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Myanmar Leader Defeats Trump to Win Islamophobia Award

Suu Kyi’s atrocities targeting Myanmar’s Muslim minority are so egregious that she shot past other nominated international Islamophobes US President Donald Trump, French far-right party National Front leader Marie Le Pen, and far-right Dutch party Freedoms Party leader Geert Wildres.

Between 2,000 and 3,000 Muslims were killed in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in the last three days, according to the European Rohingya Council and more than 617,000 Rohingya Muslims were forced to take shelter in neighbouring Bangladesh.

The annual Islamophobia Awards by the London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission hosted the representatives of many NGOs and Muslims. The program started with recitation from the Muslims’ holy book of Quran.

In the “United Kingdom” category, the Islamophobe of the year was announced as Tommy Robinson – the former leader of the fascist English Defense League (EDL) – who is infamously known by his anti-Islam views.

The other candidates in this category were TV presenter and columnist Katie Hopkins, former leader of the populist UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage, far-right For Britain Party founder Anne Marie Waters and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.

Fox News also received the ironic award in the “media” category.

The Islamic Human Rights Commission is an “independent, not-for-profit, campaign, research and advocacy organization”, established in 1997.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Reza-Abad Desert

Here are IRNA’s photos of the desert in autumn 2017:

Iran, Afghanistan Discuss Joint Fight against Terror

Iran, Afghanistan Discuss Joint Fight against Terror

During the Sunday meeting, the two sides conferred on ways to expand Tehran-Kabul bilateral relations and mutual cooperation in different fields.

They also underlined the need for further collaboration in fight against terrorist groups and acceleration of effort to pursue the issues raised in Iran-Afghanistan five committees.

Back in June, a large delegation of Afghan officials visited Tehran and started an arranged series of talks with Iranian officials in five strategic fields.

The two countries had agreed each to assign committees in the areas of security, economy, culture, refugees, and water in order to discuss mutual cooperation in areas of concern.

The Afghan committees held a tightly packed series of meetings with their Iranian counterparts during their visit. The meetings were a long-delayed arrangement that was hoped to follow an unattained agreement during Hamid Karzai’s presidency.

Talks in areas of water and refugees turned out as the hottest. Water management plans in Afghanistan have led to the eastern Iranian Lake Hamoon drying out.

Also, estimates from the government of Iran indicate that 951,142 Afghan refugees reside in Iran, in addition to 620,000 Afghans who hold Afghan passports and Iranian visas. The government also estimates that there are approximately 1.5-2 million undocumented Afghans living in Iran.

Iran, Russia, Turkey Presidents to Meet Once in Every 15 Days

Syria Peace Talks

Erdoğan has declared that Turkey, Russia and Iran will meet regularly to discuss the Syrian crisis, as he commented on a recent trilateral meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

“As three leaders [Erdoğan, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Russian President Vladimir Putin], we have taken very critical decisions to end the humanitarian crisis in Syria,” the Turkish president said on Saturday.

“Hopefully, we’ll begin to see the positive effects of these decisions on the ground,” Erdoğan said in his address to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) members in the northwestern province of Balıkesir on November 25.

He went on to say that the three leaders will meet once in every 15 days or a month.

“Our meetings will continue regularly,” he added, according to Hurriyet Daily.

Erdoğan, Rouhani and Putin convened on November 22 for a key summit to discuss the political future of Syria, amid hope that the civil war is coming to an end and victory against jihadist groups is imminent.

The leaders agreed on the necessity of a political solution to the Syrian crisis.

“EU Must Take Tougher Stances on MKO Terrorists”

Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli

Iran is a major victim of terrorism and a number of Iranian officials have been assassinated by the MKO terrorists, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said in a meeting with Chairman of the European Parliament’s Group for Relations with Iran Janusz Lewandowski, held in Tehran on Saturday.

“Some of the (MKO members) who currently reside is certain European countries are among the highly dangerous terrorists,” Rahmani Fazli said, adding that Iran expects Europe to adopt a “tougher stance” on those criminals.

The MKO, the most hated terrorist group among the Iranians, has carried out numerous terrorist attacks against Iranian civilians and government officials over the past three decades. Out of the nearly 17,000 Iranians killed in terrorist assaults since the victory of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, about 12,000, including many top officials, have fallen victim to MKO’s acts of terror.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Rahmani Fazli highlighted Iran’s efforts in the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking and in bearing the burden of Afghan refugees, calling for international cooperation with Iran in those efforts.

The visiting European official, for his part, referred to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a nuclear agreement between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany), and underscored that Europe stands with Iran regardless of the US administration’s policies on the deal.

A delegation from the European Parliament, led by Lewandowski, arrived in Tehran on Saturday for a series of meetings with the parliamentary and diplomatic officials.

It comes a week after teams from Iran and the European Union (EU) held the third round of political negotiations in Iran to boost cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear technology.

Economic and political ties between Iran and Europeans have been growing since coming into forces of the JCPOA in January 2016.

Popular Forces in Iraq, Lebanon Inspired by Iran’s Basij: IRGC Chief

In an address to a huge gathering of Tehran’s Basij (voluntary) forces on Sunday, Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari outlined the major contribution of popular forces to the resistance front and said the IRGC is honoured to establish the first group of such forces in the region, known as Defenders of the Holy Shrine.

According to a Farsi report by Sepah News, he went on to say Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Popular Mobilization Units in Iraq are inspired by popular forces in Iran. “We see the same inspiration in Yemen and other regional states.”

The top commander pointed to the late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini’s important advice on the necessity of creating resistance cells across the regional states and said today the cells have been established in the region and “we will see their regional affects in the near future.”

Elsewhere in his address, General Jafari said, “Our war knows no border and as you saw in Syria, Muslims from all countries rushed voluntarily to the battlefield against the enemy.”

He added whenever well-organized, people can step into the fray and overcome each crisis, even in the case of a world war.

“IRGC and the popular forces have expressed their readiness to take part in different scenes to resolve social problems.”

He then referred to the contribution of the IRGC and popular forces to the concerted efforts after the recent deadly earthquake in western Iran, and said if it was not for the popular forces’ help within a provincial unit of IRGC, the quake-hit Iranians would have a more disastrous condition now.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

Several papers today covered the reactions to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s anti-Iran remarks, particularly those by social media users, which were covered by Afkar newspaper.

A trilateral meeting between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on domestic and international issues also received great coverage.

Also a top story was the efforts underway in western Iran to help the quake-hit people recover.

The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:

 

Abrar:

1- Terrorist Attack on Egypt’s Arish Mosque Globally Condemned

2- White House: We’re Committed to Supporting Saudi Arabia against Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Afkar:

1- #Bin_Hitler: Social Media Users Condemn Saudi Crown Prince’s Nonsense Remarks

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- How Will Iran Reconstruct Iraq and Syria?

  • MP: Iran’s Budget Not to Be Used
  • Lawmaker: We Won’t Do Anything without Receiving Money

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Analyst: We Should Beware of Bin Salman

2- Ahmadinejad Asks for Shamkhani’s Help

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Asrar:

1- Rouhani to Assad: Iran to Stand by Syrian Nation in Fight against Terror

2- US Underlines Its Continued Commitment to Iran Nuclear Deal

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Ebtekar:

1- Interior Minister: Building Temporary Houses for Quake-Hit People to Take One Month

2- Hashemi Shahroudi: Defeat of ISIS to Make Arrogance Hatch New Plots

3- End of ISIS, Survival of Daeshism: A Review of Emergence of Extremist Groups

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Etemad:

1- Angles with Dirty Faces: Iranian Authorities Inefficient on Child Labour

2- Children’s Rights [Editorial]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Ettela’at:

1- Quake-Hit Students Go to School

2- Heads of Trio Branches of Power in Iran Discuss Domestic, Int’l Issues

3- Afghan Ex-President: Iran Leader Has Prominent Role in Fighting against ISIS

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Iran:

1- Rouhani: Iran’s Priority Is to Resolve Regional Issues through Negotiation

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Jame’eh Farda:

1- Ahmadinejad’s Aide Threatens Judiciary to Disclose Secrets in a Video

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Javan:

1- Foreign Camels, Fruit of Iran Nuclear Deal

  • Iran Imports $1.8m worth of Camels from Italy, UK, Germany, Asian States in One Month

2- Basij [Voluntary] Forces Stood by Quake-Hit People

3- Rouhani: Zionists behind All Regional Adventures

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- US Envoy to IAEA: Washington to Remain Committed to Iran Nuclear Deal

2- UNICEF: 23,000 Yemeni Infants Killed in Past Year as Result of Saudi Atrocities

3- Top Iranian Officials Praise People for Helping Quake-Hit Areas

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Kayhan:

1- Efforts Underway to Undermine Resistance through FATF

2- Criticizing Bin Salman Deemed as Act of Terrorism Based on New Saudi Law!

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Shahrvand:

1- Robust Houses of Iraq Built with Iranian Materials

  • Only 7 Killed in Iraq Earthquake Thanks to Strict Construction Rules in Iraq

2- Interview with 3 Families Who Gifted Their Most Valuable Assets to Quake-Hit People

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Shargh:

1- Analyst: Change in Behaviours of Iran, Turkey Is a Tactic

2- Tehran Mayor: We’ll Construct New Plasco Building

3- Hariri: We Don’t Accept Hezbollah’s Stances

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26


 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Burnt Twice by Same Flame

  • A Report on Amano’s American Interpretation of JCPOA’s Article T
  • IAEA Once Again Breaks Its Promises on Iran

2- Assad Bypasses Turkey

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

Iran FM, Qatari Minister Call for Promotion of Business Ties

zarif-qatar

During the Sunday talks, the two sides conferred on the latest situation of economic and trade ties between Iran and Qatar, and explored avenues for promoting them.

Zarif and the Qatari minister also underlined the need for removing barriers to expansion of business cooperation and facilitating the trade exchanges between the two countries.

Earlier in the day, Sheikh Ahmed also met Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari.

Following the meeting, Shariatmadari said he has received a proposal from Qatar to increase the level of trade between the two countries by five folds.

Shariatmadari said the current level of annual trade between the two countries stood at below $1 billion, emphasizing that Doha had informed Tehran through Al-Thani about a proposal to increase this to as high as $5 billion per year.

The Iranian minister said Qatar was eager to expand ties with the Islamic Republic in all areas as a result of the current conditions that the Saudi-led blockade against it had created, according to a report by Iran’s IRNA news agency.

Iran Vows to Boost Range of Missiles If Europe Turns into Threat

“We have kept the range of our missiles on 2,000 kilometres not because of lack of technology. We are just following a strategic doctrine,” IRGC Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami said in a televised interview on Saturday night.

According to a Farsi report by the Fars News Agency, the Iranian general said so far Iran has not felt Europe as a threat but “if we come to this conclusion that Europe is going to turn into a threat, we will have no hesitation to increase the range of our missiles.”

Earlier, France called for an uncompromising dialogue with Iran about its missile program and a possible negotiation over the issue separate from Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

Iran has emphasized time and again that its missile program is defensive and not negotiable.

Elsewhere in the interview, Salami also dismissed as ‘completely baseless’ the US accusations that Iran is providing Yemen with missiles.

“Yemen is under an all-out siege. If we can send a missile to Yemen, it shows their incapability. But we have not given them any missiles,” he said.

He went on to say Yemenis have managed to increase the range and precision of their missiles in a scientific breakthrough.

“If we decide to provide Yemen with military supply, no one can hamper our plan. As we have openly said the Islamic Republic of Iran supports the Palestinian and Lebanese groups as well as Iraq and Syria but our support for the Yemen is only spiritual and political,” he noted.

Quake-Hit People Make Army Officers Burst into Tears (Video)

The Armed Forces, including the Army personnel that help the quake-hit people in cities and the IRGC forces who are deployed in villages, are regularly replaced by fresh forces.

During one of these shift changes, as a viral video shows, one of the Army officers was so impressed by the huge crowd of people saying goodbye to them that he burst into tears.

The video shows people of Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah Province, standing around the Army vehicles, thanking the officers and soldiers for helping them relentlessly.