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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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Red Sea Legal Status: Initiatives, Challenges
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Red Sea Legal Status: Initiatives, Challenges

Friday 15 November 2019
ASEAN-style institutions for Red Sea states. Critics doubt that such models are effective for the region due to population and political rule differences.  In 2007, Saudi Arabia signed an agreement with Egypt, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Yemen, Oman, and Somalia for a distinct legal status of the Red ...
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China Accused US of Seeking to Create another NATO
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China Accused US of Seeking to Create another NATO

Monday 7 March 2022 ،
ASEAN) political and economic union that is already in place. As well as discussing regional concerns, China’s top diplomat stated that Beijing is ready and willing to play a constructive role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, offering to facilitate peace talks and work with the int ...
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Global Rebellion Underway to Take Down Dollar Empire
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Global Rebellion Underway to Take Down Dollar Empire

Monday 3 April 2023 ،
ASEAN) are mulling removing the US dollar, euro, yen, and British pound from their trade and using national currencies. An official meeting was held on March 21-22 in Indonesia with the presence of ministers of economy and finance and governors of central banks of ASEAN member countries with the aim ...
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Africa against Neocolonialism: Why The Continent’s Struggle for Self-Sufficiency Remain so Difficult?
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Africa against Neocolonialism: Why The Continent’s Struggle for Self-Sufficiency Remain so Difficult?

Sunday 29 October 2023 ،
ASEAN +5 (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) as a result of China’s participation. Of course, a large share of domestic trade passes through informal trade channels, but these can hardly ensure the functioning of high-tech industries or modern technological clusters.  ...
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Iran-EAEU Free Trade Agreement: A Win-Win Deal
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Iran-EAEU Free Trade Agreement: A Win-Win Deal

Monday 1 January 2024 ،
ASEAN) and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). As part of this agenda, in 2016, Putin in St Petersburg International Economic Forum proposed connecting the EAEU to foreign markets under Grand Eurasian Partnership that is intended to include EAEU, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, and Commonwealth o ...
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Asia Cooperation Dialogue, the Missing Linking Ring for Asian Economic Integration
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Asia Cooperation Dialogue, the Missing Linking Ring for Asian Economic Integration

Thursday 27 June 2024 ،
ASEAN foreign ministers in 2001.  Thaksin Shinawatra, then Thailand prime minister, in the inauguration session of the organization in 2002 said that a new chapter in history begins today.  Before the formation of this organization, all the Asian assemblies and institutions had a sub-reg ...
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
ASEAN), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Arab League, the African Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and other international organizations with their senior security officials attended the meeting. Meetings of delegations from BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation O ...
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Dream for China, Nightmare for US: Yuan Drift Toward Internationalization
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Dream for China, Nightmare for US: Yuan Drift Toward Internationalization

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
ASEAN nations now prefer using the yuan for trade with China. Surveys indicate a clear shift in corporate strategy, driven by declining liquidity for the dollar and euro. Nearly 80 percent of international companies report they are now considering the yuan as a viable alternative to those traditiona ...
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
ASEAN. According to data from 2023-2024, the ECO region's share of global trade stands at approximately $1.016 trillion, equivalent to 4-5 percent of world trade. Of this, intra-regional trade accounts for only about $110 billion, roughly 8-9 percent of total trade among member states. ECO Sec ...
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
ASEAN in Malaysia, a three-day meeting that started from Sunday and will continue to Tuesday, with its key agenda being the maritime security, trade war, digital economy, and regional coop.  As one of the world economic blocs, ASEAN has a special place in the White House's economic calcula ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.