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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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US-Russia Ceasefire in Syria Doomed to Failure: Iranian Diplomat
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US-Russia Ceasefire in Syria Doomed to Failure: Iranian Diplomat

Sunday 18 September 2016
Kofi Annan and Lakhdar Brahimi, both failed in their mission and resigned. Therefore it is clear that this complex situation cannot be solved only with systems of linear equations. Regarding  current ceasefire in Syria, if US and Russia intended to resolve the crisis of Syria on their own, and ...
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Myanmar Government Kills over 150 Muslims in Latest Crackdown
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Myanmar Government Kills over 150 Muslims in Latest Crackdown

Thursday 17 November 2016 ،
Kofi Annan, who heads a commission appointed by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to investigate the cause of tensions in Rakhine. As chair of the Rakhine Advisory Commission, I wish to express my deep concern over the recent violence in northern Rakhine state, which is plunging the state into renewe ...
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UN Commission Set to Inspect HR Violations against Myanmar Muslims
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UN Commission Set to Inspect HR Violations against Myanmar Muslims

Saturday 3 December 2016 ،
Kofi Annan, has decided to fly to Myanmar's western-most state, Rakhine, to probe human rights violations. Human Right groups say local officials have been distorting the weight of the allegations, with Rohingya groups announcing four times as many deaths as the government. Rohingya advocacy g ...
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Former UN Head Visits Myanmar amid Muslims Massacre
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Former UN Head Visits Myanmar amid Muslims Massacre

Sunday 4 December 2016 ،
Kofi Anan is in the region to visit the displaced Muslim population as the head of the UN Commission tasked with finding solutions to the crisis. A senior official in Rakhine State's regional government told Anadolu Agency that the Advisory Commission on Rakhine had arrived in a northern part o ...
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Rights Group slams UN, EU for Blocking Independent Probe into Rohingya’s Slow-Burning Genocide
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Rights Group slams UN, EU for Blocking Independent Probe into Rohingya’s Slow-Burning Genocide

Saturday 18 March 2017 ،
Kofi Annan, released a draft report highlighting the need for initiating independent and impartial investigations into widely-reported allegations of atrocities committed by Myanmar’s military forces against the minority group   The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad ...
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Official Abuses, Surveillance of Activist Persist in Myanmar: UN Envoy
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Official Abuses, Surveillance of Activist Persist in Myanmar: UN Envoy

Saturday 22 July 2017 ،
Kofi Annan, including the issuing of birth certificates to 20,000 children not previously registered. Buddhist officials in Muslim-majority areas have in the past refused to draw up such documents for Rohingya newborns. However, Lee said: The general situation for the Rohingya has hardly improved ...
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Myanmar Must Facilitate Rohingya Muslims Return: Ex-UN Chief
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Myanmar Must Facilitate Rohingya Muslims Return: Ex-UN Chief

Saturday 14 October 2017 ،
Kofi Annan urged the Security Council on Friday to push for the return to Myanmar of hundreds of thousands of Rohyinga Muslims who have been forced out of their ancestral land in Rakhine state. Annan, who led an advisory commission to the Myanmar government, said world powers must work with the cou ...
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Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary General, Dies at 80
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Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary General, Dies at 80

Saturday 18 August 2018 ،
Kofi Annan, former UN secretary general, has died at the age of 80 after a short illness, his family and foundation announced on Saturday. Alwaght- Kofi Annan, former UN secretary general, has died at the age of 80 after a short illness, his family and foundation announced on Saturday. The Nobel Pe ...
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UN Structural Reform: Proposals, Necessities
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UN Structural Reform: Proposals, Necessities

Sunday 29 September 2019 ،
Kofi Annan, some members pushed for limitations on use of the veto. In cases of “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity,” they argued that there was no need for a unanimous agreement among the five members.  Another revisionist group includes Germany, India, Japan, an ...
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Prospects of  New Round of Geneva Talks on Syria
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Prospects of New Round of Geneva Talks on Syria

Wednesday 26 August 2020 ،
Kofi Annan, however the Syrian crisis remains unsettled and negotiations are ongoing to this day. Alwaght- More than 9 months after the last negotiations of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, on August 24, 2020 the government and other Syrian groups have once again come together, in the presence o ...

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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.