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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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West's role in the framing of Tunisia's Constitutional Law
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West's role in the framing of Tunisia's Constitutional Law

Sunday 9 February 2014
Being under pressure for months, the Ennehda, accepted to resign and form a technocrat government, provided that the new constitutional law of Tunisia which was preparing since two years ago is ratified and the timetable of the future election of Tunisia is determined. As a result of agreement made ...
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Karzai, Iran's green light to America
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Karzai, Iran's green light to America

Sunday 9 February 2014 ،
Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president came to Tehran to receive Iran's green light to sign security agreement with America today. If the security agreement approve, America will has nine military bases in the cities of Kabul, Bigram, Mazar-e Sharif, Jalalabad, Gardez, Kandahar, Helmand, He ...
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Emerging a New Front in West Asia

Emerging a New Front in West Asia

Monday 17 February 2014 ،
Due to Syrian case transfer, success of Resistance in Syria war, and Geneva Agreement between Iran & 5 +1; Turkey, Qatar and Hamas party have changed their policies to remove tensions of Resistance axis in Syria after changing US policy on Syria. Alwaght-Due to Syrian case transfer, success of Res ...
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Al Khalifa's approach towards Bahrain revolution
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Al Khalifa's approach towards Bahrain revolution

Saturday 1 March 2014 ،
Bahrain witnessed massive demonstration aimed at constitutional reform and removal of Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa, in February 2011. Despite arrests and beatings from ruling regime since then, ranks of the oppositions are broadened and calls for reforming constitutional law and removing Prime Mini ...
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Israel's Agenda for Syria after Geneva 2
Analysis

Israel's Agenda for Syria after Geneva 2

Saturday 1 March 2014 ،
alwaght - One week after Geneva 2 on Syria changes which held in Monteux, Switzerland, any agreement has not been made between the negotiating parties. Based on political conditions of each side, it seems unlikely that the parties cannot reach an agreement until the end of the conference. It was not ...
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Afghanistan Occupation Planned by USA

Afghanistan Occupation Planned by USA

Saturday 1 March 2014 ،
alwagh -The permanent Afghanistan occupation by US and NATO forces was predictable. For western countries, fighting against terrorism, Taliban and Al-Gaeda is not an aim, but an apparatus to achieve their main objectives in West Asia. It seems that US war in Afghanistan or US longest war will be co ...
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Azerbaijan Wahhabis: The Challenge of Returning from Syria
Analysis

Azerbaijan Wahhabis: The Challenge of Returning from Syria

Monday 10 March 2014 ،
Alwaght- Although Shiites make up the majority of the Republic of Azerbaijan's population and there had been no Wahhabi before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, but today Wahhabis have had considerable influence in Azerbaijan, especially in Russia-Azerbaijan border areas. Wahhabis, sponsored ...
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Iraq Future Parliamentary Election
Analysis

Iraq Future Parliamentary Election

Saturday 15 March 2014 ،
Alwaght - Iraq parliamentary election will be hold in April 30, 2014 in a condition that according to newly legislated Electoral Act and despite previous elections, big coalitions will not be shaped up. Different movements such as Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis will probably participate in election in th ...
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Behind Yemen's Allegations against Iran

Behind Yemen's Allegations against Iran

Tuesday 15 April 2014 ،
Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi was assigned as the interim president of Yemen. In fact, the position of politicians may change but their policies more or less will be the same.   Alwaght-Although there is no common border between Iran and Yemen, Yemen can be considered as one of the pivotal countries in ...
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Bahrain National Dialogue or Suppression of Bahraini Revolutionaries

Bahrain National Dialogue or Suppression of Bahraini Revolutionaries

Monday 5 May 2014 ،
After three years, the main approach of Bahraini regime against the 2011 revolution in Bahrain and revolutionaries of this country is taking Shiites away from obtaining political power in any form Alwaght-After three years, the main approach of Bahraini regime against the 2011 revolution in Bahrain ...

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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