No one will be allowed to disrupt Islamic harmony: Saudi King

September 26, 2015

Mina, Sep 26: The Kingdom will continue to play its role at the regional and international level for Arab and Muslim unity and will not allow anyone to drive a wedge between them or disrupt the harmony, said Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Friday.

He was speaking at an annual reception in Mina in honor of the leaders of Islamic countries and other dignitaries. The king said Saudi Arabia is working in tandem with brotherly countries for unity and stability in the Muslim and Arab world.

Islam is the religion of peace, compassion, justice and charity, he said. "Our religion preaches goodness and we have learned from our beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) that the best people are those who use their hands and tongues to benefit others and treat them well." He said a Muslim is the one who doesn't harm other Muslims by his hand or tongue and we adhere to this guidance while praying Allah Almighty to help and guide us. He said Allah Almighty has honored us by providing the opportunity to serve the House of God (Kaaba) and the pilgrims. The leadership and people of the Kingdom exert all efforts to make the journey and stay of the guests of Allah as stress-free as possible and to ensure their security and safety, the king said.

The king prayed to Allah Almighty to free the Ummah of all ills, strengthen the Arab and Islamic world with security and stability. He also prayed for world peace. “I pray to Allah that the worship of all those who attended Haj be accepted and that they be purged of their sins... It is also my prayer that all pilgrims return to their families safely...”

Earlier, Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar congratulated King Salman on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha.

The minister also congratulated pilgrims for performing the Haj rituals in peace and comfort. He thanked Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, Makkah Gov.Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman for their sincere efforts in serving the pilgrims.

Head of Muslim World League Abdullah bin Abdulmuhsin Al-Turki said Muslims are following with pain and sorrow the situation unfolding in the Islamic and Arab countries which are witnessing strife, chaos, poverty and unemployment.

These countries are pinning great hopes on Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to bring them out of these crises, Al-Turki said.

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UN condemns Israeli regime’s ‘organized torture’ against Palestinians

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November 30,2025

The United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) has condemned the Israeli regime for enforcing a policy of “organized torture” against Palestinians.

In a report published on Friday, CAT stated that the occupying regime enforces a deliberate policy of “organized and widespread torture and ill-treatment” against Palestinian abductees, particularly since October 7, 2023, when Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza.

The committee expressed “deep concern over repeated severe beatings, dog attacks, electrocution, water-boarding, use of prolonged stress positions [and] sexual violence” inflicted on Palestinians.

Palestinian prisoners were degraded by “being made to act like animals or being urinated on,” systematically denied medical care, and subjected to excessive restraints, “in some cases resulting in amputation,” the report added.

CAT also condemned the routine application of “unlawful combatants law” to justify the prolonged detention without trial of thousands of Palestinian men, women, and children.

More than 10,000 Palestinians, including women and children, are currently held in Israeli prisons, according to Palestinian and international human rights groups, with 3,474 Palestinians in “administrative detention,” meaning they are imprisoned without trial for indefinite periods.

The report highlighted the “high proportion of children who are currently detained without charge or on remand,” noting that while Israel sets the age of criminal responsibility at 12, even younger children have been abducted.

Children designated as security prisoners face severe restrictions on family contact, may be subjected to solitary confinement, and are denied access to education, in clear violation of international law.

The committee further suggested that Israel’s policies across the Occupied Territories constitute collective torture against the Palestinian population.

“A range of policies adopted by Israel in the course of its continued unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory amounts to cruel, inhuman or degrading living conditions for the Palestinian population,” the report said.

On Thursday, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas condemned the systematic killing and torture of Palestinian abductees in Israeli prisons, urging international action to halt these abuses.

Citing human rights data, Hamas stated that 94 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli prisons since the start of Tel Aviv’s genocidal war on Gaza.

“This reflects an organized criminal approach that has turned these prisons into direct killing grounds to eliminate our people,” the resistance movement said.

Hamas called on the international community, the UN, and human rights organizations to immediately pressure Israel to end crimes against prisoners and uphold their rights as guaranteed by all international conventions and norms.

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