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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, Russia Maintain Close Dialogue on Syria: Russian FM
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Iran, Russia Maintain Close Dialogue on Syria: Russian FM

Saturday 14 January 2017
Mikhail Bogdanov and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari. The sides continued a detailed and trust-based exchange of opinions on the current situation in the West Asia with a focus on invigoration of international efforts to resolve the crisis in Syria,” Russian foreign mini ...
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Russia Demands Explanation from Israel over Syria Airstrikes
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Russia Demands Explanation from Israel over Syria Airstrikes

Monday 20 March 2017 ،
Mikhail Bogdanov confirmed earlier media reports that the Tel Aviv envoy had been summoned. The Israeli regime’s embassy in Moscow refrained from commenting on Koren’s visit over the weekend, but the Russian Foreign Ministry did say that the ambassador’s visit “was mostly to ...
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Who To Control Raqqa after ISIS: US, Kurds or Local Tribes
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Who To Control Raqqa after ISIS: US, Kurds or Local Tribes

Tuesday 16 May 2017 ،
Mikhail Bogdanov said his country backed the establishment of local councils to run the territory taken from ISIS, but added that they must not circumvent the Syrian government’s authority, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency.  
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Russia says Increasing US Troops in Southern Syria Illegal
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Russia says Increasing US Troops in Southern Syria Illegal

Wednesday 21 June 2017 ،
Mikhail Bogdanov says that increasing the number the US troops in southern Syria is illegal. Alwaght- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov says that increasing the number the US troops in southern Syria is illegal. “It is absolutely illegal as the move was not made in accordance w ...
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Iran, Russia Discuss Syria Crisis
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Iran, Russia Discuss Syria Crisis

Wednesday 2 August 2017 ،
Mikhail Bogdanov as well as Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari called for the continuation of the peace process, which has been underway in the Kazakh capital, Astana, since January. Russia, Iran, and Turkey helped bring about an all-Syria ceasefire late last year, a mechanism wh ...
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US Fuels Separatism among Syrian Kurds: Russia
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US Fuels Separatism among Syrian Kurds: Russia

Tuesday 13 February 2018 ،
Mikhail Bogdanov blamed the US for fueling separatism among Syrian Kurds. Alwaght- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov blamed the US for fueling separatism among Syrian Kurds. We believe that some awkward actions of our US partners fueled separatist sentiments among some Kurds, Bogdano ...
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US Military Presence in Syria Illegal: Russia FM
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US Military Presence in Syria Illegal: Russia FM

Tuesday 3 April 2018 ،
Mikhail Bogdanov discussed with Syrian Ambassador in Moscow Riyad Haddad the developments related to the crisis in Syria, particularly the political settlement. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the meeting dealt with the latest developments of the political and milita ...
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Russia Plans Massive Mediterranean Naval Drills Amid Syria Tensions
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Russia Plans Massive Mediterranean Naval Drills Amid Syria Tensions

Thursday 30 August 2018 ،
Mikhail Bogdanov told reporters on Thursday that upcoming drills in the Mediterranean Sea have nothing to do with the situation in Syria’s Idlib province I don’t think that drills can be related to the Idlib situation. I have heard about plans to hold such drills. Anyway, Idlib is not l ...
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Hamas Visits Moscow to Discuss Palestinian Affairs
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Hamas Visits Moscow to Discuss Palestinian Affairs

Wednesday 17 July 2019 ،
Mikhail Bogdanov in Moscow, with both sides underlining the need for intra-Palestinian unity as the US is preparing to unveil a contentious “peace” plan aimed at consolidating Tel Aviv’s occupation of Palestinian territories. Alwaght- Mousa Abu Marzook, Representative of the Palestinian resista ...
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As US Beefs Up Military Presence in Persian Gulf, Yemen’s Houthis Turn to Russia for Support
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As US Beefs Up Military Presence in Persian Gulf, Yemen’s Houthis Turn to Russia for Support

Sunday 28 July 2019 ،
Mikhail Bogdanov was held to discuss, among other things, U.S. military presence in the Gulf. Abdulsalam claimed during the meeting that U.S. and Western visions for a solution to the conflict in Yemen would be unsuccessful, telling his Russian counterpart that there won’t be security and safe ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.