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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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Israel Regime Exports Weapons to Azerbaijan in Return for Access to Iran, Oil: Paper

Israel Regime Exports Weapons to Azerbaijan in Return for Access to Iran, Oil: Paper

Monday 6 March 2023
Karabakh region. Haaretz also cited foreign media reports that said Azerbaijan has allowed the Israeli spy agency Mossad to set up a forward branch in Azerbaijan to monitor what is happening in neighboring Iran and has even prepared an airfield intended to aid the occupying entity in case it decide ...
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Why’s Baku Escalating Karabakh Tensions?

Why’s Baku Escalating Karabakh Tensions?

Friday 24 March 2023 ،
Karabakh peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, tensions in Caucasus show no signs of a relaxation, and no day goes without the military forces of the two countries exchanging fire. In recent weeks, the two neighbors accused each other of violating the 2020 truce in the mountainous Karabakh ...
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What’s behind Dramatic Anti-Iranian Allegations by Azerbaijan?

What’s behind Dramatic Anti-Iranian Allegations by Azerbaijan?

Thursday 6 April 2023 ،
Karabakh disputed region due to Iranian and Russian opposition, Azerbaijan is now seizing any opportunity to make anti-Iranian allegations. In recent days, the attempted assassination of a member of parliament has given Azerbaijan excuses to repeat the anti-Iranian rhetoric. Ayhan Hanizadeh, the hea ...
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Azerbaijan on The Anti-Iranian Israeli Front

Azerbaijan on The Anti-Iranian Israeli Front

Sunday 9 April 2023 ،
Karabakh war in 1992, the Israeli government provided funds and weapons to Azerbaijan so that it could resist Armenia. In the second Karabakh war in 2020, Tel Aviv was the largest supplier of weapons to Baku, including drones, and their relations are still expanding.  Azerbaijan is clinging to ...
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Conflict in Caucasus Benefits No Country, Any Geographical Change Leads to Tension: Iran

Conflict in Caucasus Benefits No Country, Any Geographical Change Leads to Tension: Iran

Monday 10 April 2023 ،
Karabakh region on the border between the two countries. Karabakh is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but has a primarily Armenian population that has resisted Azerbaijani rule since a separatist war there ended in 1994. In 2020, the second Karabakh war broke out, killing more tha ...
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Tensions Rise in Karabakh after Azerbaijan Set up Checkpoint on Land Route to Enclave

Tensions Rise in Karabakh after Azerbaijan Set up Checkpoint on Land Route to Enclave

Monday 24 April 2023 ،
Karabakh region in a controversial move that contravenes a standing agreement, which specifies that the region must be under Russian control. Alwaght- Azerbaijan has set up a checkpoint on the only land route connecting Armenia to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in a controversial move that con ...
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Baku Making Alliances to Break Karabakh Security Blocks

Baku Making Alliances to Break Karabakh Security Blocks

Monday 1 May 2023 ،
Karabakh dispute. After last month opening of embassy in Tel Aviv and exchange of diplomatic visits between officials of the two sides, in recent days, Georgia has been chosen as the next destination with which Azerbaijani officials seek to boost alliance.  Last week, during the visit of the M ...
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Two Soldiers Killed in Fresh Flareup between Azerbaijan, Armenia

Two Soldiers Killed in Fresh Flareup between Azerbaijan, Armenia

Saturday 13 May 2023 ،
Karabakh. The region is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but has a primarily Armenian population that has resisted Azerbaijani rule since a separatist war there ended in 1994. In 2020, the second Karabakh war broke out, killing more than 6,500 people on both sides during a six-week ...
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Will Karabakh’s Gordian Knot Be Untied in Moscow?

Will Karabakh’s Gordian Knot Be Untied in Moscow?

Monday 22 May 2023 ،
Karabakh to eliminate the excuses for Westerners to interfere in Caucasus. Alwaght- Amid concerns about flare-up of a new round of tensions in mountainous Karabakh region in recent months, Azerbaijani and Armenian officials have recently met in Moscow to discuss ways to set aside the differences and ...
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Ifs, Buts of Karabakh Peace

Ifs, Buts of Karabakh Peace

Monday 29 May 2023 ،
Karabakh dispute. In the tripartite Moscow meeting that gathered together Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday, the two sides announced their agreement to lasting peace.  Pashinyan said that his country an ...

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Palestinians Protest near Nablus against Return of Settlers to Homesh

Palestinians Protest near Nablus against Return of Settlers to Homesh