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OIC Supports Saudi Decision to Rupture Ties with Canada
August 08, 2018
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) issued a statement supporting the Islamic theocratic regime’s decision to rupture diplomatic relations with Canada for urging the Saudi government to release civil-society rights activists arrested without charge, endorsing Saudi claims that the Canadian comments were a violation of Saudi sovereignty.
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Saudi Arabia Transfers Medical Patients from Canada
August 08, 2018
The diplomatic flap between Saudi Arabia and Canada over Ottawa's criticism of the Islamic theocratic kingdom's human rights record has expanded beyond the rupture of diplomatic ties, as Riyadh has announced that it is pulling the plug on all medical treatment programs in Canada and is transferring all Saudi hospital patients outside of Canada.
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Islamic Finance Leaders See Opportunities in Belt & Road Initiative
August 08, 2018
Islamic finance leaders view China's Belt & Road initiative to develop maritime and land connectivity on the Eurasian supercontinent as an opportunity to integrate sharia-compliant financial instruments and principles into the geopolitical infrastructure of Eurasia.
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Malaysia Closes Saudi-Funded “Center for International Peace”
August 08, 2018
The Malaysian government’s abrupt closure of the Saudi-funded King Salman Center for International Peace in Kuala Lumpur is sending mixed signals about the East Asian country’s commitment to combating Islamist extremist views.
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Turkey's Islamism Consolidates in Face of Dysfunctional Opposition
August 07, 2018
NATO-member Turkey's Islamist authoritarian regime is consolidating its control over politics, society, and the state apparatus, in the wake the President's election victory in June on a platform of Islamism and an imperial presidential system and in the face of the accelerated fragmentation and increasing dysfunction of the country's myriad opposition parties.
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