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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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Iran-Africa Forum: Golden Opportunity for Higher-Level Trade
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Iran-Africa Forum: Golden Opportunity for Higher-Level Trade

Wednesday 30 April 2025
May 1 in Isfahan. During this event, four specialized panels will be held at the ministerial level in four areas: petrochemicals, mineral and metal industries, agriculture and food industries, and health and medicine. The previous meeting of the Iran-Africa Economic Cooperation Forum was held in e ...
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Vision 2030: A Decade after Plan Announcement, Riyadh Remains Reliant on Oil
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Vision 2030: A Decade after Plan Announcement, Riyadh Remains Reliant on Oil

Wednesday 30 April 2025 ،
674 initiatives fully implemented and 596 initiatives on track, from a total of 1,502 initiatives active. In addition, 93 percent of the Vision indicators in national plans and strategies have achieved, exceeded or are close to their mid-term targets. Of these, 257 indicators have exceeded their an ...
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Gaza Death Toll Climbs to 52,535 Amid Fuel Blockade on Hospitals
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Gaza Death Toll Climbs to 52,535 Amid Fuel Blockade on Hospitals

Sunday 4 May 2025 ،
May 4, the total death toll since the beginning of the conflict in October 2023 has reached 52,535, with over 118,000 others injured. Since the resumption of aggression in March 2025, nearly 2,500 people have been martyred, and over 6,400 have been injured. Hospitals and humanitarian organizations ...
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What Crises Are Plaguing Israeli Army as War Continues?
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What Crises Are Plaguing Israeli Army as War Continues?

Monday 5 May 2025 ،
68 killed Nahal Brigade: 63 killed Paratrooper brigades: 46 killed Commando Units: 43 killed Armored Brigade 7: 29 killed (19 people only on the first day of the war and mainly from the 77th battalion that was deployed in the siege of Gaza) Reserve brigade 261: 22 killed (19 people in a single ...
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Indian Muslims Falling Victim to Hindu and Takfiri Radicalism
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Indian Muslims Falling Victim to Hindu and Takfiri Radicalism

Tuesday 6 May 2025 ،
Maya Pradesh show attacks by local Hindus on mosques with coverage of the security forces or with their ignorance of these crimes. These attacks have included the partial destruction of religious structures, the burning of internal furnishings and the harassment of worshippers. In some cases, securi ...
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
65 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). China is keen to deepen its presence in Central Asia to secure trade routes and counter India’s regional influence. This has accelerated Chinese investments in Central Asian infrastructure and energy projects, with bilateral trade increasing ...
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Hamas Disarming on the Back Burner: Trump Withdraws Preconditions for Gaza Ceasefire
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Hamas Disarming on the Back Burner: Trump Withdraws Preconditions for Gaza Ceasefire

Monday 12 May 2025 ،
May, 63 percent of Palestinians held Israel responsible for the current plight of the people of Gaza, while only 8 percent blamed Hamas. Hamas not weakened: At the same time, there are small pieces of evidence suggesting that Hamas has lost its capabilities against Israel. In recent months, Hamas h ...
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
600 billion in the US over the next four years. Also, according to media reports, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has invited the leaders of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council countries to participate in the (P) GCC-US summit in Riyadh. Although Saudi Arabia has yet to formally respon ...
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
6,000, although there are no exact figures. In 2016, the militant group established its local branches in the city of Sinjar 110 kilometers west of Mosul, which are militias composed of Iraqi Yazidis and other Kurds. The most prominent of these groups are the Sinjar Protection Units, known locally ...
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Nuclear Riddle in $1 Trillion US-Saudi Deal
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Nuclear Riddle in $1 Trillion US-Saudi Deal

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
68 percent of Saudi Arabia’s electricity is generated by burning gas and 32 percent by burning oil, and that in June it was using 1.4 million barrels of crude oil per day to generate electricity. The Saudi officials believe that nuclear energy can provide some of the energy used in energy-int ...

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Breathtaking and sad moments of Shahid Rajaee Port  Iran mourns

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