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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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Western Aids to Syria: In Name of People, for Terrorists
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Western Aids to Syria: In Name of People, for Terrorists

Sunday 11 July 2021
Sabbagh, the permanent Syrian envoy to the UN, said: We are opposed to this politically-motivated mechanism that is a violation of the Syrian territorial and sovereignty integrity and has already failed to guarantee that the aids will reach the deserving people not the terrorists. The Russian and Ch ...
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Syria Invites Iranian Firms to Invest in Post-War Reconstruction
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Syria Invites Iranian Firms to Invest in Post-War Reconstruction

Sunday 5 December 2021 ،
Sabbagh Sabbagh said Damascus has put forward important proposals for Iranian firms to invest in Syria, expressing hope that the Islamic Republic’s advanced industrial sector will play a part in the country’s post-war reconstruction. He said a new investment law adopted in Syr ...
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Military Solution in Syria ‘An Illusion’: UN Envoy
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Military Solution in Syria ‘An Illusion’: UN Envoy

Tuesday 21 December 2021 ،
Sabbagh, called for the immediate and unconditional removal of unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States and European Union against his country, emphasizing that the coercive measures have resulted in the suffering of the Syrian nation. Sabbagh told the Security Council that UN Secretary Ge ...
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West Hindering Syria’s Reconstruction, Looting Oil, Gas, Wheat: Envoy
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West Hindering Syria’s Reconstruction, Looting Oil, Gas, Wheat: Envoy

Saturday 26 February 2022 ،
Sabbagh told a UN Security Council Briefing on the Political and Humanitarian Situation in Syria on Friday. “Improving the humanitarian situation requires lifting illegitimate coercive measures, ending foreign occupation of Syrian lands, and halting support for terrorist organizations and sep ...
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Damascus Protests US Delegation’s ’Unlawful’ Visit to SDF-controlled Area in Northeastern Syria
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Damascus Protests US Delegation’s ’Unlawful’ Visit to SDF-controlled Area in Northeastern Syria

Thursday 24 March 2022 ،
Sabbagh said. He dismissed the latest remarks by US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, stating that her statements are nothing but a repetition of what American officials have been uttering ever since the Syrian conflict broke out. Sabbagh noted that Thomas-Greenfield’s expression ...
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Iran Calls on UNSC to Condemn Israeli Aggression against Syria
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Iran Calls on UNSC to Condemn Israeli Aggression against Syria

Thursday 30 June 2022 ،
Sabbagh Addressing the same meeting, Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Bassam Sabbagh voiced regret at the Security Council’s failure to condemn Israel’s aggression in Syria, particularly against the Damascus International Airport, and said Israel must be compel ...
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Russia Vetoes Western Resolution on Syria Sid for Bypassing Damascus
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Russia Vetoes Western Resolution on Syria Sid for Bypassing Damascus

Saturday 9 July 2022 ،
Sabbagh also expressed disappointment that the Russian draft was not approved by the Western powers. “My delegation regrets that the balanced draft resolution provided and tabled by the Russian Federation was not adopted,” he said after the vote. We deplore the fact that the three West ...
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Syria’s Right to Retake Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights is Inalienable: Diplomat
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Syria’s Right to Retake Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights is Inalienable: Diplomat

Saturday 29 October 2022 ،
Sabbagh said during a UN Security Council session about the situation in the Middle East. The United Nations Security Council resolution 497, adopted unanimously on 17 December 1981, declares that the Israeli annexation of the occupied Golan Heights is “null and void and without internat ...
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Syria President Agrees to Open 2 More Border Crossing for Quake-Hit North
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Syria President Agrees to Open 2 More Border Crossing for Quake-Hit North

Tuesday 14 February 2023 ،
Sabbagh has dismissed the United States’ decision to issue a six-month sanctions exemption for all transactions related to providing disaster relief after the powerful earthquake, saying the measure would be “insufficient” to offset the long-term dire consequences of ...
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Significance of Reopening Border Crossings for Syria Earthquake Aid Deliveries
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Significance of Reopening Border Crossings for Syria Earthquake Aid Deliveries

Thursday 16 February 2023 ،
Sabbagh, in a speech at the UN, called for the lifting Western sanctions against Syria, adding that they hinder the delivery of aids.  As the rescue operations continue, some allied and friendly countries, such as Iran and Russia, send aid directly to Damascus. So far, Iran has sent seven plan ...

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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.