AL-Issa Meets with Egyptian Media Delegation

The Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL), Mohammad al-Issa with the Egyptian delegation (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL), Mohammad al-Issa with the Egyptian delegation (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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AL-Issa Meets with Egyptian Media Delegation

The Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL), Mohammad al-Issa with the Egyptian delegation (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL), Mohammad al-Issa with the Egyptian delegation (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL), Dr. Mohammad al-Issa, addressed the media's vital role in spreading the truth and promoting awareness of objectivity, impartiality, and professionalism, representing the moral value of responsibility.

Issa met with an Egyptian media delegation led by Chairman of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) Karam Gabr.

The Sec-Gen addressed the issue of media freedoms, stressing that it was a significant value as long as it was determined within legitimacy, adding that the Arab and Islamic media played an excellent role in advancing media responsibility.

He lauded the honorable media competition and said every media platform has values that distinguish it in the Arab and Islamic world.

Issa explained that as an international non-governmental organization concerned with the Islamic peoples, the League established several initiatives and programs worldwide based on its goals that focus on clarifying the truth of Islam and confronting ideas of extremism, terrorism, hatred, and racism.

He also noted that the MWL aims to support the Islamic role in collaborating between civilizations, especially building bridges of understanding and cooperation between followers of religions and cultures.

Issa asserted that the League does not deal with politics or interfere in any political matter, except issues that address its goals and core message, noting that its objectives and statements focus specifically on contributing to peace and harmony of the societies.

The Muslim World League will hold an international conference on media responsibility, with the participation of the most prominent Islamic and non-Islamic media figures and institutions worldwide.

The Egyptian delegation lauded the efforts of the League and the initiative to hold the conference on such an important issue.



Kuwait Jails 13 Citizens, Fines them $87 Mn for Hezbollah Funding

A general view of the Kuwait Palace of Justice in Kuwait City, June 16, 2013. (Reuters)
A general view of the Kuwait Palace of Justice in Kuwait City, June 16, 2013. (Reuters)
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Kuwait Jails 13 Citizens, Fines them $87 Mn for Hezbollah Funding

A general view of the Kuwait Palace of Justice in Kuwait City, June 16, 2013. (Reuters)
A general view of the Kuwait Palace of Justice in Kuwait City, June 16, 2013. (Reuters)

Kuwait’s Court of Cassation on Monday sentenced 13 citizens to three years in prison for raising funds through a charity to support Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

The court also fined them 27 million Kuwaiti dinars ($87 million), overturning a previous acquittal by a lower court.

The court that issued the sentencing was presided over by Judge Abdullah Jassim Al-Abdullah.

Initially, the Criminal Court had acquitted the defendants, citing the absence of legislation explicitly criminalizing unlicensed fundraising for public purposes since the establishment of Kuwait's Social Affairs Department on December 14, 1954.

The court said this legal gap limited its authority under Article 132 of the Code of Criminal Procedures and Trials. However, the decision was reversed by the higher court.

The defendants had been interrogated in November 2021 over alleged financial support to organizations linked to Hezbollah.

At the time, the Public Prosecution ordered their detention, and security authorities conducted extensive investigations into financial transfers suspected of funding such groups in Lebanon.

The case dates back to November 2021. The charges included significant financial transfers made over several years to foreign entities, including in Lebanon, prompting authorities to scrutinize transaction records.

The defendants denied the charges, claiming they had worked with a charity committee for 30 years, primarily sponsoring orphans in Lebanon and other countries.

In March 2024, the Court of Cassation classified Hezbollah as a banned terrorist group, describing it as an armed organization working to undermine Kuwait’s system and spread Iran’s revolutionary ideology.

The ruling officially confirmed Hezbollah’s designation as a terrorist entity under Kuwaiti law.