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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 Mullah Mansour’s Death Mean to Afghanistan, Taliban?

What Mullah Mansour’s Death Mean to Afghanistan, Taliban?

Tuesday 24 May 2016
Rasul, Mullah Yaqub and Mullah Abdul Manan Nizai and the insurgent group Haqqani Network on the other hand. Mullah Hebatullah Akhondzadeh as well as Sirajuddin Haqqani- both deputies to Mullah Mansour who took the posts after death of former Taliban leader Mullah Omar- would be claimers of successio ...
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What Pushing Fresh Taliban’s Campaign in Afghanistan?

What Pushing Fresh Taliban’s Campaign in Afghanistan?

Saturday 15 October 2016 ،
Rashid Dostum who also serves as vice-president. Meanwhile, the governor of Kunduz has blamed Taliban’s advances on the performance of the Deputy Chief of Staff Morad Ali Morad. “If someone dies, it is the will of God, no one can die without the will of God,” Omar Khail posted on ...
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What’s Behind Afghan Figures’ Saudi Visits?

What’s Behind Afghan Figures’ Saudi Visits?

Friday 2 March 2018 ،
Rasul Sayyaf, the head of Islamic Dawah Organization of Afghanistan in the past few weeks also traveled to the Arab kingdom to meet with Riyadh leaders. The Afghan figures’ trips to Riyadh and bringing in spotlight the terrorism in Afghanistan have raised many questions about Saudi Arabia&rsq ...
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Reasons behind Formation of Afghanistan’s Grand National Coalition

Reasons behind Formation of Afghanistan’s Grand National Coalition

Wednesday 15 August 2018 ،
Rashid Dostum. - Jamiat-e Islami Party, CO-led by Atta Muhammad Nur who is at odds with Ashraf Ghani’s government. - Hizb-i Wahdat party, a predominantly Shiite party led by Muhammed Mohaqiq. The three parties coalesced under GNCA in opposition to President Ashraf Ghani who they think is wo ...
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Worries Overshadow Afghanistan Election Results Announcement

Worries Overshadow Afghanistan Election Results Announcement

Thursday 20 February 2020 ،
Rashid Dustam on February 13 threatened that if the commission declared Ghani the winner, he will form a parallel government led by Abdullah. Experts warn that if Abdullah and his orbit decline to recognize Ghani a president, the county will witness a new political crisis. Mohammed Mohaghegh, a mem ...
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Will Participatory Government Help End Afghanistan Impasse?

Will Participatory Government Help End Afghanistan Impasse?

Sunday 26 April 2020 ،
Rassoul, the brothers of the former president Hamed Karzai, former governor of Nangarhar Province Gul Agha Sherzai, Vice President Amrullah Saleh, General Abdulla Rashid Dostum, and former Vice President Ahmad Zia Massoud, and also some affiliates of Hizb-e-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar are memb ...
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Iraq, Possible Options for PM, President, Parliament Speaker Posts

Iraq, Possible Options for PM, President, Parliament Speaker Posts

Monday 20 December 2021 ،
Rasoul Radhi, a member of the State of Law coalition, said that the current leaders would not be given the posts again. Therefore, Iraq should expect new figures on whom intensive negotiations and speculations have already started.  Sadrist Movement's prominent figures for PM post  A ...
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Has Egypt Just Sold Its “Paradise on Earth” to the UAE?

Has Egypt Just Sold Its “Paradise on Earth” to the UAE?

Monday 5 February 2024 ،
Ras El-Hekmah region on the Mediterranean coasts is to be sold to Emirati investors for $22 billion, an amount that, according to them, is to help reduce Egypt’s foreign currency deficit.  This region is part of Marsa Matruh city in Matruh province. Its coastal line is 50-kilometers long ...
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Intense competition between Saudi Arabia and the UAE for investment in Egypt

Intense competition between Saudi Arabia and the UAE for investment in Egypt

Sunday 12 May 2024 ،
Ras Ghamila agreement and also purchasing some state-owned companies. Citing the Almanasa website, Riyadh is considering utilizing its deposits in Cairo, valued at around $10.3 billion, to finalize the Ras Ghamila agreement and acquire certain state-owned enterprises in Egypt. As per the report, t ...

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