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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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UN Opposes US Recognition  of Golan Annexation by Israeli Regime

UN Opposes US Recognition of Golan Annexation by Israeli Regime

Friday 1 March 2019
UNHRC) at the panel's 40th session, which opened in Geneva Monday and will run through March 22.  
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World Must Take Firm Action to End Israeli Regime’s Occupation: UN Expert

World Must Take Firm Action to End Israeli Regime’s Occupation: UN Expert

Thursday 24 October 2019 ،
UNHRC first voted in 2016 for the creation of the database, which is intended to list all companies doing business with Israelis situated in the West Bank, East Jerusalem al-Quds and the Golan Heights, but its release has since been repeatedly delayed.  
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Civil Society Groups Call on UN to Take Action against France over Islamophobia

Civil Society Groups Call on UN to Take Action against France over Islamophobia

Tuesday 19 January 2021 ،
UNHRC) to open formal infringement procedures against the French government for entrenching Islamophobia. Alwaght- A group of civil society organizations called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to open formal infringement procedures against the French government for entrenchin ...
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US Sanctions 24 Chinese Officials ahead of Talks

US Sanctions 24 Chinese Officials ahead of Talks

Wednesday 17 March 2021 ،
UNHRC) last week, he said a joint statement by dozens of countries at the forum backed Beijing’s stand on Hong Kong, which he said demonstrates that “facts speak so much louder [than words] and justice will never fail to prevail.”  
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US Congressmen Urge Blinken to Halt UN Probe into Israeli Crimes during War on Gaza

US Congressmen Urge Blinken to Halt UN Probe into Israeli Crimes during War on Gaza

Saturday 29 January 2022 ،
UNHRC) agreed to launch an investigation with a broad mandate to probe all violations Tel Aviv had committed against Palestinians during its May aggression on besieged Gaza, which killed at least 248 Palestinians including more than 60 children. The investigators, who have been tasked with trying t ...
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Iranian Envoy Censures Israel for Baseless Comments against IRGC

Iranian Envoy Censures Israel for Baseless Comments against IRGC

Thursday 24 March 2022 ،
UNHRC), in a speech that had nothing to do with the agenda of the summit, referred to the IRGC's recent missile attack against the Israeli centers in Iraq’s Erbil, claiming that the IRGC destabilizes the region. In reaction, Baqayee Hamaneh reiterated that Zionism essentially relies on de ...
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Russia Complains to Turkey over Drones Sales to Ukraine

Russia Complains to Turkey over Drones Sales to Ukraine

Saturday 9 April 2022 ،
UNHRC) over claims of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” in Ukraine. The resolution, proposed by the US, received 93 votes, with 24 members opposed and 58 abstaining. The decision, which bars Moscow from voting at the council, makes Moscow the first permanent ...
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Iran Rules Out Interaction with UNHRC’s ‘Fact-Finding Mission’

Iran Rules Out Interaction with UNHRC’s ‘Fact-Finding Mission’

Monday 28 November 2022 ،
UNHRC voted on Thursday to condemn what it called a “crackdown on peaceful protests” in Iran and create an independent fact-finding mission to investigate alleged abuses. The resolution initiated by Germany and Iceland was backed by 25 countries, including the US and many European natio ...
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World Facing Most Shameful Moral, Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Iran FM

World Facing Most Shameful Moral, Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Iran FM

Monday 26 February 2024 ،
UNHRC) in the Swiss city of Geneva on Monday. The top Iranian diplomat said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is steadfast in respecting human rights and human dignity based on national and Islamic beliefs and values. Unfortunately, the realization of the transcendent goals of human rights in the ...
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’Diplomatic Catastrophe of Century’: Iran Slams UNSC Inaction vs. Gaza Genocide

’Diplomatic Catastrophe of Century’: Iran Slams UNSC Inaction vs. Gaza Genocide

Tuesday 27 February 2024 ،
UNHRC) in Geneva on Monday. What we are witnessing today in [terms of] the UN Security Council's inaction concerning the genocide in Gaza amounts to the diplomatic catastrophe of the century, he said. Beyond doubt, this period of time would pass, despite all the travails and sufferings that it ...

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