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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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Shiites Biggest Missing Part in Bin Salman’s Reforms
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Shiites Biggest Missing Part in Bin Salman’s Reforms

Saturday 27 May 2023
European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR) in a statement published on Tuesday reiterated concerns about repeated execution of people detained for charges related to freedom of expression, adding that these executions give away the incredibility of the Saudi officials’ claims about r ...
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Turkey’s Security Architect Now Leading Foreign Policy Apparatus
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Turkey’s Security Architect Now Leading Foreign Policy Apparatus

Tuesday 6 June 2023 ،
Europe, he is perhaps the most appropriate figure for Turkey to put up a new face in the upcoming years.  As the intelligence chief, Fidan paid many visits to West Asia, Europe, Africa, and Russia and built insights and interactions that can help him in his new post.  Given the fact that ...
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EU Rolls Out New Sanctions against Russia
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EU Rolls Out New Sanctions against Russia

Friday 23 June 2023 ،
European Union agreed on the 11th package of sanctions against Russia after months of deliberation.  The package for the first time in the EU's history includes the principle of extraterritorial restrictions, Tass news agency reported.  This means that the EU has given itself the rig ...
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France Police Arrest Over 700 in Fifth Night of Protests
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France Police Arrest Over 700 in Fifth Night of Protests

Sunday 2 July 2023 ،
European nation for the fifth consecutive night over the police shooting death of a teenager of African descent despite official claims of ebbing unrest. French police has arrested over 700 protesters as a wave of protests continue to rock the European nation for the fifth consecutive night ove ...
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Why Have US-Taliban Doha Talks Run Into a Deadlock?
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Why Have US-Taliban Doha Talks Run Into a Deadlock?

Saturday 5 August 2023 ،
European banks, and the American officials do not allow the return of these foreign currency resources to Kabul. If these assets flow to Afghanistan, most of the country's economic problems will be solved, but the US does not allow Afghans to benefit from their assets majorly for political motiv ...
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Where’s Bangladesh Heading after Popular Uprising?
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Where’s Bangladesh Heading after Popular Uprising?

Monday 12 August 2024 ،
European Union, and China are also looking forward to what will happen next, given Bangladesh's regional geopolitics. It seems that Washington also welcomes Hasina's removal, and the efforts of some Congress senators to sanction the officials of Hasina's government can be evaluated in t ...
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Palestinian Cause, the Driving Force for Muslim Unity
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Palestinian Cause, the Driving Force for Muslim Unity

Sunday 22 September 2024 ،
Europe that have given Israel a leeway for heinous crimes with their arms support to it.  In the current situation that the West provides all-out supports to the Israeli regime, the Islamic countries must also act coherently and support the Palestinians in response. Because the West has shown ...
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Lebanese Govt. Falls in American-Israeli Trap, Ignores Internal Priorities
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Lebanese Govt. Falls in American-Israeli Trap, Ignores Internal Priorities

Wednesday 19 February 2025 ،
European sanctions on the Iranian airline.  Hezbollah shows self-restraint for the good of national interests  Hezbollah, which is seen as the face of the resistance to Israel, has lashed out at the government for its recent measures and decisions. Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem asse ...
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EU invites Syria’s HTS Leadership to Brussels Following Massacre of Alawites
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EU invites Syria’s HTS Leadership to Brussels Following Massacre of Alawites

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
European Commission has invited Syria’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) administration to an official Brussels conference ALWAGHT- The European Commission has invited Syria’s Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) administration to an official Brussels conference following the massacre of hundreds of Ala ...
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Erdogan’s Nightmare: What Can Arrest of Opposition Leader Bring to Turkey?
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Erdogan’s Nightmare: What Can Arrest of Opposition Leader Bring to Turkey?

Wednesday 26 March 2025 ،
European Union and the US who closely watch human rights conditions in Turkey. This, in turn, can ramp up economic pressure on Turkey and fuel public discontent, especially in the midst of an economic crisis, soaring inflation, and a plunging national currency.

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution