MECCA: A Saudi-hosted Islamic summit on Saturday threw its support behind Palestinians ahead of a US-led peace plan suspected to be skewed in favour of Israel, as regional allies rallied around Saudi Arabia over tensions with Iran. Gulf and Arab leaders at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) talks, the third and final Iran-focused summit in the holy city of Mecca, denounced the controversial US move to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem and recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. The summit, marked by the notable absence of Iran and Turkey's leaders, also urged OIC m...
View full coverage on Google Newsfrom Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2WtCmBt
No comments:
Post a Comment