OIC condemns Israel’s approval of 3,500 colonial units in West BankAntalya Diplomacy Forum Raises Expectations for Peace in Mideast, BeyondInterior minister confers with his South Sudan counterpart

JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned on Thursday the ongoing of the Israeli colonial settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territory, the latest of which was the approval of the construction of about 3,500 new colonial units. The organization affirmed, in a statement, that Israeli colonists are invalid, illegitimate and unlawful, under international law, the Geneva Conventions and relevant United Nations resolutions, including UN Security Council Resolution No. 2334. It called on the international community to assume its responsibilities in putting an end to all crimes and violations committed by the Israeli occupation throughout the occupied Palestinian territory, including the city of Jerusalem. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA In its third edition, the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) brought together the heads of state, ministers, policymakers, business leaders, diplomats, bureaucrats, academics, high-ranking military officers, think tankers, journalists, opinion leaders, youth and global observers to discuss the issues adversely affecting humanity under the broad theme of 'Advancing Diplomacy in Times of Turmoil. During the three-day diplomacy marathon in the coastal city of Antalya, conflicts between Palestine and Israel and Ukraine and Russia dominated discussions at the leaders' talks, panel discussions and round table talks. Talks also explored innovative alternative solutions on a broader scale to the multiple global issues arising from armed conflicts, acts of terrorism, irregular migration, racism, xenophobia, climate change, artificial intelligence, natural disasters and socioeconomic disparities. In a keynote speech, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Trkiye outlined the factors that are negatively affecting global peace, prosperity and security, highlighting the very urgent need for collective and cooperative efforts to overcome them. Regarding the bloodshed in Gaza, President Erdogan said: "As a result of Israel's deliberate attacks targeting civilian settlements, up to now, more than 30,000 Gazans, mostly children and women, have been martyred. Over 70,000 Palestinians have been injured, and approximately 2 million people have been forced to flee their homes. I want to express a very clear and unequivocal point here: not only were children, women and civilians ruthlessly slaughtered in Gaza, but also the faith of billions of people in the international system, justice and law was destroyed. When it comes to Israel, we have all seen together how helpless and dysfunctional the structures that have been cited to us as examples for years, urging us to trust and rely on them, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Security Council, which is tasked with ensuring global peace, the European Union and international press organizations advocating impartiality." The ADF also hosted a multilateral MIKTA meeting, where delegations from Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Trkiye and Australia came together to further explore potential areas of cooperation in the field of Development Cooperation. The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), with its counterparts, will play a pivotal role in the mutual development cooperation process. Source: Oman News Agency Minister of Interior Mahmoud Tawfiq received on Thursday Minister of Interior of South Sudan Angelina Jany Teny and her accompanying delegation during her official visit to Egypt. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed aspects of cooperation between the Ministries of Interior in the two countries and ways to enhance them, in addition to the latest developments in security issues of common interest. Jany stated that her visit to Cairo comes within the framework of distinguished relations and continuous consultation between officials of the two countries, stressing her country's interest in exchanging experiences with the security services. Egyptian efforts in various fields of security, especially combating illegal immigration, as well as its aspiration to strengthen communication channels and mechanisms for exchanging information between the two sides in light of the security challenges imposed by the current situation in the region. Source: State Information Service Egypt