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Al-Azhar condemns continued closure of Al-Aqsa gates during Ramadan, urging action to protect worshippers’ access.
Egypt, Arab and Islamic states condemn U.S. envoy remarks on Israeli control over occupied Arab lands, including West Bank.
He criticized recent decades’ global discourse on women’s rights, which he argued promotes a “revolution against the family” and seeks to confine women beyond traditional roles, referencing Simone de Beauvoir’s description of marriage as “an eternal prison for women.”
The Egyptian foreign minister reiterated Egypt’s full support for the Palestinian people and the Palestinian National Authority, highlighting Egypt’s intensive efforts over the past two years to halt the war on Gaza, ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid, alleviate civilian suffering, and reject displacement plans.
Speaking at an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers in Jeddah, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s firm support for the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Somalia.
During the meeting, the Foreign Minister is scheduled to deliver Egypt’s statement and hold a series of bilateral meetings with a number of officials on the sidelines of the session.
The statement included the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and a cross-regional group of countries: Egypt, Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Gambia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Maldives, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Türkiye, and Yemen.
Egyptian Culture Minister Ahmed Fouad Hanno stressed that Egypt is keen to continue joint work with Azerbaijan in the fields of culture and arts.
The Ministers emphasized that the realization of a Palestinian state on the basis of 4th of June, 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital, remains the only solution in accordance with the right to self-determination, human rights, and all relevant international resolutions, and reaffirm their unwavering commitment to the realization of the Independent State of Palestine.
During separate meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, and Tunisia, Minister Abdelatty addressed key regional issues, with a primary focus on the dire humanitarian and the Israeli wa in Gaza.
Abdelatty warned that the Israeli attack undermined the Muscat negotiations—an initiative launched by the Sultanate of Oman to seek a peaceful resolution to the Iranian nuclear issue. “These negotiations were intended to spare the region from further conflict and fragmentation. Escalation serves no nation’s interests and will only inflict suffering on all countries in the region,” he said.
The two foreign ministers also discussed regional developments, particularly the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. Minister Abdelatty stressed the urgency of pursuing all political and diplomatic avenues to de-escalate the situation, calling for a ceasefire and the resumption of negotiations aimed at reaching a sustainable agreement on Iran’s nuclear program.
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty participated in the Arab Ministerial Meeting held in Istanbul.
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty had contacts with several foreign ministers of member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran and Jordan, to discuss developments regarding the Palestinian issue.
The foreign ministers held Israel, the illegal occupying force, entirely accountable for the assassination of Haniyeh
The prestigious title was revealed during the 12th session of the Conference of Tourism Ministers of OIC member states, which is taking place in Uzbekistan from May 31 to June 2
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for African Affairs Hamdi Sanad Loza reviewed Egypt's efforts in confronting Israeli atrocities and supporting Palestinian civilians in withstanding the fierce Israeli aggression.
President of Egypt's National Council for Women (NCW) Maya Morsy has participated in a virtual emergency meeting for the Ministerial Council of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Women Development Organization to discuss the situation of the Palestinian women amid the Israeli aggression in Gaza.
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold, next week, at its headquarters in Jeddah, an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee to discuss the procedures for the repercussions of the incident of burning a copy of the Holy Qur’an that took place in Sweden on the first day of Eid al-Adha.
Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabaj suggested Tuesday that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) can play a role in reinforcing food security among member states.
