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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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What’s Behind Beirut Concessions in Maritime Border Talks with Tel Aviv?
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What’s Behind Beirut Concessions in Maritime Border Talks with Tel Aviv?

Wednesday 23 February 2022
Agreement.  Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah also commented. He held that Hezbollah does not interfere in the negotiations as a resistance movement because there is no such thing as Israel for us. On the maritime borders demarcation, the decision is for the Lebanese government and we as ...
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Iran to Start Drilling at Arash Gas Field after Saudi-Kuwaiti Move
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Iran to Start Drilling at Arash Gas Field after Saudi-Kuwaiti Move

Tuesday 29 March 2022 ،
Iran soon will begin drilling at the Arash natural gas field shared with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia after the two Arab states signed a document to build the offshore reservoir without Tehran’s participation, Iranian Minister of Petroleum said. Alwaght- Iran soon will begin drilling at the Arash natural ...
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How Can Iranian Gas Pipeline to Oman Enhance Tehran’s Place in Geopolitics of Energy?
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How Can Iranian Gas Pipeline to Oman Enhance Tehran’s Place in Geopolitics of Energy?

Monday 23 May 2022 ،
Iran plans to complete the gas pipeline to Oman and the latter says it works with Tehran despite the American sanctions. Alwaght- Energy crisis is hitting the world as one of the consequences of the Ukraine war, with the consumers across the world struggling to find sustainable ways to fill the void ...
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How Will Lebanese-Israeli Deal Influence Prospects of Mediterranean Gas Exports to Europe?
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How Will Lebanese-Israeli Deal Influence Prospects of Mediterranean Gas Exports to Europe?

Monday 24 October 2022 ،
The Martine borders deal is expected to provide new dynamics for projects meant to carry Mediterranean gas to Europe. Alwaght- Energy resources in the Mediterranean have given the region a high geopolitical significance in recent years, to an extent that many regional and international actors are in ...
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What Obstacles, Challenges Would Block Netanyahu’s Ditching of Deal with Lebanon?
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What Obstacles, Challenges Would Block Netanyahu’s Ditching of Deal with Lebanon?

Monday 14 November 2022 ،
The incoming Israeli prime minister may not really think about axing a recently-signed deal with Lebanon despite his attacks on it. Alwaght- Only a few weeks after the US-mediated Lebanese-Israeli maritime border deal, the Israeli political developments and victory of an Israeli front strongly oppos ...
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Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline and Turkish Dream for an Energy Hub
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Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline and Turkish Dream for an Energy Hub

Saturday 7 January 2023 ،
Turkey is working on realization of Trans-Caspian pipeline for transit revenues and cheaper gas for own market. Alwaght- Amid the uncertainty about end of Ukraine war and as an outlook of continued crisis between Russia and the West maintains shadow of energy challenge over the Western economies, Tu ...
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Exporting Occupation: Israeli Business is Booming in Morocco-Occupied Western Sahara
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Exporting Occupation: Israeli Business is Booming in Morocco-Occupied Western Sahara

Saturday 22 July 2023 ،
On December 22, 2020, Israel and Morocco officially normalized relations after former President Donald Trump’s administration declared occupied Western Sahara as Moroccan. In the years following, Israeli companies have boosted their business involvement in Western Sahara, suggesting the pair’s coope ...
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Iran Opens Last Phase of South Pars Gas Field amid Sanctions
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Iran Opens Last Phase of South Pars Gas Field amid Sanctions

Monday 28 August 2023 ،
Iran inaugurated the last development phase of the world’s largest gas field in the Persian Gulf, which French oil and gas major Total quit twice under sanctions. Alwaght- Iran inaugurated the last development phase of the world's largest gas field in the Persian Gulf, which French oil ...
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Iran, Cuba: Great Opportunities for Beneficial Partnership
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Iran, Cuba: Great Opportunities for Beneficial Partnership

Wednesday 6 December 2023 ،
Iran and Cuba highlight their resolution to boost ties as they share much when it comes to world politics. Alwaght- On Tuesday, Cuban President 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 Pre ...
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Iran-Russia Gas Deal, a Revolution in Regional Energy Outlook
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Iran-Russia Gas Deal, a Revolution in Regional Energy Outlook

Monday 15 July 2024 ،
Agreement in 2021 laid the cornerstone for this plan.  These deals initially focused on expansion of oil and gas production capacities. In next stage, they addressed expansion of roads, railways, airlines, and shipping lines. The next stage was security cooperation.  Recent meetings betw ...

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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