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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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Central Asia-Persian Gulf Partnership Push: Chances, Challenges

Central Asia-Persian Gulf Partnership Push: Chances, Challenges

Saturday 22 July 2023
Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan bid to host 2024 investment forum. The leaders also thanked Riyadh for hosting the forum and approved next summit to be held in Uzbekistan in 2025.  Jeddah summit’s significance  Jeddah summit is significance as it was the first of its type and demonstra ...
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Iran-Afghanistan Railway Cooperation Promises Domestic, Regional Prosperity and Peace

Iran-Afghanistan Railway Cooperation Promises Domestic, Regional Prosperity and Peace

Sunday 30 July 2023 ،
Kyrgyzstan. From there, the railway continues onward to China's Xinjiang province. This railway is also part of the New Silk Road project of China, and should this missing railway link is found, East-West trade will further prosper, and countries along this rail route in addition to more proper ...
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Geopolitical Aftershocks of Latest Karabakh Developments

Geopolitical Aftershocks of Latest Karabakh Developments

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Armenia as a Russian initiative.  As tensions rise in mountainous Karabakh, Pashinyan appears to drift to the West, and Armenia recently hosted a rare joint military exercise with the US. Now, following the heightened tensions between Moscow and Yerevan, the White H ...
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Fifth Moscow Format’s Meeting: What Was Agenda?

Fifth Moscow Format’s Meeting: What Was Agenda?

Sunday 1 October 2023 ،
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.  Iran was represented by its ambassador to Kabul and the special representative of Iranian president to Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi.  Friday’s meeting was the fifth meeting of the Moscow Format on Afghanistan. The Moscow dial ...
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Iran Planing to Become the Main SCO Corridor Hub for a Leap to Absolute Advantage

Iran Planing to Become the Main SCO Corridor Hub for a Leap to Absolute Advantage

Monday 30 October 2023 ،
Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek to hold their 22th summit. The summit was the first one to the bloc since Iran was officially admitted to the bloc. The meeting discussed economic and trade and multilateral cooperation. It was concluded with several cooperation documents among the members.  Mohammad ...
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US Seeking Influence in Central Asia, Caucasus, Iran Can Take it on Using Transit, Energy: Expert

US Seeking Influence in Central Asia, Caucasus, Iran Can Take it on Using Transit, Energy: Expert

Tuesday 7 November 2023 ،
Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan welcome any power that puts them in its attention. These countries specifically want to move out of the political and security umbrella of Russia and engage in new relations with such effective actors as the United States, China, the European Union, and Turkey.  Mean ...
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Iran-EAEU Free Trade Agreement: A Win-Win Deal

Iran-EAEU Free Trade Agreement: A Win-Win Deal

Monday 1 January 2024 ،
Kyrgyzstan, Russia— has grown by 87 percent since 2014, while trade with third countries has increased by 59 percent. At the same time, three other countries have observer status for membership in this economic bloc: Moldova, Uzbekistan and Cuba.  The trade volume and dynamism between th ...
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West Seeking Instability in South Caucasus: Top Russian Official

West Seeking Instability in South Caucasus: Top Russian Official

Friday 16 February 2024 ،
Kyrgyzstan. “We can also see the Westerners’ desire to create instability in the South Caucasus and obstruct the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement process, which has led to a rise in tensions in the related regions,” he pointed out, reported Tass news agency.  On February 12, ...
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Top Iranian, Kyrgyz Security Officials Voice Opposition to West’s Interference in the Region

Top Iranian, Kyrgyz Security Officials Voice Opposition to West’s Interference in the Region

Saturday 17 February 2024 ،
Kyrgyzstan have raised their objection to the West’s interference in the domestic affairs of regional countries and its efforts to impose its demands and will on them. Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Akbar Ahmadian and Secretary of the Security Council o ...
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China’s action to acknowledge the Islamic Emirate of the Taliban

China’s action to acknowledge the Islamic Emirate of the Taliban

Tuesday 20 February 2024 ،
Kyrgyzstan corridor, potentially offering a more direct route compared to existing paths through Pakistani territory. These developments coincide with Beijing's ongoing efforts to expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to bolster trade l ...

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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