from the World’s Worst Records
Nigeria prides itself as the “Giant of Africa.”While there is no official declaration nor a precise year when this title was conferred, the moniker emerged in the early 1970s, when Nigeria blossomed as Africa’s wealthiest nation—especially after...

Djibouti Hails African Union Support And Stabilisation Mission In Somalia (AUSSOM) For Promoting Somalia's Peace And Stability
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) BELETWEYNE, Somalia, August 30, 2025/APO Group/ -- Djibouti has hailed the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) for its critical role in stabilising Somalia. During a visit to...

UAE: flydubai adds flights to Nairobi, Mombasa
flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, has announced the launch of new flights to Nairobi International Airport (NBO) in Kenya, starting from October 15, 2025. The flights will operate from Terminal 3, Dubai International (DXB) with a...

Why do Western activists keep quiet about Africa’s LGBT crackdown?
Burkina Faso’s transitional legislative assembly passed a bill this week to outlaw homosexuality – making it the 32nd out of 54 African countries to criminalise homosexuality. The legislation, enacted under the military junta-run country’s new...

Flydubai Expands Kenya Operations with New Flights to Nairobi
flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, has announced the launch of new flights to Nairobi International Airport (NBO) in Kenya, starting from 15 October 2025. The flights will operate from Terminal 3, Dubai International (DXB) with a four-times-weekly...

Aspiring Muslim leaders rally to tackle Islamophobia and drive change
Hundreds of Muslim university students gathered in Birmingham over the weekend for the Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) conference, aimed at shaping the next generation of Muslim leaders. The umbrella organisation, which represents...

IGAD region faces hunger crisis, threatening 42 million
Author: James Atem Kuir | Published: 12 hours ago Women carrying children at a market in Udier town, South Sudan, on March 7, 2019. Photo credit: /VCG More than 40 million people in IGAD member states, including South Sudan, are facing high levels...