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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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Can Pres. Raisi Convince Turkey for Tougher Anti-Israeli Stances?
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Can Pres. Raisi Convince Turkey for Tougher Anti-Israeli Stances?

Wednesday 24 January 2024
Ankara at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation.  After official reception ceremony, President Raisi held a bilateral with Erdogan. The eighth summit of the Iranian-Turkish High Cooperation Commissio ...
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The New Era of Turkish-Egyptian Relations
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The New Era of Turkish-Egyptian Relations

Saturday 17 February 2024 ،
Ankara and Cairo, ultimately raising the flag of peace again after a decade-long diplomatic crisis. Beyond the resolution of the enduring political rift, what garnered significant attention was the sight of Erdoğan and El-Sisi sharing smiles in a single frame, a stark contrast to the verbal confron ...
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Iran Commends Turkey for Suspending Trade Relations with Israel
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Iran Commends Turkey for Suspending Trade Relations with Israel

Sunday 5 May 2024 ،
Ankara government to suspend economic and trade relations with the Zionist regime as a significant step. Expressing condemnation for the war crimes committed by the Israeli regime in Gaza, the senior Iranian diplomat emphasized the necessity for Islamic countries, particularly Iran and Turkey, to p ...
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Stab in the Back: Allies Turning Syria into Graveyard of Erdogan’s Dreams
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Stab in the Back: Allies Turning Syria into Graveyard of Erdogan’s Dreams

Monday 7 April 2025 ،
Ankara and Tel Aviv, have reached their peak and have led to flare-up of military confrontation.  End of short cooperation and start of competition chapter  Recent Israeli attacks on sites in Syria, which are said to have been eyed by Turkey for military bases, indicated the end of secre ...
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism

Monday 14 April 2025 ،
Ankara. Alwaght- Contrary to popular belief, the foreign relations of the government of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are not better than the disturbed economic and internal conditions. While Syria developments later last year gave Erdogan a new hope to see the doors to realization of l ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Ankara regards this Israeli action not as a separate development but as part of a broader model of Israeli behavior that directly threatens the national security and regional interests of Turkey. 1. Roots of Turkish worry: from violation of sovereignty to change of balance of power The Turkish wor ...
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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?

Thursday 16 October 2025 ،
Ankara has also proven unable to restrain Israel and failed to protect the bases and military assets it provided to the interim government, which were recently destroyed in Israeli strikes. Consequently, the last diplomatic resort is Russia, in the hope that the Kremlin can provide critical support ...
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From Tigris and Euphrates to Nile: Water Disputes and Regional Initiatives
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From Tigris and Euphrates to Nile: Water Disputes and Regional Initiatives

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
Ankara over sharing of water of Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Both rivers originate from Turkish territory and reach Iraq after crossing this country and Syria, something giving Turkey a geopolitical lever. In 1946, the two countries signed a Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighborly Relations that i ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
Ankara is hopeful that it will build its air defense with Western supplies, but West is yet uncertain Turkey is a true ally. Alwaght- Years after Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 air defense system from Russia tore open one of the deepest rifts in NATO history, the case has reached its final sta ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Ankara in full view of TV cameras, then, minutes later, slipped off via an airport catering truck of the kind normally used to load meals and supplies, transferring to a smaller C-32A. Journalists traveling with Trump were ordered to keep their window shades drawn in the press cabin for security re ...

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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.