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Sistani issues call to arms against Iraq ISIL militants

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Sistani issues call to arms against Iraq ISIL Iraq's top Shiite religious authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called Iraqis Friday to take up arms against the foreign backed militants who have overrun swathes of the country after launching a major offensive.
Middle East

Who is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the notorious leader of ISIL

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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) – an al-Qaeda offshoot -- has been careful to reveal little about himself and his whereabouts.
Middle East

Maliki: People Forming Battalions to Help Army Combat ISIL

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Iraq’s premier said civilian backup groups are going to join the army forces to help them combat the Al-Qaeda-linked militants who have taken control of Mosul, in the Northern province of Nineveh.
Asia

Iran, Japan Confer on Ways to Broaden Ties

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi in a meeting in Tehran discussed different avenues for the further expansion of relations and cooperation between the two Asian states.
Middle East

Iraqi Tribesmen Recapture Mosul Neighborhood

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Tribesmen from Iraq’s Mosul regained control of one of the Northern city’s neighborhoods following heavy clashes with Takfiri militants.
Foreign Policy

Zarif, Zebari Discuss Terrorists’ Attack in Iraq

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari in a phone talk discussed the latest developments in the region, specially the recent terrorist operations in Iraq.
Middle East

US-Sponsored Takfiri Groups Blemishing Real Face of Islam

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Commander of Iran's basij (volunteer) Force Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi condemned the crimes committed by Takfiri and Salafi groups in different regional states, specially in Syria and Iraq, and said these groups which are supported by the US have scratched the beautiful face of Islam.
Middle East

Shamkhani: Presence of Daesh in Iraq, a threat to whole region

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Iranˈs Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) chief Ali Shamkhani said the growing presence of the terrorists affiliated to Daesh group in Iraq is a threat to the whole region.
Middle East

Iraqi Grand Ayatollah calls for unity against DAESH

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Iraqi Shiite Grand Ayatollah has called for unity among all of the country’s political and army factions against the terrorist DAESH.
Middle East

Maliki declares state of emergency after Mosul falls to ISIL

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has issued a state of emergency throughout the country, after Iraq’s oil-rich city of Mosul fell to the hands of a radical militants group.
Foreign Policy

Gül receives Rouhani in Ankara

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Turkish president has received Iran’s Hassan Rouhani who is visiting the country.
Middle East

Iran-Turkey ties important to Middle East: Rouhani

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has emphasized the need for the further expansion of bilateral ties with neighboring Turkey, saying Tehran-Ankara relations are significant for the entire Middle East.
Middle East

Iranian Sunni scholars condemn ISIL savagery

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Following the horrifying acts of savagery, in Iraq and Syria, by ISIL, Iranian Sunni scholars denounce the terrorist grouping as a Western creation, urging all Muslims to form a united front against it.
Middle East

Rouhani congratulates Assad on victory

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Iran’s President has extended his congratulations to Syria's President on his landslide victory on June 3 presidential election.
Middle East

Deputy FM: Syrians Voted “No to Terrorism”

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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian felicitated the Syrian government and nation on the successful holding of the presidential election in that country, and said that the people of the Muslim country voted no to terrorism in there.
Middle East

Syria’s Assad Pardons Hundreds of Prisoners

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Hundreds of Syrians were released from government prisons after receiving amnesty from President Bashar al-Assad in a move to mark his re-election this week, a monitoring group said.
Middle East

30 Countries to Take Part in ‘Friends of Syria Conference’ in Iran

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Over 30 countries are due to send their representatives to Iran to participate in a conference on the Syrian crisis, a senior lawmaker announced on Saturday.
Europe

Iran sends relief aid to flood-hit Balkans: Official

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Iran has dispatched humanitarian aid to flood-stricken countries in the Balkans, an official with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) says.
Middle East

Syrian president election in Iran on May 28

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Syrians residents in Iran are set to go to the polls this week to vote for syrian president election.
Asia

Durable Peace, Security Can Be Achieved

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President Rouhani elaborating Tehran’s views to reach Asian without war, Violence and extremism announced that durable peace and security can only be achieved through the promotion of a culture of prudent moderation, tolerance and dialogue.
Asia

Iran President Rouhani at CICA Conference, China

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Iran President Hasan Rouhani at CICA conference in China - Attendance at the conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA)
Middle East

Palestine,Waiting for Liberation

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Kayhan Newspaper Int’l Political Desk : Palestine,Waiting for Liberation
Asia

US Hints at Longer Military Presence in Afghanistan

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The United States says its military presence in war-weary Afghanistan will remain "significant" despite this year's drawdown.
Africa

VP: Kidnappers of Nigerian school girls, their mentors, after uprooting Islam

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Iranian Vice President for Women and Families Affairs here Friday strongly condemned kidnapping of Nigerian school girls, emphasizing those who do so and their thought mentors are after uprooting Islam.
Africa

VP strongly condemns kidnapping of Nigerian students

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Vice-President in Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Mollaverdi in a statement condemned kidnapping of Nigerian girls.
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