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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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China-Russia Partnership: Putin’s Profitable Deals with Beijing

China-Russia Partnership: Putin’s Profitable Deals with Beijing

Saturday 18 May 2024
Eastern economic giant has helped it to greatly ease the costs of sanctions. Their bilateral trade reached $240.1 billion in 2023, up 26.3 percent from $190 billion last year. Putin is still looking to up that figure. Energy top on agenda  Energy is the most important area where Russia wants ...
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Three Precious Legacies of Pres. Raisi’s Economic Diplomacy

Three Precious Legacies of Pres. Raisi’s Economic Diplomacy

Saturday 25 May 2024 ،
European gas market in the future.  Another key step by his administration in energy exports was taken in his recent trip to Pakistan. The two countries agreed to conclude Iran gas pipeline to Pakistan. By taking the final steps of this agreement, Iran's share of the region's energy ma ...
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Gaza Talks in Paris: What Do the Actors Seek?

Gaza Talks in Paris: What Do the Actors Seek?

Saturday 25 May 2024 ،
Eastern Al-Quds (Eastern Jerusalem) as its capital. The Arab ministers stressed on the importance of the international recognition of an independent Palestinian state, especially the permanent members of the Security Council, so that the Palestinian people can obtain their legitimate rights and a co ...
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Tough Days for Kiev as Moscow Consolidates its Upper Hand in War

Tough Days for Kiev as Moscow Consolidates its Upper Hand in War

Monday 27 May 2024 ،
Europe, has been very limited. Of the 2.3 million shells used by Ukraine in 2023, only 300,000 were European. The EU Joint Procurement Initiative on ammunition for Ukraine only partially materialized in late 2023, which was too late, while the Russians had managed to consolidate their position in ea ...
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Beijing Summit: Opening a New Horizon in Chinese-Arab Convergence

Beijing Summit: Opening a New Horizon in Chinese-Arab Convergence

Saturday 1 June 2024 ،
Eastern power and stay safe from the harmful effects of the American plans. The cooperation between Egypt and China in the political fields, development of RBI, economy and trade, and cultural exchanges has continuously deepened and yielded useful results.  Specifically, this new summit will f ...
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Will Israeli Defiance of International Laws Continue Despite UNSC Resolution on Gaza War?

Will Israeli Defiance of International Laws Continue Despite UNSC Resolution on Gaza War?

Thursday 13 June 2024 ،
Eastern Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as its capital.  Also, the Arab League welcomed the adoption of a draft resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, stressed the need to immediately curb Israel's aggression, saying that the Security Council h ...
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Why’s Hezbollah Chief Threatened Cyprus?

Why’s Hezbollah Chief Threatened Cyprus?

Saturday 22 June 2024 ،
European Union to pressure Israel to avoid expanding the scope of the war against Lebanon. Cyprus role in Gaza war  Though Nasrallah's speech has brought Cyprus to the focus, from months ago there were reports of role playing of this country in the American and Israeli plans regarding Gaz ...
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Israeli Plan to Change West Bank Civil Administration: Details and Goals

Israeli Plan to Change West Bank Civil Administration: Details and Goals

Tuesday 25 June 2024 ،
Eastern Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Goals of plan  According to the experts, in the first place, these changes are part of Smotrich's plans to prevent formation of an independent Palestinian state and to practically annex all the illegal settlements in the West Bank to other occupied territories ...
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Tehran and Moscow Open New Chapter by Connecting Banking Payment Systems

Tehran and Moscow Open New Chapter by Connecting Banking Payment Systems

Saturday 13 July 2024 ،
Eastern partnerships.  In terms of expanding trade ties between the two countries, North-South Corridor is of special significance. With European borders closed to Russia, Moscow specially counts on the Iranian railway network to maintain its foreign trade arteries, and the North-South Corrido ...
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Iran-Russia Gas Deal, a Revolution in Regional Energy Outlook

Iran-Russia Gas Deal, a Revolution in Regional Energy Outlook

Monday 15 July 2024 ،
Eastern Europe.  Iran and Russia pursue goals from this gas partnership. First, Russia would be able to circumvent many of the current Western restrictions by adopting Iran's proven sanctions-busting mechanisms for gas and oil sales whether to Turkey, to Southern and Eastern Europe, and th ...

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