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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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Iran, Iraq, Syria Consider Transnational Railway Project

Iran, Iraq, Syria Consider Transnational Railway Project

Saturday 13 April 2019
Shalamcheh-Basra railway project is estimated to cost 2.22 billion rials and can link Iran to Syria via Iraq. Speaking last December, Director General of the Railway and Technical Structures Department at the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) Mohammad Mousavi said Iran was planning to build a ...
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Iran Eyes Beating US Ban Via Persian Gulf-Mediterranean Railroad

Iran Eyes Beating US Ban Via Persian Gulf-Mediterranean Railroad

Saturday 20 April 2019 ،
Shalamcheh-Basra rail route, which is the first phase of a massive project, was finalized last month between Tehran and Baghdad. It will cost some $2.22 billion, the informed sources have said. Once this link is built, it will be easier to access the Syrian Mediterranean port of Latakia. Iraq-Iran t ...
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Fifth Iran-Iraq Joint Economic Commission: Paving the Way for Even Broader Business Ties

Fifth Iran-Iraq Joint Economic Commission: Paving the Way for Even Broader Business Ties

Wednesday 15 March 2023 ،
Shalamcheh-Basra railway, and constructing three joint industrial parks in the border regions of the two countries.  Referring to his talks with the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Khandozi said: “During my meeting with the Iraqi prime minister, he emphasized on quick imple ...
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Dry Canal, Iraq’s Costly Project to Link Persian Gulf to Europe

Dry Canal, Iraq’s Costly Project to Link Persian Gulf to Europe

Tuesday 15 August 2023 ،
Shalamcheh-Basra railway to Persian Gulf. 
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Shalamcheh-Basra Railway, Missing Linking Ring for East-West Connection

Shalamcheh-Basra Railway, Missing Linking Ring for East-West Connection

Wednesday 13 September 2023 ،
Shalamcheh-Basra railway is 32 kilometers long and connects the city of Basra in southeastern Iraq to Khorramshahr in Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran. According to the agreements, 16 kilometers of this project will be built in Shalamcheh by Iran Railways Company and the other 16 kilometers w ...
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Security Agreement Implementation Brings Iraqi FM to Tehran

Security Agreement Implementation Brings Iraqi FM to Tehran

Sunday 17 September 2023 ،
Shalamcheh-Basra railway that is expected to transfer passengers and pilgrims in the future is another topic of discussion between the two sides, he said.  Still, Ghanadbashi held that security agreement is the central agenda of the Iraqi FM’s visit. He added: “Iran and Iraq in rec ...

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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