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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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Niger Ending Military Ties with the US: Statement

Niger Ending Military Ties with the US: Statement

Sunday 17 March 2024
Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine visited Moscow to discuss military and economic ties.  Russian military advisers have been operating in Mali, Burkina Fusso, and Niger is the latest area of Russian partnership with Africa. While Russia's main benefit from Niger is geopolitical, China fo ...
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US Out of Niger: West’s Last Stronghold in Africa Collapses

US Out of Niger: West’s Last Stronghold in Africa Collapses

Wednesday 20 March 2024 ،
Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, with the aim to discuss extension of the security agreement between the two countries. It, however, failed to meet the coup leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani.  One of Niger's military officials said: Niger regrets the intention of the American delegat ...
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Iran’s FM Meets Turkmen Officials

Iran’s FM Meets Turkmen Officials

Thursday 28 March 2024 ،
Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met People's Council of Turkmenistan chairman, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedow in his visit to Ashgabat.  During the Thursday meetings, Amirabdollahian and Berdimuhamedov discussed bilateral issues, as we ...
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Saudi Arabia, Some Other Arab Countries "Ready to Fully Recognize" Israel: Biden Claims

Saudi Arabia, Some Other Arab Countries "Ready to Fully Recognize" Israel: Biden Claims

Saturday 30 March 2024 ،
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where over a million Palestinians have sought refuge. This comes as the Arab-Israeli normalization process of 2020 has been on hold since then. The Israeli war in Gaza has even compounded this process as the A ...
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Erdoğan’s AKP Suffers Historic Defeat in Turkey’s Polls, CHP Leading Party after Decades

Erdoğan’s AKP Suffers Historic Defeat in Turkey’s Polls, CHP Leading Party after Decades

Tuesday 2 April 2024 ،
The municipal vote has put Erdogan in a weak position despite his win of the presidential election last year. Alwaght- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has suffered its worst election defeat since coming to power two decades ago, while the mai ...
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Amir-Abdollahian’s Regional Tour: Is Tehran Making Final Preparations for Retaliation?

Amir-Abdollahian’s Regional Tour: Is Tehran Making Final Preparations for Retaliation?

Tuesday 9 April 2024 ،
Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian, who since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on Gaza made several trips to regional countries in quest for end to the genocide in the coastal enclave, in recent days started a new regional tour.  According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s statemen ...
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Pres. Raisi’s Islamabad Visit: Iran-Pakistan Ties Poised for Historic Transformation

Pres. Raisi’s Islamabad Visit: Iran-Pakistan Ties Poised for Historic Transformation

Monday 22 April 2024 ،
Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi in a meeting with Iranian ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam said that President Raisi’s visit marks a turning point in the relations of the two neighbors. Pakistan values brotherly relations with its neighbor and brother Iran, he added. According to a ...
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Raisi is committed to elevating trade relations with Pakistan to reach $10 billion

Raisi is committed to elevating trade relations with Pakistan to reach $10 billion

Tuesday 23 April 2024 ،
Minister of Pakistan in Islamabad. He thanked the Prime Minister and the Pakistani government for hosting the delegation. Raisi extended his greetings and respect to the Pakistani people from the platform of Islamabad, emphasizing their goodness and religious devotion. He also conveyed greetings to ...
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Iran and New Africa: Prospects of Economy and Security-based Partnership

Iran and New Africa: Prospects of Economy and Security-based Partnership

Sunday 28 April 2024 ،
Trade Development Commission of the Chamber of Industry, Mining and Trade of Iran, named the top seven destinations of Iran export to Africa: Here are they: Ghana with $173.5 million, South Africa with $145 million, Tanzania with $92.8 million, Kenya with $48.7 million, Nigeria with 48 million dolla ...
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Iran Expo 2024; the Gate to Global Markets

Iran Expo 2024; the Gate to Global Markets

Tuesday 30 April 2024 ،
Trade Abbas Aliabadi in the opening of Iran Expo 2024 maintained that the most important objective of this event is to expand international cooperation with the participating countries and companies, adding that holding an international exhibit with foreign attendees and guests will help know each o ...

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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