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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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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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Changing Afghanistan Constitution: A Need for Peace
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Changing Afghanistan Constitution: A Need for Peace

Thursday 8 May 2014 ،
Since several months ago, the challenging issue of peace in Afghanistan has seriously been presented again. Alwaght-Since several months ago, the challenging issue of peace in Afghanistan has seriously been presented again.  In such situation, Taliban groups have declared that clanging the constit ...
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The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council's Inconclusive Meeting
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The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council's Inconclusive Meeting

Sunday 11 May 2014 ،
Meeting of the Persian Gulf Council's foreign ministers was fruitless since neither Qatar nor the rest are not ready to recalibrate their foreign policy properties. Alwaght-Foreign ministers of Persian Gulf Cooperation Council met to defuse tension between Qatar and three other countries, name ...
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Saudi-Qatar Rift not to Be Resolved in the Near Future

Saudi-Qatar Rift not to Be Resolved in the Near Future

Saturday 24 May 2014 ،
The 14th Doha forum was not attended by delegations from Saudi, Egypt, and Emirates to show that difference among them are too deep to be defused easily Alwaght-The 14th Doha International forum for democracy, development, and free trade under the patronage of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim, was n ...
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America's Double Standards on Bahrain
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America's Double Standards on Bahrain

Saturday 31 May 2014 ،
While AL Khalifa has suppressed, jailed, tortured, and slaughtered many Bahraini people since 2011, Anne Patterson, in her two-day visit to Manama, called Qatar "partner and friend of the United States " American assistant secretary of State Anne Patterson visit's to Bahrain was condemned by the ...
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Who Wins the Power Race: Prime Minister or President?

Who Wins the Power Race: Prime Minister or President?

Wednesday 27 August 2014 ،
The election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Turkey's president has aroused many discussions on his successor in Development & Justice Party (JDP) and in the position of premiership. Indeed, nomination of many figures for occupying his position in JDP and rumors about Abdullah Gul's future and ru ...

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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