Tag: OIC Makkah Summit

By Abdus Sattar Ghazali,  The 14th Islamic Summit Conference ended Friday Night (May 31) in Makkah . A final statement accused Iran of supporting Yemen’s Houthi rebel group; illegally occupying three islands in the Persian Gulf; and “interfering” in the domestic affairs of both Syria and Bahrain. Not surprisingly, the Makkah summit reiterated support for Saudi/western-backed Yemeni government of President Abdu Rabuh Mansour Hadi which is fighting the Houthi rebels. The OIC summit condemned a “terrorist attack” on Saudi Arabia’s oil pumping stations which targeted global oil supplies.The summit statement also condemned...