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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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EU Showing No Receptive Face to Post-Election Erdogan

EU Showing No Receptive Face to Post-Election Erdogan

Friday 21 July 2023
France.  At the time, the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borel threatened Turkey with sanctions.  Another area of Turkish-European geopolitical difference is Syrian developments, where Erdogan is pushing to return 3 million Syrian refugees home in favor of a major shift and progress in re ...
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Muslim World Reacts to Quran Burning,  Other Desecration in Sweden

Muslim World Reacts to Quran Burning, Other Desecration in Sweden

Monday 24 July 2023 ،
Turkey condemned the desecration and asked Sweden to take immediate measures to avoid any similar actions. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed with a number of his counterparts from Arab countries the ways to deal with the renewed desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden.  Egyptian f ...
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Why’s Tel Aviv Worried about Niger Coup?

Why’s Tel Aviv Worried about Niger Coup?

Thursday 10 August 2023 ،
France. At the time, the foreign policy of the Israeli regime was based on trying to establish relations with the newly independent poor African countries such as Ghana and Angola, so that in this way it could break the international isolation and Arab boycott and gain support in the United Nations. ...
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Is France Preparing for Niger Military Action?

Is France Preparing for Niger Military Action?

Monday 11 September 2023 ،
Turkey also operates Niamey international airport. Russia has strong relations with Mali and Burkina Fuso as neighbors of Niger, and had earlier warned against a military invasion in Niger. Therefore, all these countries obviously want a peaceful solution to the crisis and do not accept the use of f ...
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Gaza War Divides Europe

Gaza War Divides Europe

Tuesday 28 November 2023 ،
Turkey were strongly opposed to NATO’s punitive measures against Russia, showing that NATO is not as united as the past.  Today and in the Gaza war, this division shows itself, and even though the US is trying to force all its allies to support the Israeli regime, the position of the gov ...
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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 ،
Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. For the economy of the Israeli regime, it is of even greater importance, because Asia (excluding Turkey) accounts for a quarter of its exports and a third of its imports, and most of this trade takes place precisely through Bab-el-Mandeb, via the Port of Eilat. Minerals, ...
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Sweden NATO Membership Closed with Turkey: Whats Next?

Sweden NATO Membership Closed with Turkey: Whats Next?

Tuesday 30 January 2024 ،
Turkey finally accepted to allow Sweden in the NATO, nut experts say its gaps with the military bloc and the West will not be bridged. Alwaght- On Sunday, Turkish parliament after a year of hemming and hawing with the West finally approved Sweden’s membership to NATO, closing one of the most c ...
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Karabakh Mountain Range: A Fresh Battleground for India-Pakistan Confrontation

Karabakh Mountain Range: A Fresh Battleground for India-Pakistan Confrontation

Sunday 25 February 2024 ،
France. During a joint briefing with Armenia's defense minister on Friday, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu mentioned, Regarding air defense, I am referring to short-range, medium-range, and other missiles, and if Armenia requires them, these missiles will be provided. Armenian D ...
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Caucasus Issues Related "Only" to Regional Countries: Iran Ambassador

Caucasus Issues Related "Only" to Regional Countries: Iran Ambassador

Saturday 9 March 2024 ،
France. During Pashinyan's visit to Paris on Feb. 10-11, during negotiations with French President Emmanuel Macron, the issue of Armenia's withdrawal from the CSTO was discussed behind closed doors. All Pashinyan is doing now is an action plan agreed with Macron, said Igor Korotchenko, dire ...
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US Out of Niger: West’s Last Stronghold in Africa Collapses

US Out of Niger: West’s Last Stronghold in Africa Collapses

Wednesday 20 March 2024 ،
Turkey and even Iran.  An important point that can be seen in the recent coups in African countries is that after each coup, demonstrations are held to condemn the West and the Russian flags are raised and slogans are raised to welcome the Russians.  After severing relations with France, ...

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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