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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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Iran Urged Increased International Aid for Afghanistan

Iran Urged Increased International Aid for Afghanistan

Tuesday 21 December 2021
UNHCR to play a more active role inside Afghanistan and help reduce the inflow of refugees through aid efforts. The chief Iranian diplomat proposed that the UNHCR and the UN chief put on the agenda an international conference on fundraising for the Afghan people. Iran cannot always be expected to ...
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Russia to Carry out Operation in Ukraine ’Until The End’: Lavrov

Russia to Carry out Operation in Ukraine ’Until The End’: Lavrov

Thursday 3 March 2022 ،
UNHCR estimates, are internally displaced. A further 1,040,000 refugees have sought safety in neighboring countries in the past seven days – often after travelling for days by bicycle or on foot, in freezing conditions. UNHCR has estimated that up to four million people could leave the country ...
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Iran Summons Afghanistan’s Chargé D’affaires over Embassy, Consulate Attacks

Iran Summons Afghanistan’s Chargé D’affaires over Embassy, Consulate Attacks

Tuesday 12 April 2022 ،
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, should play a more active role inside Afghanistan and help reduce the inflow of refugees through aid efforts. Currently, more than 520,000 foreign students, including Afghan students, are studying for free in Iran. Furthermore, Iran’s COVID-19 vaccination drive h ...
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Iran Condemns UK Plan to Transfer Asylum Seekers to Rwanda

Iran Condemns UK Plan to Transfer Asylum Seekers to Rwanda

Saturday 16 April 2022 ،
UNHCR remains firmly opposed to arrangements that seek to transfer refugees and asylum-seekers to third countries in the absence of sufficient safeguards and standards, Gillian Triggs, the UNHCR assistant high commissioner for protection, said in a statement. Such arrangements simply shift asylum r ...
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Afghanistan Currency Market Shaked by Taliban Regulations

Afghanistan Currency Market Shaked by Taliban Regulations

Saturday 21 May 2022 ،
UNHCR) has warned of a dire economic situation in Afghanistan, saying the country is nearing an irreversible point in terms of economic reconstruction. Since the rise of the Taliban, the closure of many businesses and the lack of transparency in banks and the economic crisis have put so much pressu ...
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Turkey’s Border Wall Causing Serious Environmental Problems for Iran: Senior Official

Turkey’s Border Wall Causing Serious Environmental Problems for Iran: Senior Official

Thursday 11 August 2022 ،
UNHCR) have failed to match the size of the country’s refugee programs. Authorities have warned that if enough support is not provided for dealing with the refugees, the influx could reach countries in Europe. 'Border clashes with Taliban should be settled' Elsewhere in his intervie ...
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Over 3.4M Displaced by Flooding in West, Central Africa: UNHCR

Over 3.4M Displaced by Flooding in West, Central Africa: UNHCR

Saturday 29 October 2022 ،
UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado. In Nigeria, flooding has killed hundreds and displaced over 1.3 million people, while more than 2.8 million have been impacted, with floodwaters ravaging camps for internally displaced people and host communities in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. In Cameroon, mor ...
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Deadliest Year for Rohingya at Sea in Years as 180 Feared Drowned

Deadliest Year for Rohingya at Sea in Years as 180 Feared Drowned

Monday 26 December 2022 ،
UNHCR) said over the weekend. Alwaght- A boat with 180 Rohingya Muslims on board started its journey from Bangladesh at the end of November was missing at sea, with all people on board presumed dead, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said over the weekend. Nearly 1 million R ...
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UN Expresses Concern about Rise in Rohingya Refugee Deaths

UN Expresses Concern about Rise in Rohingya Refugee Deaths

Wednesday 18 January 2023 ،
UNHCR offered the information on Tuesday, saying more than 3,500 Rohingyas had attempted to flee those countries by the sea in 2022. The figure represented a huge increase compared to the year before, when some 700 people attempted similar journeys, spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo told reporters in Geneva ...
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Iraq Agreed to Disarm, Relocate Terrorists in Kurdistan: Iranian Diplomat

Iraq Agreed to Disarm, Relocate Terrorists in Kurdistan: Iranian Diplomat

Monday 28 August 2023 ،
UNHCR) are aware of Iran's stance. “Iran-Iraq relations are friendly, warm, friendly and constructive, but the presence of anti-Iran terrorists on the Iraqi soil in a blight on mutual relations. We expect the Iraqi government to eliminate the bane,” Kana’ani said. He str ...

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