Saudi King Salman chairs the Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, early Saturday, June 1, 2019. The world’s largest organization of Islamic nations has completed a summit in Islam’s holiest city of Mecca with leaders and delegates from 57 states emphasizing their support for a Palestinian state. The king spoke at a summit of the 57-nation Organization for Islamic Cooperation in Mecca. Hezbollah, considered a terrorist organization by the U.S., is Iran’ strongest ally in the region. King Salman made the comments on Twitter Friday evening, shortly before a summit of the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation was set to begin in Mecca.

Source: Washington Post June 01, 2019 01:41 UTC