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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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SCO East’s Shield in Face of US Trade War

SCO East’s Shield in Face of US Trade War

Sunday 16 June 2019
Bishkek with presence of leaders of 11 countries. In addition to the presidents of China and Russia, Iran’s President Hasan Rouhani also joined the gathering of the regional bloc. While the trade war between the US and China is tightening and the tensions in West Asia are escalating, the ques ...
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American Company Acquires Screening Rights to Iranian Drama ’When the Moon Was Full’

American Company Acquires Screening Rights to Iranian Drama ’When the Moon Was Full’

Sunday 21 June 2020 ،
Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan. Following his arrest, Rigi confessed that Western intelligence agencies had supported his terror activities against Iran. He was charged with 79 counts of various crimes including armed robbery, bombing operations in public places, armed attacks on the army, police personne ...
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Kyrgyz Electoral Body Annuls Vote Results after Violent Protests

Kyrgyz Electoral Body Annuls Vote Results after Violent Protests

Tuesday 6 October 2020 ،
Bishkek. Alwaght- Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Committee has annulled on Tuesday the results of a disputed parliamentary vote after thousands of people protesting the results of Kyrgyzstan’s legislative elections seized the Central Asian country’s parliamentary and presidential ...
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Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Agree on New Truce after Days of Deadly Border Clashes

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Agree on New Truce after Days of Deadly Border Clashes

Sunday 2 May 2021 ،
Bishkek said Tajik troops “opened fire on dwellings” in Batken's Leilik district on Saturday despite an earlier ceasefire that was agreed on Thursday.  “The tragedy that happened in the border area must never happen again,” said Saimumin Yatiyev, head of Tajikistan& ...
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Disarray Hitting CSTO as the US Central Asia Game Gains Traction

Disarray Hitting CSTO as the US Central Asia Game Gains Traction

Sunday 23 May 2021 ،
Bishkek recently saying that the country’s parliament is debating exit from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The CSTO is one of the most active military and multifunctional organizations in Central Asia and the Caucasus, established by Russia after the collapse ...
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Erdogan Seeks High Fly With Turkic Council’s Wings

Erdogan Seeks High Fly With Turkic Council’s Wings

Sunday 14 November 2021 ،
Bishkek. Also Kazakhstan unveiled TURANSEZ special economic zone, to be established in the city of Turkistan, the spiritual capital of the Turkic world.  The potential for economic cooperation between Turkish-speaking countries is high. The trade volume of member countries in the global econom ...
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Kyrgyzstan Pres. Urges Home Calm after Deadly Clashes with Tajikistan

Kyrgyzstan Pres. Urges Home Calm after Deadly Clashes with Tajikistan

Tuesday 20 September 2022 ،
Bishkek accused Dushanbe of resuming artillery shelling shortly after the truce deal.  
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Iran Planing to Become the Main SCO Corridor Hub for a Leap to Absolute Advantage

Iran Planing to Become the Main SCO Corridor Hub for a Leap to Absolute Advantage

Monday 30 October 2023 ،
Bishkek to hold their 22th summit. The summit was the first one to the bloc since Iran was officially admitted to the bloc. The meeting discussed economic and trade and multilateral cooperation. It was concluded with several cooperation documents among the members.  Mohammad Mokhbar, the vice ...
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West Seeking Instability in South Caucasus: Top Russian Official

West Seeking Instability in South Caucasus: Top Russian Official

Friday 16 February 2024 ،
Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan. “We can also see the Westerners’ desire to create instability in the South Caucasus and obstruct the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement process, which has led to a rise in tensions in the related regions,” he pointed out, reported Tass news agency.&nbs ...
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Top Iranian, Kyrgyz Security Officials Voice Opposition to West’s Interference in the Region

Top Iranian, Kyrgyz Security Officials Voice Opposition to West’s Interference in the Region

Saturday 17 February 2024 ،
Bishkek on Friday. The two sides voiced concern over measures by certain Western countries to finance terrorist groups in Afghanistan and their bids to step up acts of terror in Central and West Asia. They also discussed ways to promote cooperation in various political, security and military field ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies