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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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UN, Syria Discussed Constitution in Geneva: Al-Jaafari
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UN, Syria Discussed Constitution in Geneva: Al-Jaafari

Friday 19 May 2017
Geneva says he held talks with the UN Special Envoy for Syria on the country’s constitution. Alwaght- Head of the Syrian government delegation to the intra-Syrian dialogue in Geneva Bashar al-Jaafari says he held talks with the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on informal meetings on th ...
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Syria Talks Overshadowed by Disruptive US Measures
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Syria Talks Overshadowed by Disruptive US Measures

Friday 19 May 2017 ،
Geneva peace meeting goes on amid US anti-Damascus escalation both on the battleground and also diplomatically. Alwaght- The peace talks to reach a solution to the Syrian crisis restarted in Geneva on May16, hosted by the UN and mainly sponsored by Russia is scheduled to last until Friday. The UN h ...
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Russia Slams US Coalition Attack on Syrian Forces
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Russia Slams US Coalition Attack on Syrian Forces

Friday 19 May 2017 ،
Geneva [negotiations]. The US is irritated that the Geneva process is not under its control and, what is worse, it can be successful.” The sixth round of Syrian peace talks in Geneva which started on Tuesday was “short, but productive,” Gatilov said. He also noted that UN Special ...
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Saudi Regional Policy Total Failure
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Saudi Regional Policy Total Failure

Monday 17 July 2017 ،
Geneva peace process. The same failure of Saudi Arabian policy is observable in Iraq where during the past 10 years the regime’s leaders intervened with money and diplomacy without any meaningful gain. At the time being Saudi Arabia is the most hated state in the eyes of the Iraqi people and ...
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North Korea Warns US to Expect More after Hydrogen Bomb Test
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North Korea Warns US to Expect More after Hydrogen Bomb Test

Tuesday 5 September 2017 ،
Geneva, addressed the UN-sponsored Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday after his country carried out its sixth nuclear test. I am proud of saying that just two days ago on the 3rd of September, DPRK successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test for intercontinental ballistic rocket under its plan ...
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British Army Permitted Shooting of Civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan
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British Army Permitted Shooting of Civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan

Tuesday 5 February 2019 ،
Geneva Conventions, civilians must not be attacked during a situation of international armed conflict “unless and for such time as they take a direct part in hostilities”. They lose their protected status if they take part in hostilities. There is no precise definition of “direct ...
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US Must First Lift Iran Sanctions to Return to Nuclear Deal: China
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US Must First Lift Iran Sanctions to Return to Nuclear Deal: China

Friday 11 June 2021 ،
Geneva, referring to the nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed between Iran and major world powers. He stressed the need to resolve non-proliferation issues through negotiations and lambasted the US unilateral bullying acts which are the “roo ...
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Iranian Parliamentary Speaker to Attend Major Conference in Switzerland
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Iranian Parliamentary Speaker to Attend Major Conference in Switzerland

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
Geneva to participate in the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament ALWAGHT- Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, will travel to Geneva to participate in the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament. Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf will lead a parliamentary delegation ...
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Israeli Crimes Must Be Stopped—These Are the Nazis of Our Time, Says Qalibaf
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Israeli Crimes Must Be Stopped—These Are the Nazis of Our Time, Says Qalibaf

Thursday 31 July 2025 ،
Geneva, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf condemned the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza, describing it as a catastrophe comparable to the darkest chapters of human history. He referred to Israel as the “Nazis of the 21st century,” warning that if the regime is not stop ...
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World Parliaments Conference Highlights Israel’s Isolation
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World Parliaments Conference Highlights Israel’s Isolation

Sunday 3 August 2025 ،
Geneva of the Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf for the sixth conference of the world parliament speakers. The conference drew considerable diplomatic achievements for Iran, showing that despite the Western sanctions and pressures, Tehran has managed to play an active international r ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.