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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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France Eyes Russia Security Cooperation after Paris Terror Attacks
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France Eyes Russia Security Cooperation after Paris Terror Attacks

Sunday 22 November 2015
On Friday, France drafted a resolution to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for fighting the terror group ISIS. Alwaght- The recent Paris terror attacks have made French officials to, at least implicitly, retreat from their preconditions about Syria, stretching their hands for cooperation w ...
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Iran's Foreign Policy Concerning the Uprisings in Egypt, Libya and Bahrain
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Iran's Foreign Policy Concerning the Uprisings in Egypt, Libya and Bahrain

Wednesday 25 November 2015 ،
Following the popular uprisings in West Asian countries after 2010, the Islamic Republic of Iran, as an influential regional player, has taken clear stances on the crises in different countries. Alwaght- Following the popular uprisings in West Asian countries after 2010, the Islamic Republic of Iran ...
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Russian Scenarios to Respond to Turkey's Downing Russian Warplane
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Russian Scenarios to Respond to Turkey's Downing Russian Warplane

Sunday 29 November 2015 ،
The complexity of the problem lies in the fact that before this event, the Russian fighters had entered several kilometers into the Turkish airspace, but no action was taken by the Turkish air defenses. Alwaght- A Turkish F-16 fighter shot down a Russian Sukhoi SU-24 fighter jets which killed one ...
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NATO Leaves Turkey Alone
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NATO Leaves Turkey Alone

Monday 30 November 2015 ،
news reports suggest that there are serious disaccords among the NATO members concerning supporting Turkey, because they are not interested to get involved in Russian-Turkish dispute. Alwaght- As it was expected, the NATO in its urgent has voiced support for Turkey following the downing of the Russi ...
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Iran-Russia Ties Outlook

Iran-Russia Ties Outlook

Saturday 5 December 2015 ،
During the past five centuries, the Iranian-Russian relations stood as the most unique bilateral ties in the course of history of diplomatic and strategic developments. Alwaght- During the past five centuries, the Iranian-Russian relations stood as the most unique bilateral ties in the course of hi ...
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US Gives in to Russia, Iran Stance on Syria
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US Gives in to Russia, Iran Stance on Syria

Friday 18 December 2015 ،
The US retreat in Syria was completed following the remarks made by John Kerry during his visit to Moscow. Alwaght- The US retreat in Syria was completed following the remarks made by John Kerry during his visit to Moscow. The US Secretary of State has succumbed to the Russian and Iranian demands a ...
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Turkey Selling out Gaza for Gas?
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Turkey Selling out Gaza for Gas?

Saturday 26 December 2015 ،
Erdogan has long been critical of the Israeli regime. But in 2010 Turkish-Israeli relations took a downturn after Israeli commandos killed 9 Turkish citizens. Alwaght- When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood before parliament to deliver his last speech as prime minister, he was wearing a P ...
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Erdogan’s Security Inside out
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Erdogan’s Security Inside out

Wednesday 30 December 2015 ،
The situation in Turkey is moving toward a definite political, security and social crisis outbreak in the country. Alwaght- The situation in Turkey is moving toward a definite political, security and social crisis outbreak in the country. Following the last November elections, the country was suppo ...
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West Asia in 2015

West Asia in 2015

Saturday 2 January 2016 ،
Crisis The phrase refugee crisis has become common in April 2015 after five boats sailing to Europe with 2,000 refugees on board sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, leaving 1,200 people dead. The refugee crisis appeared after there was a dramatic rise in the number of the refugees and economic immigrant ...
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Libya, Long Way to Unity Government
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Libya, Long Way to Unity Government

Sunday 3 January 2016 ،
Following months of efforts and diplomatic negotiations by the new UN’s envoy to Libya Martin Kebler the reports suggest that the opposing sides have reached an agreement to form a national unity government. Alwaght- Following months of efforts and diplomatic negotiations by the new UN’s envoy to Li ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.