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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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Seventh Round of Syria Peace Talks Focuses on Deescalation Zones

Seventh Round of Syria Peace Talks Focuses on Deescalation Zones

Monday 30 October 2017
Seventh round of Astana peace talks on Syria has begun in Kazakhstan’s capital on Sunday Alwaght- Seventh round of Astana peace talks on Syria has begun in Kazakhstan’s capital on Sunday. Delegations from the Syrian government and armed opposition groups as well as the three guarantor states- ...
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Syria, Russia Reject US, France Accusation on Chemical Attack

Syria, Russia Reject US, France Accusation on Chemical Attack

Wednesday 24 January 2018 ،
Syrian government and its staunch ally Russia have rejected accusations by the US and France that Damascus has used chemical weapons against civilians, saying such allegations are merely meant to hinder efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in the Arab state. Alwaght- Syrian government ...
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Sochi Hosts Syria Peace Talks as Saudi-Backed Group Pulls Out

Sochi Hosts Syria Peace Talks as Saudi-Backed Group Pulls Out

Tuesday 30 January 2018 ،
A fresh round of peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition has started at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday Alwaght- A fresh round of peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition has started at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday aimed at ...
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France Needs ’No Permission’ for Iran Dialogue after Trump Tweet

France Needs ’No Permission’ for Iran Dialogue after Trump Tweet

Saturday 10 August 2019 ،
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday that Paris "needs no permission" to engage in dialogue with Iran, responding to a tweet made by US President Donald Trump scolding French President Emmanuel Macron over the matter. Alwaght- France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian ...
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EU, again, Rejects Erdogan’s Show of Interest in Bloc Membership

EU, again, Rejects Erdogan’s Show of Interest in Bloc Membership

Tuesday 11 May 2021 ،
The Turkish president recently showed an interest to de-escalate with EU and pursue accession, only to be turned down. Alwaght- Over the past months, Turkish accession to the European Union gained media and observers’ focus. The fresh talk of the Turkish membership in the European bloc certain ...
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Riyadh Dealing Blow to Moribund Israeli Normalization Process by Détente with Hamas

Riyadh Dealing Blow to Moribund Israeli Normalization Process by Détente with Hamas

Monday 17 April 2023 ،
Deescalation with Hamas  Hamas leaders’ visit to the kingdom comes as relations with Saudi Arabia have been tense since Hamas took control of Gaza after general elections in 2006 and expelled the leaders of the Fatah movement from the enclave. Since then, the Saudis grew angry with Hamas ...

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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