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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Mashhad Summit, Ideal Opportunity to Boost ECO Cooperation
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Mashhad Summit, Ideal Opportunity to Boost ECO Cooperation

Monday 2 December 2024
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan joined ECO. The ten ECO member countries, with an area of ​​8 million square kilometers and more than half a billion population, have developed close interaction over the years. Transport, transit, trade, and energy are the three priorities for cooperation amo ...
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Iranian, Turkish FMs Discuss Syria and Counterterrorism
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Iranian, Turkish FMs Discuss Syria and Counterterrorism

Monday 2 December 2024 ،
Kazakhstan as part of the Astana peace talks. In a joint statement, Iran, Russia, and Turkey condemned Israeli atrocities in the region and called for intensified efforts to achieve a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
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Astana Format Meeting in Doha Heavily Overshadowed by Turkish Betrayal
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Astana Format Meeting in Doha Heavily Overshadowed by Turkish Betrayal

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
Kazakhstan and serves as a diplomatic umbrella that brings together the various military actors involved in Syria. After two years of fruitless meetings between the opposition and the Syrian government, the international aspect of the process dropped and the crisis management talks were limited to ...
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Iran and EAEU Partnership: Blurring the Trade, Energy, and Transit Borders
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Iran and EAEU Partnership: Blurring the Trade, Energy, and Transit Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
Kazakhstan to discuss boosting cooperation at all levels. The meeting shed light on economic issues, special focus on high-tech and AI, and the need for interactions among the member states.  Representing Iran at the meeting, Iran's Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref emphasized the expansi ...
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Iran Calls for The Use of ECO Resources to Strengthen Ties Among Member States
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Iran Calls for The Use of ECO Resources to Strengthen Ties Among Member States

Monday 3 February 2025 ،
Kazakhstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alibek Bakayev, who is in Iran to attend an ECO meeting, met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Sunday. During the meeting, Araghchi emphasized the strong and friendly relations between Iran and Kazakhstan, stressing the importance o ...
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Iran Hosts Caspian Economic Forum Opening
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Iran Hosts Caspian Economic Forum Opening

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Oljas Bektenov, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Turkmenistan’s Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Hojamyrat Geldimyradov, and Tajikistan’s Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda. The forum features multiple expert panels with officials from t ...
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power

Sunday 16 March 2025 ،
Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Qatar, Iraq, the UAE and Sri Lanka are participating as observers. According to a statement released by the Chinese Ministry of Defense, the exercises will include training courses including naval target attack, VBSS (Visit, Board, Search and Seizure), damage control as well a ...
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Pezeshkian Extends Nowruz Greetings to Tajikistan’s President
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Pezeshkian Extends Nowruz Greetings to Tajikistan’s President

Wednesday 19 March 2025 ،
Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan joining the festivities to honor the ancient Persian New Year.
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Erdogan Dreams of Hijacking Nowruz
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Erdogan Dreams of Hijacking Nowruz

Tuesday 25 March 2025 ،
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India and Iraq were the 12 countries that jointly registered Nowruz globally. On November 5, 2024, Mongolia also joined the list , bringing the honor of this ancient eve and holiday to it.  Nowruz has been registered as a comprehensive ritual with five approved genres, ...
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism

Monday 14 April 2025 ،
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in a meaningful move named ambassadors to Cyprus, showing a change in alignment of these countries with Ankara's political strategy towards Cyprus cause, something expected to deal a big blow to efforts of Ankara in recent years to present a picture of an ...

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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