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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-Iran $40 Billion Agreement Renders Western Sanctions Ineffective
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Russia-Iran $40 Billion Agreement Renders Western Sanctions Ineffective

Saturday 23 July 2022
of the Western restrictions and many analysts say they will neutralize the sanctions. Alwaght- While the US is pushing for Iran and Russia isolation on world stage using sanctions and regional coalition making, Tehran and Moscow are wreaking Washington and its allies' plans with their bilateral ...
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The Sociology of Collective Horror in the US
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The Sociology of Collective Horror in the US

Saturday 20 August 2022 ،
of a civil conflict. Alwaght- Amid increasing warnings by American scholars and officials about the future disputes in the bottom layers of the society, poll results suggest that half of the Americans think that their country is moving to a civil conflict and they are ready to take up arms in the fa ...
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Israeli Project Wants Bahrain Another Palestine
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Israeli Project Wants Bahrain Another Palestine

Sunday 18 September 2022 ،
official trip to the tiny Arab kingdom. He said that he would meet the Bahraini ruler Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa to explore ways to expand bilateral relations. The visit comes two years after the two sides gave publicity to their secret relations under normalization deal. During this time, the Bahrai ...
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Iraq-Hosted Old Civilizations Forum Seeks Protection to Heritage, Antiquities
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Iraq-Hosted Old Civilizations Forum Seeks Protection to Heritage, Antiquities

Tuesday 6 December 2022 ،
of ten ancient civilizations to discuss cooperation among them to protect heritage and antiquities. Alwaght- With modernization of the communities today and technological advances, the protection of the historical and civilizational heritage as the nations’ cultural possessions and also preven ...
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What’s Motivating Syria-based Terrorists to Move to Ukraine Fronts?
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What’s Motivating Syria-based Terrorists to Move to Ukraine Fronts?

Monday 16 January 2023 ،
of the 20th century, the possession of weapons of mass destruction and advanced military equipment by the world powers implied that any direct war between them would have extremely high-cost with no winners and, resulting in buildout of proxy confrontations on the world stage. A proxy war is explain ...
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Iraq’s PM Al-Sudani Crackdown on Corruption
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Iraq’s PM Al-Sudani Crackdown on Corruption

Tuesday 7 March 2023 ،
of facilitating the corruption in previous government. Alwaght- The Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani who since the day one of his premiership vowed to improve the economic conditions has taken aim at the conclusion of corruption cases of the previous government as a starting point, a mov ...
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Baku Making Alliances to Break Karabakh Security Blocks
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Baku Making Alliances to Break Karabakh Security Blocks

Monday 1 May 2023 ،
of Armenia. Alwaght- Amid stepped-up Azerbaijan movements to realize its demands from the 2020 peace deal with Armenia especially the railway link from its territory to Autonomous Nakhchivan Republic via Armenia which is drawing objection from regional actors and trans-regional powers, Baku is incre ...
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Why Liverpool Fans Booed ’God Save The King’ Anthem on Coronation Day
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Why Liverpool Fans Booed ’God Save The King’ Anthem on Coronation Day

Sunday 7 May 2023 ،
of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, Liverpool football fans during a Premier League game at Anfield made their displeasure known. Hours after the controversy-marred coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, Liverpool football fans during a Premier League game ...
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Why’s Tel Aviv Concerned about Progress in Iran-Egypt Ties?
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Why’s Tel Aviv Concerned about Progress in Iran-Egypt Ties?

Saturday 20 May 2023 ،
of the relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Israeli officials are now struggling to, at least, put the skids under rejuvenated interactions of other Arab countries with Iran. Egypt is one of the countries that After Tehran-Riyadh détente agreement voiced its readiness to mend ties wit ...
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70 years Since Anglo-American Coup against Iran’s Mosaddegh
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70 years Since Anglo-American Coup against Iran’s Mosaddegh

Saturday 19 August 2023 ،
of the Anglo-American orchestrated military coup that overthrew the democratically-elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mosaddegh, and restored the monarchist dictatorship headed by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. August 19, marks the 70th anniversary of the Anglo-American orchestrated military coup ...

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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