Abu Dhabi- Prince Turki Al Faisal the Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, during his speech in the Beirut Institute Summit, held in Abu Dhabi on Sunday said, “The Islamic alliance is a pioneering movement and a definite welcome, this is something that should have been established in the past, as it brings different Islamic countries together on the basis of countering terrorism, an issue that all international countries agree on,”.
Resolving conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq is imperative for the future of the Middle East and North Africa, he added.
Prince Turki confirmed that Iran is responsible for the tension in the region.
He stressed, “As for Iran, the ball is in its court now. Saudi Arabia has expressed publicly that Iran’s interference in the affairs of Arab states is unacceptable, something that Iranians somehow seem to be proud of. And that is a point of contention that needs to be overcome,”.
“Most victims and casualties of terrorism are Muslims; therefore we have a crucial role in confronting terrorism. It is not enough to deal with the symptoms only, we must go for the root causes and eradicate the disease,” he added.

Source: Asharq Al-Awsat, February 22, 2016