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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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Turkey Has No Preconditions for Dialogue with Syria: Foreign Minister

Turkey Has No Preconditions for Dialogue with Syria: Foreign Minister

Tuesday 23 August 2022
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday Ankara does not have preconditions for dialogue with the Syrian government, stressing that talks should be goal-oriented. Alwaght- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday Ankara does not have preconditions for dialogue ...
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What’s behind Israeli Defense Minister’s Turkey Visit?

What’s behind Israeli Defense Minister’s Turkey Visit?

Sunday 30 October 2022 ،
The Israeli military officials seeks a set of goals from mediation to defuse tensions with Russia to building alliance against Resistance camp. Alwaght- On the eve of Israeli elections, the Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visited Turkey to discuss the bilateral issues and the region with the Tu ...
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Iraq’s Water Crisis: Will PM Al-Sudani Succumb to Turkish Ransom Seeking?

Iraq’s Water Crisis: Will PM Al-Sudani Succumb to Turkish Ransom Seeking?

Wednesday 26 April 2023 ،
Iraq is facing serious water shortage that is partly because of Turkish dam construction. The PM seeks a solution with Ankara. Alwaght- With back-to-back drought and shortage of surface water in Iraq, water and farming crisis is becoming a key home and foreign relations issue with neighbors, especia ...
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US Federal Deficit Reaches Almost $1 Trln as Biden Braces for Crunch Debt Ceiling Talks

US Federal Deficit Reaches Almost $1 Trln as Biden Braces for Crunch Debt Ceiling Talks

Tuesday 9 May 2023 ،
The US federal government under Joe Biden has been running a deficit of almost $1 trillion for over seven months, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said. Alwaght- The US federal government under Joe Biden has been running a deficit of almost $1 trillion for over seven months, the Congressio ...
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Moscow Four-party Meeting Signals Turkey-Syria Détente now at Advanced Stage

Moscow Four-party Meeting Signals Turkey-Syria Détente now at Advanced Stage

Thursday 11 May 2023 ،
Foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, Turkey, and Syria held talks in Moscow on grounds for Ankara-Damascus rapprochement. Alwaght- On Wednesday, Moscow hosted the first four-party foreign ministerial summit gathering together Russia, Iran, Turkey, and Syria. Iran’s Hussein Amir-Abdollahian, Russ ...
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Ifs, Buts of Karabakh Peace

Ifs, Buts of Karabakh Peace

Monday 29 May 2023 ،
Azerbaijan and Armenia are to ink peace deal, but questions remain about Baku commitment. Alwaght- Following escalation of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan in recent months that have posed risks to regional peace and stability, Russia once again invited its allies in Moscow to discuss a ...
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Tel Aviv-Riyadh Normalization Stuck in Nuclear Bottleneck

Tel Aviv-Riyadh Normalization Stuck in Nuclear Bottleneck

Saturday 10 June 2023 ،
The Saudis want nuclear power energy technology provision in return for normalization but the Israelis find this balance-disrupting. Alwaght- While the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Riyadh to discuss with senior officials the Israeli-Saudi normalization, the course of developments sho ...
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Will Iran-US Prisoner Swap Deal Unlock Nuclear Deal Stalemate?

Will Iran-US Prisoner Swap Deal Unlock Nuclear Deal Stalemate?

Saturday 12 August 2023 ،
Experts agree that the prisoner swap will cause a progress to the nuclear talks, though everything remains tied to the US will to return to the 2015 deal. Alwaght- Despite the fact that after dismissal of US special representative for Iran and chief negotiator in Iran nuclear case Robert Malley the ...
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Hamas Still in Control, Weak UNSC Resolution Doesn’t Check Israeli War Machine: Expert

Hamas Still in Control, Weak UNSC Resolution Doesn’t Check Israeli War Machine: Expert

Saturday 18 November 2023 ،
The atrocious war on Gaza continues and Hamas is still holding the initiative and inflicting heavy losses on Israeli army. Alwaght- 43 days after Operation Al-Aqsa Storm and the start of the new round of barbaric Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip that have so far killed over 12,000 mostly children a ...
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Tel Aviv Will not Commit to UNSC Resolution: Expert

Tel Aviv Will not Commit to UNSC Resolution: Expert

Wednesday 27 March 2024 ،
The US allowed Gaza resolution to pass because it is afraid of global and Islamic backlash. Alwaght- After hemming and hawing and six months of Israeli genocidal war on Gaza and martyrdom of over 32,000 Palestinian civilians, the UN Security Council on Monday passed a resolution calling for an immed ...

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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