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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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Russia Blames West Silence after Media Offices Raided by Thugs

Russia Blames West Silence after Media Offices Raided by Thugs

Sunday 9 January 2022
CSTO) nations have been dispatched to guard several strategic sites, on Tokayev’s request and in accordance with the CSTO charter.  
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Kazakhstan Crisis: Internal Dispute or Western-plotted Color Revolution?

Kazakhstan Crisis: Internal Dispute or Western-plotted Color Revolution?

Monday 10 January 2022 ،
CSTO), a Russian-led regional security bloc. About 2,500 troops with heavy equipment from several Central Asian countries are currently stationed in Kazakhstan under the command of Russian peacekeeping mission. Moscow said the deployment came at the behest of the Kazakh president. At the same time a ...
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How Is Ukraine Crisis Affecting Central Asian States?

How Is Ukraine Crisis Affecting Central Asian States?

Monday 7 March 2022 ،
CSTO) as a military bloc in the Moscow-led sphere, they simply abstained in the face of Wednesday's UN General Assembly resolution. Uzbekistan, which has extensive economic and military cooperation with Russia, refused to vote against the anti-Russian resolution.  There are also unconfirme ...
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Belarusian Foreign Minister Dies at Age 64

Belarusian Foreign Minister Dies at Age 64

Saturday 26 November 2022 ،
CSTO) - a military alliance of several post soviet states - in Yerevan earlier this week and was due to meet Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Monday.  
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EU’s Anti-Russian Security Mission in Karabakh

EU’s Anti-Russian Security Mission in Karabakh

Monday 30 January 2023 ،
CSTO), Armenia hoped that the military organization would take a firm stance against Baku and offer military assistance to Yerevan, but Armenian officials were frustrated to see CSTO’s inaction. Even with the bloc’s silence, Baku grew more audacious to advance its plans, to the extent th ...
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Russia-Armenia Relations Hit by Differences over Karabakh Dispute

Russia-Armenia Relations Hit by Differences over Karabakh Dispute

Monday 11 September 2023 ،
CSTO), and announcement of military drills with the US. In recent days, the Armenian media announced that between September 11 and 20, joint exercises, codenamed Eagle Partner 2023, will be held with the US. The government of Armenia has announced that the purpose of the drills is to prepare the cou ...
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Russia Censures as Deeply Flawed Armenian Premier’s Independence Day Address

Russia Censures as Deeply Flawed Armenian Premier’s Independence Day Address

Tuesday 26 September 2023 ،
CSTO [Collective Security Treaty Organization] and the Armenian-Russian strategic partnership are insufficient to ensure Armenia’s national security,” the prime minister added, referring to the Russia-led defense alliance. The Russian ministry said on Monday that the “direct and i ...
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Geopolitical Aftershocks of Latest Karabakh Developments

Geopolitical Aftershocks of Latest Karabakh Developments

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
CSTO) is “insufficient” to protect his country.  It is noteworthy that Armenia officially announced its exit from the Russian-dominated bloc in March. The bloc was founded in 2007 by Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Armenia as a Russian initiative.  As ...
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Armenia intensifies tensions with Russia

Armenia intensifies tensions with Russia

Monday 5 February 2024 ،
CSTO) and Russia's strategic cooperation mechanisms are insufficient to ensure Armenia's external security. Despite Armenia's formal membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization led by Moscow (CSTO), the conflicts in Nagorno-Karabakh and territorial advancements by Baku in ...
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Caucasus Issues Related "Only" to Regional Countries: Iran Ambassador

Caucasus Issues Related "Only" to Regional Countries: Iran Ambassador

Saturday 9 March 2024 ،
CSTO), a Russian-led military bloc. Experts said that the announcement was a result of an Armenian deal with France. During Pashinyan's visit to Paris on Feb. 10-11, during negotiations with French President Emmanuel Macron, the issue of Armenia's withdrawal from the CSTO was discussed behi ...

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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