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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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Russia Summons Armenia’s Envoy over ’Unfriendly Steps’

Russia Summons Armenia’s Envoy over ’Unfriendly Steps’

Saturday 9 September 2023
Pashinyan's wife to Kiev, which has been engaged in warfare with Russia since last February. Yerevan has also increased its criticism of Moscow’s peacekeeping role in Nagorno Karabakh, a region which is disputed by Armenia and neighboring Azerbaijan. Pashinyan had recently alleged that t ...
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Russia-Armenia Relations Hit by Differences over Karabakh Dispute

Russia-Armenia Relations Hit by Differences over Karabakh Dispute

Monday 11 September 2023 ،
Pashinyan in a speech last week maintained that Russia alone is not capable of maintaining the security of this country, adding that Moscow is withdrawing from a large part of the South Caucasus. He continued that dependence and reliance only on Russia for its security was a strategic mistake by Arm ...
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120,000 Armenians May Leave Nagorno-Karabakh

120,000 Armenians May Leave Nagorno-Karabakh

Monday 25 September 2023 ،
Pashinyan said that his nation was ready to take in all those fleeing the disputed region. So far, a total of 377 people have arrived in Armenia as of Sunday night, AP reported, citing Armenian authorities. Thousands of Karabakh Armenians were also evacuated from local villages and taken to a Russi ...
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Armenian Police Arrest Dozens of Anti-Government Protestors

Armenian Police Arrest Dozens of Anti-Government Protestors

Monday 25 September 2023 ،
Pashinyan’s handling of the events in Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region of Azerbaijan with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population. In a swift military operation, Baku regained control over the region. Alwaght- Armenian police have detained dozens of demonstrators who poured to the streets of ...
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Russia Censures as Deeply Flawed Armenian Premier’s Independence Day Address

Russia Censures as Deeply Flawed Armenian Premier’s Independence Day Address

Tuesday 26 September 2023 ،
Pashinyan in his Independence Day address, RT reported.  Alwaght- Russian Foreign Ministry denounced as deeply flawed the political course outlined by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in his Independence Day address, RT reported.   The prime minister’s remarks were merel ...
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Geopolitical Aftershocks of Latest Karabakh Developments

Geopolitical Aftershocks of Latest Karabakh Developments

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
Pashinyan said on Sunday that he expects around 120,000 civilians in the South Caucasus region to move to Armenia because they do not want to live in a part of Azerbaijan and fear the “threat of ethnic cleansing”. Pashinyan said Armenia has allocated space for at least 40,000 people, bu ...
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Karabakh Empties as Armenia Says 100,000 Have Fled

Karabakh Empties as Armenia Says 100,000 Have Fled

Saturday 30 September 2023 ،
Pashinyan The region's supporters and pro-Russians staged six days of anti-government protests that they interrupted this week to help Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan focus on helping the refugees. But they intend to hold another big and disruptive rally on Saturday aimed at punishing ...
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Armenia intensifies tensions with Russia

Armenia intensifies tensions with Russia

Monday 5 February 2024 ،
Pashinyan, while emphasizing that this move isn't related to Russia relations but rather aimed at safeguarding the country's security, stated: We opted to ratify the Rome Statute when it became evident to us that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and Russia's strategic c ...
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West Seeking Instability in South Caucasus: Top Russian Official

West Seeking Instability in South Caucasus: Top Russian Official

Friday 16 February 2024 ،
Pashinyan stated that the armed incident on the border with Azerbaijan was the result of Baku’s destructive policy. He also accused Azerbaijan of planning to launch large-scale aggression against Armenia. However, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry rejected the Armenian prime minister’s al ...
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Caucasus Issues Related "Only" to Regional Countries: Iran Ambassador

Caucasus Issues Related "Only" to Regional Countries: Iran Ambassador

Saturday 9 March 2024 ،
Pashinyan's visit to Paris on Feb. 10-11, during negotiations with French President Emmanuel Macron, the issue of Armenia's withdrawal from the CSTO was discussed behind closed doors. All Pashinyan is doing now is an action plan agreed with Macron, said Igor Korotchenko, director general of ...

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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