Daily Archives: September 10, 2017

Amnesty Int'l confirms planting landmines by Myanmar gov't

Amnesty Int'l confirms planting landmines by Myanmar gov't

'Two new landmine incidents today, including a blast blowing off a young man’s leg, bring to three the number of known sites where Myanmar authorities have mined border crossings used by Rohingya fleeing violence,' Amnesty International reported.“All indications point to the Myanmar security forces deliberately targeting locations that Rohingya refugees …

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Grand Mufti of Lebanon condemns Muslims genocide in Myanmar

Grand Mufti of Lebanon condemns Muslims genocide in Myanmar

He made the remarks in a statement released on Wednesday. Sheikh Darian called on the Arab and Muslim states to press influential countries to help stop these atrocities. Noting that the aggression against Rohingya Muslims is aggression against all Muslims, the Grand Mufti said that the global community has to …

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Iranian artist receives Salento best actress award

Iranian artist receives Salento best actress award

The 14th annual Salento International Film Festival was held at the same time with Venice Film Festival.Baderan received the award for her role in the movie 'Cold Breath' which was directed by Abbas Raziji.'Born a woman and living as a man, 30-year-old Maryam struggles in conforming to societal gender norms. …

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President Rouhani arrives in Tehran

President Rouhani arrives in Tehran

President Rouhani was invited by his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev to attend the OIC Summit.During his tour, he held meetings with Presidents of Kazakhstan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Venezuela on bilateral relations as well as regional and international topics.A special meeting was also held to address Muslim minority in Myanmar.OIC …

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Former French FM due in Tehran tonight

Former French FM due in Tehran tonight

Diplomatic adviser of President Mitterrand, Vedrine served as secretary-general of the presidency from 1991 to 1995, then as Foreign Minister in the government of Lionel Jospin from 1997 to 2002.Vedrine had a trip to Iran last year during which he held talks with Iranian officials namely Kamal Kharrazi, Chairman of …

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Rouhani urges Iran, Azerbaijan to take advantage of capacities

Rouhani urges Iran, Azerbaijan to take advantage of capacities

President Rouhani made the remarks Sunday in a meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev.The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in Kazakhstan.He underscored the importance of finalizing railway project between Iran and Azerbaijan, and said the project will be advantageous not …

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President Rouhani leaves Astana for Tehran

President Rouhani leaves Astana for Tehran

President Rouhani was invited by his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev to attend the OIC Summit.During his tour, he held meetings with Presidents of Kazakhstan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Venezuela on bilateral relations as well as regional and international topics. A special meeting was also held to address Muslim minority in …

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Iranian coach in Myanmar resigns in protest of crimes on Muslims

Iranian coach in Myanmar resigns in protest of crimes on Muslims

'Iranian Reza Kordi, a coach of Myanmar selected Futsal National Team, resigned as a coach concerning the violence occurred in Rakhine State. After the SEA Games, he left for home by taking a leave,' Eleven reported.'Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) announced that Reza informed the MFF about his resignation.''Reza singed a …

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Red Crescent working group established to help Myanmar Muslims

Red Crescent working group established to help Myanmar Muslims

He added that by doing the necessary coordination with regional bureau of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent and in case of their agreement, the working group of Iran is ready to offer its services.The spokesman said consignments are ready to be dispatched for Myanmar's affected people, including …

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Fire at oil pipeline in southwest Iran

Fire at oil pipeline in southwest Iran

According to a provincial fire station official, the fire started at 20:33 hours local time (16:03 GMT) near Quds garrison located in Sheyhoun road in Dezful’s suburbs.'The fire was caused by breaking of a part of the pipeline and oil leakage,' Abdolhossein Moa’zamfar, head of Dezful fire station told IRNA …

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