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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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Borrell Calls for Sanctions Against Israel Over War Crimes
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Borrell Calls for Sanctions Against Israel Over War Crimes

Saturday 16 November 2024
Foreign Affairs Council is set to discuss Borrell’s proposals next week. Borrell condemned the killing of 12 paramedics in an Israeli strike near Baalbek, describing such attacks as an assault on human dignity and a violation of fundamental human rights. He linked this pattern of targeting hea ...
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Iran Calls Martyred Hezbollah Media Chief the Lebanese Nation’s Resonant Voice
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Iran Calls Martyred Hezbollah Media Chief the Lebanese Nation’s Resonant Voice

Monday 18 November 2024 ،
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei praised Mohammad Afif as a key figure in raising global awareness about the injustice and violations of the Zionist regime, emphasizing his dedication to amplifying the oppression of the Lebanese and Palestinian peoples until his death. Baghaei highlighted ...
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Weaponizng Hunger and Disease Prompting a Holocaust in Northern Gaza by Israel
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Weaponizng Hunger and Disease Prompting a Holocaust in Northern Gaza by Israel

Thursday 5 December 2024 ،
Israel is denying aids to Gaza and leaving Palestinians to live in dire conditions, with UN warning of "looming catastrophe." Alwaght- Gaza war has passed its 425th day as in recent weeks, the Israeli genocidal campaign has been focusing on massacring the Palestinians of the north of the coastal enc ...
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New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?
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New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?

Wednesday 11 December 2024 ،
Workers' Party (PKK) and its affiliate People's Protection Units (YPG). The third is to ensure the return of Syrian refugees from Turkey to their homeland. Around 3.5 million Syrian refugees are now in Turkey, and Erdogan is trying to return them to their country. With the return of refuge ...
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
Workers Party (PKK) terrorist group. The PKK is on Ankara's terror blacklist, and under this pretext, the Turkish army has established and practically occupied large areas of northern Iraq and Syria over the past decade, posing a major challenge to Ankara-Erbil relations. In October 2014, Barz ...
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq

Saturday 1 February 2025 ،
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to Iraq is one of the most important steps to create a balance in the bilateral relations and address regional challenges.  The Turkish FM's visit to Iraq took place in the light of very complex internal and regional contexts. The Kurdistan Workers' Party ( ...
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Syrian Refugees Dilemma: Choosing between Return and Staying Abroad
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Syrian Refugees Dilemma: Choosing between Return and Staying Abroad

Sunday 16 February 2025 ،
Syrian refugees post-Assad have a difficult decision to make as new Syria is still struggling to get devastated economy back on the track. Alwaght- With the collapse of government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the case of the Syrian refugees, which was put on international agenda after the end of civ ...
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Iran Supports the PKK Leader’s Call for Disbandment
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Iran Supports the PKK Leader’s Call for Disbandment

Saturday 1 March 2025 ،
Foreign Ministry welcomed a call from Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), for the group to disarm ALWAGHT- The Iranian Foreign Ministry welcomed a call from Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), for the group to di ...
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Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust
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Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan once again reminded of at the Amman meeting and, although he emphasized the need for all elements of the Syrian society to avoid any conflict, he considered the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to be a common enemy of Iraq, Syria and Turkey, showing that Ankara is not ...
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Baghaei: US Sanctions on Iran Reflect Lawlessness and Deceit
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Baghaei: US Sanctions on Iran Reflect Lawlessness and Deceit

Saturday 15 March 2025 ،
Foreign Ministry spokesman dismissed US officials’ claims of readiness for negotiations ALWAGHT- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman dismissed US officials' claims of readiness for negotiations, stating that Washington's sanctions prove the falsehood of their statements and demonstrate th ...

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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