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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’s Dynamic Diplomacy, Balanced Foreign Policy on Right Track: Top Diplomat
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Iran’s Dynamic Diplomacy, Balanced Foreign Policy on Right Track: Top Diplomat

Monday 27 March 2023
Turkey, the UAE, Switzerland, Pakistan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Libya and Syria,” he wrote. “I will soon meet with the Russian foreign minister in Moscow. The realization of the administration’s balanced foreign policy and dynamic diplomacy is on the right track.” Iran&rsqu ...
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Saudi Arabia to Invite Syrian President to Arab League Summit Next Month
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Saudi Arabia to Invite Syrian President to Arab League Summit Next Month

Monday 3 April 2023 ،
Turkey and Syria. The Saudi government and the foreign ministries of both countries have yet to confirm the report. Gamal Roshdy, spokesperson for the Arab League secretary general, said the organization is not privy to every move on the bilateral level between Arab countries, adding, We are not s ...
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Arab Unity with Damascus Can Help End Israeli Adventures in Syria
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Arab Unity with Damascus Can Help End Israeli Adventures in Syria

Wednesday 5 April 2023 ،
Turkey is also on its way to rapprochement to Syria and the four-party meeting of the deputy foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, Turkey, and Syria in Moscow yesterday was a prelude to resuming diplomatic relations. Turkey, like the Arab countries, was aligned with the Israeli policies in the Syrian c ...
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Iran FM’s Lebanon Visit Carries Political and Security Messages
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Iran FM’s Lebanon Visit Carries Political and Security Messages

Saturday 29 April 2023 ،
Turkey, the higher the level of interaction between regional powers, the less the tensions will be, and this also applies to Lebanon.  Over the past two years, Iran met part of Lebanon’s fuel needs amid a grave fuel crisis in the country, defying American warnings not to violate the sanc ...
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Moscow Four-party Meeting Signals Turkey-Syria Détente now at Advanced Stage
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Moscow Four-party Meeting Signals Turkey-Syria Détente now at Advanced Stage

Thursday 11 May 2023 ،
Turkey, and Syria held talks in Moscow on grounds for Ankara-Damascus rapprochement. Alwaght- On Wednesday, Moscow hosted the first four-party foreign ministerial summit gathering together Russia, Iran, Turkey, and Syria. Iran’s Hussein Amir-Abdollahian, Russia’s Sergey Lavrov, Turkey Me ...
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Return of Refugees to Syria Should Not Be Politicized: President Assad
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Return of Refugees to Syria Should Not Be Politicized: President Assad

Tuesday 27 June 2023 ،
Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. In recent years, however, Syrian government forces, backed by Russia and Iran, have managed to win back control of almost all regions from terrorist groups. With the restoration of peace in the war-torn Arab country, many Syrians have been returning to their homeland, w ...
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Why’s Syria No Longer Enthusiastic about Arab Closeness?
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Why’s Syria No Longer Enthusiastic about Arab Closeness?

Monday 21 August 2023 ،
Turkey and Lebanon, and most importantly, the case of refugees and their gradual return to Syria as the main parts of this agreement. Dealing with the Captagon pills which, according to the Arab and Western countries, are mass-produced in Syria and are smuggled to the Persian Gulf and Syria's ne ...
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OIC’s Significant Responsibility as Gaza War Is at a Critical Juncture
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OIC’s Significant Responsibility as Gaza War Is at a Critical Juncture

Monday 6 May 2024 ،
Turkey, as a OIC member, took strong positions against the occupation regime in recent days. The Turkish government announced on Thursday that it has suspended all imports from and exports to Israel due to the military operation in Gaza and vowed to continue ban on trade with Israel until Tel Aviv a ...
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Biden’s New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal: Its Details and Reactions to It
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Biden’s New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal: Its Details and Reactions to It

Sunday 2 June 2024 ،
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi.  We have a chance to end the war in Gaza, bring the hostages home, and alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people with ceasefire deal that is on the table. I spok ...
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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?
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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?

Monday 3 February 2025 ،
Turkish media on January 22, Ahmed al-Sharaa said that his first foreign trip would be to Saudi Arabia or Turkey. “I feel affection for Saudi Arabia,” he said. In this way, al-Jolani gave clear indications about his view of relations between Damascus and Riyadh. Before toppling of al-As ...

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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