OIC Strongly Denounces Attacks Against Al-Aqsa Mosque Worshippers

Muslim worshippers clean-up debris following clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque complex, on April 15, 2022. (AFP)
Muslim worshippers clean-up debris following clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque complex, on April 15, 2022. (AFP)
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OIC Strongly Denounces Attacks Against Al-Aqsa Mosque Worshippers

Muslim worshippers clean-up debris following clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque complex, on April 15, 2022. (AFP)
Muslim worshippers clean-up debris following clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque complex, on April 15, 2022. (AFP)

Secretariat General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly denounced on Friday the Israeli forces' storming ad closure of the gates of Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

At least 152 worshippers were injured in the unrest and hundreds were arrested.

The OIC deemed the developments a dangerous escalation, an attack against the entire Islamic nation and a flagrant violation of the international resolutions and charters.

It held Israel responsible for the repercussions of such daily crimes and offenses against the Palestinian people and their territories.

The OIC called on the United Nations Security Council to shoulder its responsibility to protect the Palestinian people, as well as the sacred places, and prevent future Israeli Israeli attacks that fuel extremism, religious divisions and instability in the region.



Saudi, Brazilian Foreign Ministers Sign MoU to Establish Coordination Council

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira. SPA
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira. SPA
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Saudi, Brazilian Foreign Ministers Sign MoU to Establish Coordination Council

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira. SPA
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira. SPA

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira in Rio de Janeiro on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.

The two officials reviewed relations and discussed regional and international developments.

During Tuesday’s meeting, the ministers signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a Saudi-Brazilian Coordination Council, building on the agreement reached between the two countries' leaders during Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's visit to Saudi Arabia on November 30, 2023.

Director-General of the Office of the Foreign Minister Abdulrahman Aldawood and Saudi Ambassador to Brazil Dr. Faisal bin Ibrahim Ghulam were in attendance.