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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Syrian FM, UAE National Security Adviser Due in Tehran
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Syrian FM, UAE National Security Adviser Due in Tehran

Sunday 5 December 2021
Faisal Mekdad is also due in Tehran on Sunday for a two-day visit, Iran's ISNA news agency reported.  Mekdad, who is visiting Iran at the head of a delegation for the second time since being named as Syria's top diplomat, will discuss strengthening strategic relations between the ...
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Syrian FM’s Iran Visit Mark’s New Chapter in Strategic Allies’ Relations
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Syrian FM’s Iran Visit Mark’s New Chapter in Strategic Allies’ Relations

Tuesday 7 December 2021 ،
Faisal Mekdad with a message of closeness of the relations of the two strategic allies in West Asia comes as the Arab and international political atmosphere is moving fast to reopening the diplomatic channels with Damascus and accepting Syria afresh as a legitimate actor on the world stage after a d ...
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US Seeks to Stoke New Regional Crises, ‘Furious’ over ISIS Terror Group’s fall: Iran Security Chief
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US Seeks to Stoke New Regional Crises, ‘Furious’ over ISIS Terror Group’s fall: Iran Security Chief

Tuesday 7 December 2021 ،
Faisal Mekdad in Tehran. He emphasized that the United States and the Israeli regime are trying to create a security crisis in Syria, which could lead to dangerous consequences for the entire region. Shamkhani also denounced the deployment of occupying forces on Syrian soil, stating that their pre ...
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Omani FM Syria Visit a Prelude to Syria Return to Arab Community
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Omani FM Syria Visit a Prelude to Syria Return to Arab Community

Wednesday 2 February 2022 ،
Faisal Mekdad and his accompanying delegation traveled to Muscat in March 2021. And on Monday, Oman's FM met with the Syrian president.  The trip agenda included talks with the Syrian side about bilateral relations. In November 2021, Fahd bin Mohammed Al-Said, deputy prime minister of the ...
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Iran Condemns Israeli Strike on Damascus Airport
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Iran Condemns Israeli Strike on Damascus Airport

Saturday 11 June 2022 ،
Faisal al-Mekdad on Friday; hours after an Israeli airstrike targeted the vicinity of the Damascus International Airport in the Syrian capital. The Islamic Republic has always stood by the Syrian government and people and would continue to do so in the future, the Iranian top diplomat, who is prese ...
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Will Erdogan End His Deep Rancour to Syria with a Detente?
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Will Erdogan End His Deep Rancour to Syria with a Detente?

Sunday 14 August 2022 ،
Faisal Mekdad during Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Belgrade in October.  We need to somehow come to terms with the opposition and the regime in Syria. Otherwise, there will be no lasting peace, he said he told Mekdad, adding: To prevent the division of Syria, there must be a strong admi ...
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Turkish MHP Leader Supports Ankara’s Bid for ’Reconciliation’ with Syria
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Turkish MHP Leader Supports Ankara’s Bid for ’Reconciliation’ with Syria

Tuesday 16 August 2022 ،
Faisal al-Mekdad on the sidelines of the two-day Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in the Serbian capital city of Belgrade last October. The top Turkish diplomat stressed the need for reconciliation between opposition groups and the Damascus government, stating that there will be no ...
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Syria Fought Terrorism on Behalf of Entire World, Paid ’Unprecedented Prices’: FM
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Syria Fought Terrorism on Behalf of Entire World, Paid ’Unprecedented Prices’: FM

Saturday 10 September 2022 ،
Faisal Mekdad has censured the United Nations for failing to help the victims of terrorism, saying his country deserves international support and the removal of US-led economic sanctions. Addressing a UN international meeting on the victims of terrorism via a video conference from Damascus on Thurs ...
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Iraq Supports Syria’s Return to Arab League: Top Diplomat
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Iraq Supports Syria’s Return to Arab League: Top Diplomat

Monday 26 September 2022 ،
Faisal Mekdad that Baghdad backs Damascus’s return to the Arab League. Alwaght- Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has told his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad that Baghdad backs Damascus’s return to the Arab League. Hussein, who met Mekdad on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN Gen ...
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Syrian FM Arrives in India to Boost Bilateral Ties in a Bid to Return to Int’l Fold
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Syrian FM Arrives in India to Boost Bilateral Ties in a Bid to Return to Int’l Fold

Friday 18 November 2022 ،
Faisal Mekdad has arrived in New Delhi to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in order to strengthen bilateral cooperation as Damascus seeks to revive its ties with other countries. Alwaght- Syrian foreign minister Faisal Mekdad has arrived in New Delhi to hold talks with ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution