International | MCQs

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OIC headquarters is located in Jadda.

OIC Stands for Organization of Islamic Cooperation

It is the largest international organization outside of the United Nations.

The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English, and French.

It was founded in 1969 and had 25 members originally.

It changed its name on 28 June 2011 from the Organization of the Islamic Conference to its current name.

Total Current member= 57

The first summit of OIC was held in Rabat

48th Session of Foreign Ministers of OIC to be held from March 22 to 23, 2022

The 14th OIC meeting was held on May 31, 2019, in Makkah for Palestine.

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Morocco rejoined the African Union (AU) after 33 years of absence, marking its return to the continental organization.

The re-admission took place in 2017, symbolizing Morocco's efforts to strengthen regional ties and cooperation in Africa.

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China extended an invitation to the European Union (EU) to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2015,

The BRI, launched in 2013, aims to develop infrastructure and enhance trade connectivity across Asia, Europe, and Africa.

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• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
  
• BRICS total members: 5
• Latest BRICS member: South Africa (2010)
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009) 
• Chairmanship of BRICS for 2021 was: India
  
• Chairmanship of BRICS for 2022 is: China
• Both Argentina & Iran applied to join BRICS in June 2022.
• Six new countries Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates will formally become members on of BRICS on Jan 1, 2024.

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The NATO forces left Afghanistan in 2021.

This followed the agreement made between the U.S. and the Taliban.

This marking the end of nearly two decades of military involvement in the country.

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Iraq left the Baghdad Pact in 1959 following the 1958 revolution that established a republic.

This leading to a change in its foreign policy and alignment away from the Western bloc.

The Middle East Treaty Organization, also known as the Central Treaty Organization

CENTO was a military alliance of the Cold War.

Headquarters: Baghdad (1955 – 1958) Ankara (1958 – 1979)

CENTO was formed on 24 February 1955 by:

• Iran
• Iraq
• Pakistan
• Turkey
• and the United Kingdom.

CENTO alliance was dissolved on 16 March 1979

related question

Both Iran and Pakistan remained members of CENTO till?

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The World Bank aims to reduce global extreme poverty to below 3% by 2030, using the threshold of $1.90 per day to measure extreme poverty.

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The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) 1969 is an international agreement that provides the framework for the creation, interpretation, and enforcement of treaties.

Article 2 of the VCLT defines a treaty as:

• "an international agreement concluded between States in written form and governed by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments and whatever its particular designation."

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Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group

Led since 1992 by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah

It was established in 1982 during the Lebanese civil war and fought a 2006 war with Israel.

Founder: Sayyed Abbas Al-Musawi

Headquarters: Beirut, Lebanon

Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council

Germany has recently banned Hezbollah