{
  "id": 3827824,
  "title": "Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed elected new secretary general of OIC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/ismail-ould-cheikh-ahmed-elected-new-secretary-general-of-oic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T20:45:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/664126/saudi-arabia/ismail-ould-cheikh-ahmed-elected-new-secretary-general-of-oic"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "JEDDAH — Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has been elected new secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Ahmed, a Mauritanian diplomat and former foreign minister, took the oath of office as secretary general, succeeding Hissein Brahim Taha, in the presence of foreign ministers of the OIC member states. Earlier, the member states of the OIC have elected Ahmed as the new…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}