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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’s behind Al-Kadhimi’s Surprise Iran Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Kadhimi’s Surprise Iran Visit?

Sunday 12 September 2021
on on Sunday.  This was his first visit to Iran since new government took over in Iran. Al-Kadhimi is the first high-ranking foreign guest of the new Iranian President Sayyed Ibrahim Raesi, indicating strategic alliance between Tehran and Baghdad. The PM and other Iraqi officials said the trip ...
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China Pans West’s Double Standards on Iran Nuclear Activities
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China Pans West’s Double Standards on Iran Nuclear Activities

Sunday 28 November 2021 ،
onal Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on Friday, Wang Qun, the Chinese envoy to the UN and other international organizations in Vienna, raised concerns about the Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) agreement for cooperation on Australian acquisition of nuclear-powered sub ...
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Vienna Talks Hinges on Political Decisions of ’Other Side’: Iran
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Vienna Talks Hinges on Political Decisions of ’Other Side’: Iran

Monday 14 February 2022 ،
on the political decisions of the “other side,” Iranian Foreign Ministry said. Alwaght- Reaching an agreement between Iran and the P4+1 group of countries over the 2015 deal at the talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna hinges on the political decisions of the “other side,&rdqu ...
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Canada Spearheading Anti-Iranian Rights Campaign Despite Its Black Record
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Canada Spearheading Anti-Iranian Rights Campaign Despite Its Black Record

Saturday 19 November 2022 ،
Restrictions on women with hijab in Canada are so tight that they are deprived of many social and state services. Given Canada's record of human rights and dealing with racial and ethnic minorities, it should be suggested that Canada not only should not give itself the right to comment on rights ...
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Fresh Revelations Picture Dreadful Bahraini Prison Conditions
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Fresh Revelations Picture Dreadful Bahraini Prison Conditions

Tuesday 24 January 2023 ،
on bloc revealed the atrocious treatment of prisoners in AL Khalifa regime prisons. Alwaght- While Al Khalifa regime of Bahrain is trying to put a coat of democracy on its dictatorship with sham elections and pretend that people have an important role in the kingdom’s political determination, ...
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Taliban and Challenge of Ongoing Insecurity
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Taliban and Challenge of Ongoing Insecurity

Friday 10 February 2023 ،
one is Saudi Arabia that reports said evacuated all of its diplomats from Afghanistan. The UAE followed suit, being the second Persian Gulf Arab country.  Observers suggest that other countries could take similar steps amid substantial threats and failure of the Taliban to secure the country. ...
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‘Israel Chose Expansion over security’: Noam Chomsky Q&A
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‘Israel Chose Expansion over security’: Noam Chomsky Q&A

Sunday 9 April 2023 ،
on to choose expansion over security. Well, that meant that Israel was dependent for its security and support by the United States. That’s the bargain. If you choose expansion over security, you depend on a powerful state. If the US changes its policy, Israel has difficult choices to make. Question: ...
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Dollar Hegemony to End ‘in Decade’ After Being ‘Abused For Geopolitical Goals’
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Dollar Hegemony to End ‘in Decade’ After Being ‘Abused For Geopolitical Goals’

Wednesday 4 October 2023 ،
on weaponon a state level, the dedollarization trend has been gaining momentum, with US restrictions serving to ignite greater trade in local currencies between Moscow and major non-Western countries. The US dollar’s share in global foreign exchange reserves has slowly declined for decades. ...
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What’s behind UAE Accepting Taliban Ambassador?
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What’s behind UAE Accepting Taliban Ambassador?

Wednesday 28 August 2024 ،
ons by other countries. Alwaght- With return of the Taliban to rule in August 2021, the debate about how the world community should deal with the new government of Afghanistan started. Amid the world demands from Kabul about the rights of minorities and human rights in general and the Taliban's ...
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
on’s government canceled a flight from Tehran to Beirut carrying Lebanese nationals. Alwaght- While after election of a new president and formation of a new government the Lebanese politicians were expected to focus on their main mission of ending the Israeli occupation in southern Lebanon, they are ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.