57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation accuses Swedish authorities of granting 'repeated abuse of the sanctity of the Holy Quran and Islamic symbols'

Foreign ministry says incident last week by an Iraqi citizen 'in no way reflects the views of the Swedish government,' but defends 'constitutionally protected right' of expression

Syrian FM in country for first time since 2011; Israel looks on in alarm as Riyadh warms relations with Jewish state's enemies

War 'could have great consequences for the world,' Pakistani PM says at Islamic Cooperation conference, citing prices of oil, gas and wheat; China's FM attends for first time

Arrival of Iranian delegation to Organization of Islamic Cooperation marks first such diplomatic move between Tehran, Riyadh since ties cut in 2016

Tehran's foreign ministry says team sent to represent Iran at global Islamic body should serve as 'good prelude,' adds Islamic Republic ready to reopen its embassy

Proposal comes ahead of rights council session on 'grave human rights situation' in Gaza, West Bank, East Jerusalem; no commission of inquiry has ever received a continuing mandate

Body calls on its 57 member states not to cooperate with US proposal, saying it 'does not meet the minimum aspirations and legitimate rights of the Palestinian people'

Turkish president tells Organisation of Islamic Cooperation conference that Western countries -- and some Arab states -- are 'practically encouraging this brutality'

57-member pan-Islamic body says prime minister's pledge to extend sovereignty to Jordan Valley settlements is 'a dangerous escalation' that undermines the two-state solution