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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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ISIS’ Rise in Bangladesh; Looking at its Dangers in South Asian Country

ISIS’ Rise in Bangladesh; Looking at its Dangers in South Asian Country

Monday 11 July 2016
Although Bangladesh government argues that ISIS doesn’t exist in the country, evidences prove it boosts presence there. Alwaght- By taking a multi-faceted and multi-layered look at the violent nature of jihadi-takfiri movements in Bangladesh, including ISIS’ branch there, which has recently ta ...
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Meeting with Putin "to Open New Page" in Two Countries’ Ties: Turkish President

Meeting with Putin "to Open New Page" in Two Countries’ Ties: Turkish President

Monday 8 August 2016 ،
Turkey’s Erdogan heads back to good relations with Russia as he begins to face the facts. Alwaght- The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his expected talks with the Russian President Vladimir Putin carried the potentials of opening new page in the Russian-Turkish relations. The T ...
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Five Remaining Points after Turkish-Russian Rapprochement

Five Remaining Points after Turkish-Russian Rapprochement

Sunday 14 August 2016 ،
Although Russia and Turkey seek restoring diplomatic ties, a couple of factors keep them from building strategic alliance. Alwaght- Although Putin-Erdogan meeting last week in St. Petersburg can be considered as marking the end of the 7-month diplomatic freeze between Ankara and Moscow, the sticking ...
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How Tel Aviv Takes on Tehran in Southern Caucasus?

How Tel Aviv Takes on Tehran in Southern Caucasus?

Wednesday 21 September 2016 ،
The Israeli regime seeks rivaling Iran in Southern Caucasus to get toehold as it suffers isolation in its vicinity. Alwaght- From geopolitical and geostrategic aspects, Southern Caucasus is seen as one of the most important regions of the world. As a buffer area between Russia, Europe, and the Arab ...
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How Saudi Arabia Loses Place in Russian Policy?

How Saudi Arabia Loses Place in Russian Policy?

Tuesday 4 October 2016 ،
The kingdom’s pathways are on collision course with Moscow’s, something pushing Russia to seek alternatives like Egypt. Alwaght- The world is changing fast for the Saudis. Saudi Arab gradually loses its once-held place among the Arab and Muslim countries. Even the conventional backers of the kingdom ...
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Why Fateh al-Sham Reject Participation in Turkey-led Operation inside Syria?

Why Fateh al-Sham Reject Participation in Turkey-led Operation inside Syria?

Sunday 9 October 2016 ،
The armed group justified absence in campaign by giving religious excuses, but the signs show it could shift views on ISIS. Alwaght- In the beginning of the Syrian crisis, the anti-Damascus regional and international players like Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar, and the West imagined that within day ...
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Iran-Egypt Thaw Possible?

Iran-Egypt Thaw Possible?

Saturday 24 December 2016 ،
Tehran and Cairo are presently closer than any other time in stances on regional issues. Alwaght- When the Islamic Revolution of 1979 built new government in Iran, Tehran in line with its new ideology and policy cut relations with Cairo for Egypt's recognition of the Israeli regime and holding o ...
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With Trump Taking Office, US-Egypt Relations Likely to Heal

With Trump Taking Office, US-Egypt Relations Likely to Heal

Saturday 28 January 2017 ،
The strained American-Egyptian ties could recover as new American leader counts on alliance with Cairo. Alwaght- In summer 2013, the Egyptian army staged a coup led by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, then the chief of general staff, against President Mohamed Morsi, the first ever democratically-electe ...
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Reasons behind Saudi Officials Visits to US, Japan

Reasons behind Saudi Officials Visits to US, Japan

Wednesday 15 March 2017 ،
The Saudi leaders resort to diplomacy to seek help from powers for economic boost and also get out of the war quagmire. Alwaght- The recent visit Saudi Arabian King Salman to Japan and the current Washington tour of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince and defense minster, are analyzab ...
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Israeli Settlements: Facts about Dangerous Strategy

Israeli Settlements: Facts about Dangerous Strategy

Saturday 16 September 2017 ،
Tel Aviv leaders so far should no intention to respect the UN resolutions calling freeze of settlement projects on seize Palestinian territories. Alwaght- The Israeli settlements are built in the occupied Palestinian lands as part of strategy to Judaize various Palestinian regions and facilitate mor ...

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Gaza schools are the targets of the Zionist regimes attacks

Gaza schools are the targets of the Zionist regimes attacks