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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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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025
Turkey to remove its forces from Iraqi soil. Alwaght- The announcement of official dissolution of Turkey's Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has focused the eyes on the developments in Iraq. Before this and in the past 10 years, the Turkish military bombed northern Iraq under the excuse of activity ...
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
Turkey's experience in asymmetric wars, from Syria and Libya to Karabakh, has played an important role in the operational design of its drones, while the Israeli drones are designed more for surveillance and long-term operations. Additionally, in 2016, some sources reported that India was consi ...
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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role
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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
Turkey to the Persian Gulf. Located in the geopolitical center of West Asia, the country is in a prime position to become a key transit route between Asia, Europe, and the Arab world. One of Iraq’s strategic plans in this regard is the “Development Road” project, which aims to cre ...
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
Turkey and strengthening the secular Arab allies in Damascus. How is the Syrian economic situation?  Since the government affiliated with the armed groups came to power, efforts to lift sanctions have become one of the main priorities of Damascus' foreign policy, and in addition to mediat ...
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Boiled Frog: How’s US Consuming Syria’s Al-Jolani in a Gradual Trust-making Process?
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Boiled Frog: How’s US Consuming Syria’s Al-Jolani in a Gradual Trust-making Process?

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
Turkey, Iran, and Russia—choose to intervene.
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
Turkey or extremist groups in the future order of Syria, and these common interests will lead the two sides to further partnership over Syria. In general, through Moscow meeting, Russia seeks to build a multipolar new international order. This effort is within a broader policy to end the several-de ...
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Israel Plans to Deny Access to West Bank for Rare Saudi-Led Delegation
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Israel Plans to Deny Access to West Bank for Rare Saudi-Led Delegation

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
Turkey, and the UAE, was scheduled to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday. According to Israeli officials, the Zionist regime will not cooperate with efforts organized by the Palestinian Authority to host such a visit. The visit would have marked the most s ...
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
Turkey and last week made his first official visit to Syria. Barrack on Friday raised the US flag over the US ambassador’s residence in Damascus for the first time since the US embassy was closed in 2012. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that Barrack and al-Sharaa held a meeting tha ...
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Araghchi’s Beirut Visit Opens New Chapter
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Araghchi’s Beirut Visit Opens New Chapter

Wednesday 4 June 2025 ،
Turkey and Iraq, to an extent that presence of Iranian officials at the funeral of Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and his aide Sayyed Hashem Safieddine on February 23 was shrouded in uncertainty days before.  The situation developed to a point that Aoun openly said flights between Teh ...
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New Red Sea Bridge a Saudi Push to Win Battle of Corridors
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New Red Sea Bridge a Saudi Push to Win Battle of Corridors

Monday 9 June 2025 ،
Turkey and the UAE  The kingdom's focus on enhancing the connection to the world markets using rail routes has to do with regional competition with other actors.  Riyadh, observing Turkey’s growing regional presence in East Africa and Sudan, appears intent on preserving a balan ...

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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.