OIC, Arab League to discuss Israel's attacs on the Gaza Strip

Following up on Foreign Minister Ali Babacan's call for the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and Arab League to take immediate action to end Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip, the two organizations are set to bring together member country foreign ministers this weekend in separate meetings in Qatar and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Turkish scholar Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the OIC's secretary general, yesterday telephoned President Abdullah Gul to tell him of his latest efforts to end Israel's attacks. In related news, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Ankara with his visiting Qatari counterpart Hamad bin Jasim bin Jabir al-Thani.