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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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No Sight of Karabakh Peace, Azerbaijan Won’t Back Down from Zangezor Corridor: Expert
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No Sight of Karabakh Peace, Azerbaijan Won’t Back Down from Zangezor Corridor: Expert

Saturday 19 August 2023
Baku and Yerevan officials’ claims that they are close to peace, there are no clear prospects of a de-escalation.  To discuss aspects of tensions in Karabakh and peace outlook, Alwaght talked to Caucasus affairs expert Burhan Heshmati.  Alwaght: Azerbaijan closed down Lachin Corrid ...
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Russia Summons Armenia’s Envoy over ’Unfriendly Steps’
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Russia Summons Armenia’s Envoy over ’Unfriendly Steps’

Saturday 9 September 2023 ،
Baku, had failed in their role to protect civilians and their freedom of movement in a key corridor in Azerbaijani-controlled areas in Karabakh. The Russian foreign ministry said the Armenian envoy was given a tough presentation. The ministry stressed, though, that Russia and Armenia remain allies ...
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Russia-Armenia Relations Hit by Differences over Karabakh Dispute
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Russia-Armenia Relations Hit by Differences over Karabakh Dispute

Monday 11 September 2023 ،
Baku has been trying to execute its plans over the past year, and by holding hostage the Lachin Corridor, which is the only lifeline to 120,000 Armenians living in Karabakh, Azerbaijan is seeking to conclude its project. That is why, Pashinyan said that Russia does not want or cannot maintain its co ...
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No War Will Break out in Region: Iran Defense Minister on Azerbaijan-Armenia Row
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No War Will Break out in Region: Iran Defense Minister on Azerbaijan-Armenia Row

Wednesday 13 September 2023 ،
Baku to ensure peace and security. “Armenian officials have voiced concern about the possibility of (military) clashes. Azerbaijani authorities, however, sent a message that they have no intention of engagement in a confrontation (with Armenia),” Nasser Kan’ani noted. He went on ...
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120,000 Armenians May Leave Nagorno-Karabakh
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120,000 Armenians May Leave Nagorno-Karabakh

Monday 25 September 2023 ،
Baku’s rule and fear ethnic cleansing, the news agency said. “Our people do not want to live as part of Azerbaijan. Ninety-nine point nine percent prefer to leave our historic lands,” David Babayan, an adviser to the president of the self-styled Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (also k ...
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Armenian Police Arrest Dozens of Anti-Government Protestors
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Armenian Police Arrest Dozens of Anti-Government Protestors

Monday 25 September 2023 ،
Baku regained control over the region. Alwaght- Armenian police have detained dozens of demonstrators who poured to the streets of Yerevan to protest the government of Nikol Pashinyan's handling of the events in Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region of Azerbaijan with a predominantly ethnic Armen ...
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Russia Censures as Deeply Flawed Armenian Premier’s Independence Day Address
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Russia Censures as Deeply Flawed Armenian Premier’s Independence Day Address

Tuesday 26 September 2023 ،
Baku as well as [carry out] the border delimitation and unblock regional communication channels” that would have together created additional security guarantees for Armenia itself, the ministry said. We are convinced that the government in Yerevan is making a huge mistake by deliberately seek ...
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Geopolitical Aftershocks of Latest Karabakh Developments
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Geopolitical Aftershocks of Latest Karabakh Developments

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
Baku in the conflict with Armenia, on Monday in the Republic of Nakhchivan.  Nakhchivan is separated from mainland Azerbaijan by Armenian territory and Baku is seeking to connect to this exclave through Zangezor Corridor that is planned to cross Armenia, a project that will cut off the histori ...
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Karabakh Empties as Armenia Says 100,000 Have Fled
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Karabakh Empties as Armenia Says 100,000 Have Fled

Saturday 30 September 2023 ،
Baku has denied the claim and has publicly called on the Armenian residents of the territory to stay and reintegrate into Azerbaijan. The United Nations has said it will send a mission to Nagorno-Karabakh this weekend, mainly to assess humanitarian needs, the first time the international body has h ...
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Iran Ready to Send Observers to Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Regions: Top General
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Iran Ready to Send Observers to Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Regions: Top General

Wednesday 4 October 2023 ،
Baku, nor other regional countries, calling for appropriate measures to resolve disputes in the region. Baqeri went on to express Iran's preparedness to dispatch observers to the border regions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, emphasizing that there should not be any aggressive goal or ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution