Muslim Word League Chief Holds High-level Talks with Thai Officials

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa hold meetings with Speaker of the House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai and heads of parliamentary committees in Bangkok on Monday (AAWSAT AR)
Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa hold meetings with Speaker of the House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai and heads of parliamentary committees in Bangkok on Monday (AAWSAT AR)
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Muslim Word League Chief Holds High-level Talks with Thai Officials

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa hold meetings with Speaker of the House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai and heads of parliamentary committees in Bangkok on Monday (AAWSAT AR)
Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa hold meetings with Speaker of the House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai and heads of parliamentary committees in Bangkok on Monday (AAWSAT AR)

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Sheikh Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa and an accompanying delegation visited Thailand on Monday at the invitation from the Thai government.

Al-Issa met with Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha. He also held talks with former Thai prime minister and incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai.

The talks were attended by heads of parliamentary committees and members of the parliament.

The officials held an expanded meeting over several issues of mutual interest and means to expand bilateral cooperation.

Also, Al-Issa also met with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai. The two discussed several issues of mutual interest and set frameworks to activate cooperation.

The secretary-general later visited the Jim Thompson House Museum in Bangkok where he met with Thai Minister of Culture Itthiphol Khunpluem.



Türkiye Arrests 15 Over Deadly Fire at Ski Resort

Mourners carry the coffin of Vedia Nil Apak during the funeral of Ferda Apak and her daughter Vedia Nil Apak, killed in a huge fire in a ski resort hotel in Bolu, at Sakirin Mosque in Istanbul on January 23, 2025. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
Mourners carry the coffin of Vedia Nil Apak during the funeral of Ferda Apak and her daughter Vedia Nil Apak, killed in a huge fire in a ski resort hotel in Bolu, at Sakirin Mosque in Istanbul on January 23, 2025. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
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Türkiye Arrests 15 Over Deadly Fire at Ski Resort

Mourners carry the coffin of Vedia Nil Apak during the funeral of Ferda Apak and her daughter Vedia Nil Apak, killed in a huge fire in a ski resort hotel in Bolu, at Sakirin Mosque in Istanbul on January 23, 2025. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
Mourners carry the coffin of Vedia Nil Apak during the funeral of Ferda Apak and her daughter Vedia Nil Apak, killed in a huge fire in a ski resort hotel in Bolu, at Sakirin Mosque in Istanbul on January 23, 2025. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Türkiye has arrested 15 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 78 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains earlier this week, state media reported on Sunday.

The tragedy has sparked calls for accountability and reform, and independent experts have said the Grand Kartal Hotel, at the Kartalkaya ski resort in western Türkiye, lacked basic fire safety measures.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Türkiye 's judiciary was working to punish all those responsible for the incident. The hotel's management has pledged full cooperation.
On Sunday, Türkiye 's state-owned Anadolu news agency said the hotel's owner, manager, director, and 12 others were arrested as part of the probe. According to Reuters, itt said judicial proceedings continued for the deputy mayor of the Bolu province and the head of the local fire department, while six others were released under certain conditions.
The blaze started in the restaurant floor of the 12-story building, which had 238 registered guests, at around 3:30 a.m.