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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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Saudi Cultural and Sports Festivals: Real Reforms Or Whitewashing Shows by "Mr. Saw"?

Saudi Cultural and Sports Festivals: Real Reforms Or Whitewashing Shows by "Mr. Saw"?

Friday 17 December 2021
Istanbul in October 2018 demonstrated to the world a much more black and abusive image of Saudi Arabia and its crown prince.  Assassination of the vocal critic of bin Salman prompted calls by rights advocacy groups to take anti-Saudi stances and invite for boycott of the Arab monarchy. Despite ...
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New Round of Russia-Ukraine Talks underway in Turkey

New Round of Russia-Ukraine Talks underway in Turkey

Tuesday 29 March 2022 ،
Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday morning. Moscow and Kiev have previously held three rounds of in-person talks and further contacts via video link, but the exchanges have failed to yield any tangible result. A new round of talks to end the Ukraine conflict began in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday morning. Mo ...
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Khashoggi’s Shadow Loomed over Biden’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

Khashoggi’s Shadow Loomed over Biden’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

Saturday 16 July 2022 ،
Istanbul on October 2, 2018, used to be a vocal critic of the Saudi regime and the crown prince. According to reports, he was lured into the diplomatic mission under the pretext of being provided with papers for his wedding. He was suffocated and dismembered while his fiance waited outsid ...
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UAE Detained Lawyer Who Represented Slain Saudi Journalist, Khashoggi

UAE Detained Lawyer Who Represented Slain Saudi Journalist, Khashoggi

Saturday 16 July 2022 ،
Istanbul consulate in an operation that U.S. intelligence says Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved. The prince denies involvement. UAE authorities did not immediately respond on the weekend to a Reuters request for comment regarding Ghafoor’s detention. Democracy f ...
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Will Biden’s Regional Tour Revamp Declining Ties with Arab States?

Will Biden’s Regional Tour Revamp Declining Ties with Arab States?

Sunday 17 July 2022 ،
Istanbul in 2018.  Also, the dictation of policy by the US to the Arab countries sometimes causes difficult conditions for Arab rulers. For instance, the Arab states are pressed by Biden during his visit to normalize with the Israeli regime and scale down all-out cooperation with China, and ev ...
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Iran Condemned Istanbul ’Terrorist Incident’

Iran Condemned Istanbul ’Terrorist Incident’

Monday 14 November 2022 ،
Istanbul. Alwaght- Iran strongly condemned a terrorist incident in neighboring Turkey where several were killed and dozens injured in a busy shopping street in commercial hub of Istanbul. We strongly condemn whatever act of terrorism that targets the country and people of Turkey, spokesman of ...
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Railway Network Development Plan for Boosting ECO Trade

Railway Network Development Plan for Boosting ECO Trade

Thursday 26 January 2023 ،
Istanbul railway route that connects the Indian Subcontinent to Europe will have a significant impact on the development of East-West relations and will turn these countries into powerful actors in the region. On the other hand, these railway routes will help to develop transportation and increase i ...
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UK Invites Saudi Crown Prince for Official Visit, First Since Khashoggi Murder

UK Invites Saudi Crown Prince for Official Visit, First Since Khashoggi Murder

Sunday 16 July 2023 ،
Istanbul on October 2, 2018. The CIA concluded in 2018 that MbS had ordered the killing of Khashoggi, contradicting Saudi Arabia’s insistence that the crown prince had had no prior knowledge of the plot. The prince has denied ordering Khashoggi’s killing but acknowledged later that it ...
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Gaza War Takes Its Toll on Erdogan

Gaza War Takes Its Toll on Erdogan

Tuesday 31 October 2023 ،
Istanbul, Erdogan strongly attacked the Israeli regime and described the attacks on Gaza as “barbaric.” He also declared his country’s intention to announce the Israeli regime as a war criminal on the world stage, adding: “We knew that Israel would be upset if we said that Ha ...
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The New Era of Turkish-Egyptian Relations

The New Era of Turkish-Egyptian Relations

Saturday 17 February 2024 ،
Istanbul in 2022, paving the way for rapprochement with Egypt. The most significant milestone in bilateral relations occurred last July, with Cairo and Ankara appointing ambassadors to each other's capitals for the first time in a decade. Subsequently, Erdogan and El-Sisi convened on the sideli ...

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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