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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 Prime Minister-Designate Resigns after Parliament Fails to Approve Government
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Iraq’s Prime Minister-Designate Resigns after Parliament Fails to Approve Government

Monday 2 March 2020
Allawi has withdrawn his candidacy for the position on Sunday after the parliament failed to approve his new cabinet. Alwaght- Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Tawfiq Allawi has withdrawn his candidacy for the position on Sunday after the parliament failed to approve his new cabinet. In ...
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What Did Foil Iraqi PM Allawi’s Government Formation?
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What Did Foil Iraqi PM Allawi’s Government Formation?

Wednesday 4 March 2020 ،
Allawi as the new PM, the country embraced a sense of optimism that the new head of the cabinet could mend the situation and lead the nation out of the several-months crisis. But Allawi stepped down from the position when he failed to form a new government within the one-month deadline.  After ...
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Iraqi PM-Designate’s Bumpy Road To New Cabinet
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Iraqi PM-Designate’s Bumpy Road To New Cabinet

Friday 20 March 2020 ،
Allawi resigned from his mission to form a new cabinet to replace the caretaker government of the resigned PM Adel Abdul Mahdi.  Naming the ex-Najaf governor as new PM comes as a 7-member committee representing the major political parties ended its talks over a new PM with Saleh without any ou ...
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Three Theories Why Iraq’s Saleh Named Al-Zurfi PM-Designate
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Three Theories Why Iraq’s Saleh Named Al-Zurfi PM-Designate

Friday 27 March 2020 ،
Allawi quitted following a failure to form a new cabinet, President Barham Saleh named Adnan al-Zurfi as a new PM-designate. The choice triggered a new level of dispute in Iraqi politics this time between the parliament and the president.  Shiite parties controlling the parliament are anxious ...
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Iraqi New PM-Designate’s Chances, Challenges To Form Govt.
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Iraqi New PM-Designate’s Chances, Challenges To Form Govt.

Saturday 11 April 2020 ،
Allawi and al-Zurfi or will he manage to form a cabinet, restore political stability to Iraq, and take the country out of the crisis?  Al-Kadhimi: From journalism to PM nomination  His original name is Mustafa Abdullatif Moshatat. He was born in Baghdad in 1967 and is a law graduate. He ...
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Iraq’s New Choice for Prime Minister Suggests Defeat of US Pressure
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Iraq’s New Choice for Prime Minister Suggests Defeat of US Pressure

Sunday 12 April 2020 ،
Allawi likewise said he had given up on forming a government after facing opposition from some Iraqi political factions. The New Arab said both previous candidates had been found to be too close to Washington. Reuters, though, described Kadhimi as “a political independent.” Iran’ ...
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Iran, Iraq Plan to Sign 5-Year Economic Cooperation Agreement
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Iran, Iraq Plan to Sign 5-Year Economic Cooperation Agreement

Monday 12 April 2021 ،
Allawi expressed hope that by signing a comprehensive agreement, bilateral economic and financial relations would be further expanded, and that the two sides would enjoy the benefits of such cooperation. “Iran has good and valuable experiences in various fields, especially resource developmen ...
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US Choking Criticism of Israel at UNSC: China
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US Choking Criticism of Israel at UNSC: China

Monday 17 May 2021 ،
Allawi, a former prime minister and head of the al-Wataniya Coalition, and Osama Nujaifi, head of the Salvation and Development Front, also issued separate statements, blasting Tel Aviv’s aggression and sympathizing with the Palestinian nation. Nouri al-Maliki, another former premier and secr ...
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Iraq Govt.’s Plan to Control Borders with Iran and Turkey: Challenges, Solutions
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Iraq Govt.’s Plan to Control Borders with Iran and Turkey: Challenges, Solutions

Sunday 18 December 2022 ،
Allawi, the adviser to the Iraqi prime minister on security affairs, announced that there is full coordination and cooperation on the deploying security forces and border guards in the border areas, empowering the forces assigned for this mission, determining the location of the border checkpoints, ...
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US-led Coalition to Leave Iraq by September, Says Prime Minister’s Aide
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US-led Coalition to Leave Iraq by September, Says Prime Minister’s Aide

Monday 18 August 2025 ،
Allawi, the decision aligns with the government’s plan to strengthen its armed forces and shift toward bilateral defense partnerships. Allawi explained that the withdrawal will take place in two stages, with the first phase scheduled for September 2025 and full completion set for September 20 ...

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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.