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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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US Security Firms Return to Iraq Heralds Security Challenges

US Security Firms Return to Iraq Heralds Security Challenges

Wednesday 31 May 2017
Dry Canal Future Project which is aimed at reconstructing and reviving the major trade route that connects the Iraqi capital to the Jordanian one. The Iraqi news outlets suggest that the government’s representatives negotiated the contract with eight American security companies in Amman for e ...
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Dry Canal, Iraq’s Costly Project to Link Persian Gulf to Europe

Dry Canal, Iraq’s Costly Project to Link Persian Gulf to Europe

Tuesday 15 August 2023 ،
Dry Canal project to link to Europe while there is a cheaper way through Iran. Alwaght- In recent years, competition among West Asian countries for a bigger role in East to West trade corridors has been growing.  In this competition, one of the countries that is seeking a toehold in the compet ...
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Standing with Gaza: Yemeni Army’s Red Sea Operations Cause Jitters in Tel Aviv

Standing with Gaza: Yemeni Army’s Red Sea Operations Cause Jitters in Tel Aviv

Saturday 16 December 2023 ،
Canal, about 20,000 a year or more than 50 a day, and both account for about 12 percent of global trade and 30 percent of container trade, worth over $1 trillion. For these reasons, African countries on the west coast of the strait host a large number of foreign military bases, belonging to China, ...
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The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
Dry Canal Project from the Persian Gulf to Turkey via Iraq? Afghahi: The outcome hinges on the advantages the Iraqi government would gain from this corridor's execution and the terms Iraq could enforce on Turkey as a consequence. Thus, reaching a conclusive determination is presently unattainab ...
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Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Wednesday 18 September 2024 ،
Dry Channel, which is intended to be a 1,200 km-long electric train, to connect Faw port to Turkey and then to the European railway network. On May 29, Farhan al-Fartusi, the director of General Company for Ports of Iraq, highlighted the significance of Faw port, adding that this project is the sta ...
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Security, the Missing Ring in Iraq-Turkey Development Road Project

Security, the Missing Ring in Iraq-Turkey Development Road Project

Sunday 3 November 2024 ،
Canal and even the under-construction IMEC. As a result, costs of transportation will be significantly cut.  However, the issue of security is the most important and main challenge that has begun to haunt this ambitious project, to an extent that shortly after its approval, a comprehensive sec ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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