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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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Raul Castro Stepping Down as Cuban President, Parliament Meets to Pick Successor

Raul Castro Stepping Down as Cuban President, Parliament Meets to Pick Successor

Wednesday 18 April 2018
Miguel Diaz-Canel, who became person number two in Cuba’s state system in 2013, will be elected the next head of state. Raul Castro, however, is expected to stand at the head of the Cuban Communist Party, the only political organization in the country, through to 2021. This means he will cont ...
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World Should Stand up to US Violations of Intl. Law: Iran President

World Should Stand up to US Violations of Intl. Law: Iran President

Tuesday 25 September 2018 ،
Miguel Diaz-Canel and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He referred to the recent deadly terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Ahvaz, saying the incident underlined the need for unity in the fight against terrorism. “Many terrorist groups in the region have either been created by or have the support o ...
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US INF Exit Plan: Russia Reacts, EU, China Involved

US INF Exit Plan: Russia Reacts, EU, China Involved

Thursday 22 November 2018 ،
Miguel Diaz-Canel traveled to Moscow and talked to his Russian counterpart. Speculations followed that Putin seeks to reopen Lourdes Signals Intelligence Station near the capital Havana and set up new military bases on the Cuban soil. Russia, however, dismissed such claims by the West. Sputnik news ...
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Cuba Rejects US Interventionist Provocation

Cuba Rejects US Interventionist Provocation

Friday 25 January 2019 ،
Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday rejected what he called the latest "provocation" by the United States Alwaght-Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday rejected what he called the latest provocation by the United States, which aims to bolster legal action against Cuban nationalization of property. ...
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World Leaders Congratulate Iran’s President-Elect Ebrahim Raeisi

World Leaders Congratulate Iran’s President-Elect Ebrahim Raeisi

Sunday 20 June 2021 ،
Miguel Diaz-Canel took to Twitter to convey his cordial felicitations to Raeisi and wish him success in performing his duties. Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his deputy Rosario Murillo also forwarded a congratulatory message to the Iranian president-elect. “On behalf of the pe ...
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Russian Urges Nations to Unite against US-Led Sanctions ‘Blackmail’

Russian Urges Nations to Unite against US-Led Sanctions ‘Blackmail’

Wednesday 19 April 2023 ،
Miguel Diaz-Canel and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Both nations have been among the top targets of US economic sanctions and political meddling aimed at destabilizing the two nations that revolted against and ousted US-installed dictators. Lavrov arrived in Brasilia on Monday, where he discu ...
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Iran, Cuba: Great Opportunities for Beneficial Partnership

Iran, Cuba: Great Opportunities for Beneficial Partnership

Wednesday 6 December 2023 ،
Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived in Iran, opening a new page in the close ties between Tehran and Havana.  22 years after the visit to Tehran of the late President Fidel Castro, this is the first visit of a top Cuban leader to Iran paid at the invitation of the Iranian President Sayyed Ibrahim Raisi. ...

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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