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2023 Arab–Islamic Extraordinary Summit
The 2023 Arab–Islamic extraordinary summit was organized between the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Organization of Islamic Cooperation on 11 November 2023, in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. The urgent meeting was prompted by the Gaza war. The summit was widely criticized for its substandard outcomes and for repeating the same speeches and statements as previous summits. Algeria boycotted the meeting because its proposals were not adopted and sent a low-level delegation. Background On 7 October 2023, the paramilitary wing of Hamas led October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, a series of attacks on Israel, resulting in significant loss of life. Israel responded to these attacks with heavy strikes on the Gaza Strip. Objectives The stated primary goal of this meeting was to tackle the ongoing crisis in Gaza and its neighboring regions, paying specific attention to the worsening conditions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joko Widodo
Joko Widodo (; born 21 June 1961), often known mononymously as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician, engineer, and businessman who served as the seventh president of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024. Previously a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), he was the country's first president not to emerge from the country's political or military elite. He previously served as governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014 and mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012. Jokowi was born and raised in a riverside slum in Surakarta. He graduated from Gadjah Mada University in 1985, and married his wife, Iriana, a year later. He worked as a carpenter and a furniture exporter before being 2005 Surakarta mayoral election, elected mayor of Surakarta in 2005. He achieved national prominence as mayor and was elected governor of Jakarta 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election, in 2012, with Basuki Tjahaja Purnama as vice governor. As governor, he reinvigorated local politics, introduced publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
