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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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Australia Lures Soldiers with Bonus to Stay in Military amid Tensions with China

Australia Lures Soldiers with Bonus to Stay in Military amid Tensions with China

Tuesday 2 May 2023
COVID-19 pandemic after Australia called for a probe into the origins of the coronavirus, toeing the line of US leaders. The growing Chinese influence in the Pacific has also added to the intense rivalry between the two sides, especially China's security cooperation with Solomon Islands governm ...
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What Are Pres. Raisi’s Latin America Tour Achievements?

What Are Pres. Raisi’s Latin America Tour Achievements?

Saturday 17 June 2023 ،
The Iranian president signed several cooperation agreements with Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua in show of growing partnership. Alwaght- The Iranian President Seyyed Ibrahim Raisi finished his five-day tour of Latin America, returning home with several cooperation and trade agreements and describing ...
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Over $200 Billion Likely Stolen from US COVID Relief Programs: Watchdog

Over $200 Billion Likely Stolen from US COVID Relief Programs: Watchdog

Wednesday 28 June 2023 ،
COVID-19 relief programs were likely stolen, a federal watchdog said on Tuesday, adding that the US Small Business Administration (SBA) had weakened its controls in a rush to disburse the funds. Over $200 billion from the US government's COVID-19 relief programs were likely stolen, a federal wat ...
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Muslim Homes, Shops Bulldozed; Over 150 Arrested in India’s Haryana

Muslim Homes, Shops Bulldozed; Over 150 Arrested in India’s Haryana

Tuesday 8 August 2023 ،
COVID-19 lockdown. At least there was no terror in the hearts of people at that time.” On the streets of Nuh’s Mewli village, there was an eerie silence on Sunday. Village head Choudhary Safahat told Al Jazeera nine members of his family were picked up last week, including his grandson ...
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North Korea’s Kim Departed for Russia: Media

North Korea’s Kim Departed for Russia: Media

Monday 11 September 2023 ،
COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, he traveled to Vladivostok for his first summit with Putin after the collapse of North Korea’s nuclear disarmament talks with former US President Donald Trump. In June, Kim had called for “closer strategic cooperation” with Moscow, and “holding h ...
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Reveals 333 Million Children Still in Extreme Poverty: UNICEF Report

Reveals 333 Million Children Still in Extreme Poverty: UNICEF Report

Wednesday 13 September 2023 ،
COVID-19, conflict, climate change, and economic shocks, have stalled progress and left millions of children in extreme poverty, declared UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell in a statement. The report's findings cast a significant shadow over the United Nations' ambitious aim of erad ...
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Africa against Neocolonialism: Why The Continent’s Struggle for Self-Sufficiency Remain so Difficult?

Africa against Neocolonialism: Why The Continent’s Struggle for Self-Sufficiency Remain so Difficult?

Sunday 29 October 2023 ،
Regional organizations are trying to overcome the legacy of their dependence on the West Over the past three years, the political events in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Niger have attracted international attention and raised the issue of external influence in the Economic Community of West Africa ...
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Iran-EAEU Free Trade Agreement: A Win-Win Deal

Iran-EAEU Free Trade Agreement: A Win-Win Deal

Monday 1 January 2024 ،
Iran and EAEU signed a free trade agreement that will see expansion of their partnership and help Iran and Russia beat western sanctions. Alwaght- Last week, Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) signed a long-waited free trade agreement. This agreement was one of the most highlighted events o ...
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Al Jazeera: The shipment of oil to Europe has decreased

Al Jazeera: The shipment of oil to Europe has decreased

Sunday 21 January 2024 ،
COVID-19 pandemic—coupled with other factors like heightened demand from China for crude oil, has compelled Middle Eastern oil-exporting nations to redirect their oil tankers away from the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. This rerouting has been necessary to meet the increased demand, resulting in ...
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Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image

Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image

Friday 12 April 2024 ،
COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, 1,486 prisoners were released, with 901 of them granted royal amnesty for humanitarian grounds.  Though Bahrain's new royal amnesty was immediately welcomed by the US embassy in Manama that in a statement published on its official account on X praised the move an ...

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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