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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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US, Swedish Prosecutors Study Graft Complaint Naming Erdoğan’s Son
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US, Swedish Prosecutors Study Graft Complaint Naming Erdoğan’s Son

Tuesday 27 June 2023
Anti-corruption authorities in the United States and Sweden are reviewing a complaint alleging that the Swedish affiliate of a US company pledged to pay tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks if a son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan helped it secure a dominant market position in the coun ...
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What’s Omani FM’s Tehran Visit Agenda?
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What’s Omani FM’s Tehran Visit Agenda?

Tuesday 18 July 2023 ،
The top Omani diplomat is in Tehran for follow-up of previous bilateral agreements and also for mediation. Alwaght- Amid active diplomacy of the administration of President Sayyed Ibrahim Raeisi in recent months, Iran has been a destination of political delegations from around the world. While the I ...
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UK Rail Workers to Strike again Over Pay, Economic Woes
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UK Rail Workers to Strike again Over Pay, Economic Woes

Saturday 22 July 2023 ،
Rail passengers across Britain are facing another day of limited and disrupted services, as the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union stages a second 24-hour strike in three days in the long-running pay dispute. Alwaght- Rail passengers across Britain are facing another day of limited and disrupt ...
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What’s Agenda of Iran FM’s Syria and Lebanon Visit?
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What’s Agenda of Iran FM’s Syria and Lebanon Visit?

Saturday 2 September 2023 ،
The top Iranian diplomat discussed bilateral relations and help to the two countries to alleviate economic challenges. Alwaght- Iran’s Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian headed to Syria and Lebanon for talks after a period of active diplomatic interactions on international stage especia ...
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Syria New Ground for Chinese-American Competition
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Syria New Ground for Chinese-American Competition

Thursday 5 October 2023 ،
Beijing has recently signed pacts with Damascus that would pave the way for taking on Washington in Syria. Alwaght- Over the past decade, Syria has captivated the attention of the trans-regional powers more than any other time. At the beginning of the crisis, Syria was a scene of a Western-Russian c ...
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Regional Contact Group’s Meeting on Afghanistan in Tehran: What’s the Agebda?
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Regional Contact Group’s Meeting on Afghanistan in Tehran: What’s the Agebda?

Sunday 9 June 2024 ،
Iran, China, Russia, and Pakistan envoys met in Tehran to highlight the need to continue efforts to help Afghanistan beat its crises. Alwaght- Three years after Taliban's takeover of the power in Afghanistan, the course of developments in this country is far away from people and international co ...
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Will Lebanon War Awaken the Arab League from its Deep Sleep?
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Will Lebanon War Awaken the Arab League from its Deep Sleep?

Thursday 26 September 2024 ،
The Arab League remains actionless to Israeli aggression on Lebanon and Gaza and this rocks its credibility. Alwaght- While the Israeli regime is barbarously bombing Palestine and Lebanon, the Islamic institutions and organizations have a heavy duty to take practical actions against this unruly regi ...
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What Do Experts Think about Prospects of Iranian-Saudi Security Cooperation?
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What Do Experts Think about Prospects of Iranian-Saudi Security Cooperation?

Tuesday 12 November 2024 ،
Saudis are beginning to feel the need to engage in security and perhaps military partnership with Tehran as a key player in the region. Alwaght- While traditional approach of the US in the Persian Gulf has been sowing division between Iran and the Arab states and establishing its presence in this wa ...
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan is exposed to a plot designed by the West and implemented by radical groups. Alwaght- The death of 20 Pakistan army forces in recent days has increased possibility of a new battle between the government and Tahreek-i-Taliban Pakostan (TTP) and consequently ne ...
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of  Security and Military Partnership
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of Security and Military Partnership

Wednesday 22 January 2025 ،
Tehran and Islamabad are boosting their security and neighborly ties as they grow a shared vision on regional security. Alwaght- Iran, which in recent years by signing strategic partnership pacts with China and Russia stepped in the new world order, has maintained its neighbors first policy in its f ...

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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.