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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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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?
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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?

Sunday 13 April 2025
2022 could not dissolve or disperse the PMF because they were aware of the consequences despite the US pressures.  Citing a report from the Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani government sources, Iram News reported that only 40 percent of the PMF may agree to its dissolution, and the vast m ...
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism
Analysis

Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism

Monday 14 April 2025 ،
2022 in Samarkand, the Republic of Northern Cyprus joined the organization as an observer member.  Two years later in 2024, the Northern Cyprus president joined a meeting of the organization in Bishkek as a guest of honor and appeared in official photos of the OTS leaders, drawing strong prote ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Ties Remain Frayed by Open Oil Wound
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Baghdad-Erbil Ties Remain Frayed by Open Oil Wound

Wednesday 16 April 2025 ،
2022, hopes for a resolution to the oil dispute increased. In one of his first moves, al-Sudani made visits to Erbil and stressed the need for cooperation between Baghdad and the Kurdistan region. In February 2023, the two sides reached a preliminary agreement under which: - Kurdistan Region oil e ...
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Iran-Africa Forum: Golden Opportunity for Higher-Level Trade
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Iran-Africa Forum: Golden Opportunity for Higher-Level Trade

Wednesday 30 April 2025 ،
2022, President Raisi went on a historic trip to the three countries of Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, which was the first trip by an Iranian president to Africa after 11 years. This tour produced positive and significant achievements. Forum aims The main aims of the meeting of Iran and Africa inclu ...
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Vision 2030: A Decade after Plan Announcement, Riyadh Remains Reliant on Oil
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Vision 2030: A Decade after Plan Announcement, Riyadh Remains Reliant on Oil

Wednesday 30 April 2025 ،
2022. The private sector’s share of GDP also increased to 47 percent, and the percentage of military industry localization reached 19.35 percent. The report further emphasized that 437,000 people managed to find work in the private sector in 2024, and the percentage of Saudi women in mid-term ...
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Iran Carries Out Execution of Mossad Operative Linked to IRGC Colonel’s Assassination
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Iran Carries Out Execution of Mossad Operative Linked to IRGC Colonel’s Assassination

Wednesday 30 April 2025 ،
2022 assassination of an IRGC member in Tehran ALWAGHT- Iran has executed a prominent Israeli Mossad agent for his role in the 2022 assassination of an IRGC member in Tehran. Mohsen Langarneshin, an individual involved in espionage and intelligence cooperation with the Israeli Mossad, was arrested ...
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What Crises Are Plaguing Israeli Army as War Continues?
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What Crises Are Plaguing Israeli Army as War Continues?

Monday 5 May 2025 ،
2022, about 1,540 people had visited the center, but from the start of the war to June 2024 (within 9 months), 43,000 people (26,000 men and 17,000 women) used its services. Interestingly, 39 percent of the visitors to the NTSC were reservists (10 times their share in the population). According to d ...
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Why’s Hezbollah Lead in Municipal Elections Important?
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Why’s Hezbollah Lead in Municipal Elections Important?

Wednesday 7 May 2025 ،
2022 and according to law, in the same year these elections should have been held, but they were delayed as the country held parliamentary elections. In 2023 due to stalemate on president post and in 2024 due to the Israeli war in Lebanon these elections were not held. Multi-phase vote  It is ...
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?
Analysis

How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
2022, of which China’s exports to Central Asian countries accounted for $60 billion. This partnership may expand beyond infrastructure projects to the security sector in the coming years given Moscow’s need to devote all its resources to the war with NATO in Ukraine. And Beijing will be ...
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
2022, the highest economic growth in the region was to Saudi Arabia with a rate of 8.7 percent, and the kingdom's per capita income reached $68,450. Saudi Arabia also currently has the largest size of economy among West Asian countries. The country has increased its GDP to $1,019 billion. The UA ...

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