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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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Trump’s "Sarcastic" Promises and Uncertainty of Ukraine War End
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Trump’s "Sarcastic" Promises and Uncertainty of Ukraine War End

Monday 17 March 2025
Ukraine war within 24 hours. Alwaght- Ukraine and Saudi Arabia are thousands of kilometers apart and are almost have no similarities culturally and geographically, but these days the Ukraine fate is being discussed in the Arab kingdom. The negotiations about end of Ukraine war at the initiative of t ...
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Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement
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Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement

Sunday 6 April 2025 ،
Ukraine and the Western economic sanctions against Russia, the importance of the Central Asian transit route has increased, and these issues have in turn caused the countries of the region to realize the need to resolve disputes, especially in border areas and to strengthen trade, customs, and trans ...
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Lavrov Responds to Trump’s Global Trade War
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Lavrov Responds to Trump’s Global Trade War

Saturday 12 April 2025 ،
Ukraine — is the only path to a lasting resolution and enduring peace, according to Reuters. 'President Trump was the first, and so far, arguably the only Western leader to repeatedly and firmly declare that drawing Ukraine into NATO was a major mistake,' Lavrov said. 'This is one ...
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism

Monday 14 April 2025 ،
Ukraine and China’s growing influence. The EU has launched a €12 billion fund for Central Asian countries. To attract larger share of this fund, some Turkic republics have preferred better relations with Greece and (Greek) Cyprus.  This issue, give their awareness of the Turkish se ...
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
Ukraine to Iran nuclear talks. Alwaght- The US is confused and its foreign policy is largely paradoxical and truly lucks a clear and predictable orientation. In the past decades, with the change of administrations in the US, home and foreign policy was undergoing major changes. For example, Donald T ...
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What’s Russian Role in Iran-US Nuclear Talks?
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What’s Russian Role in Iran-US Nuclear Talks?

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
Ukraine crisis and Western sanctions, is trying to strengthen its diplomatic position in the international environment by playing a role in sensitive cases such as Iran. Moscow’s policy is not only an attempt to gain an advantage in geopolitical equations, but also part of its broader economi ...
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Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority
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Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
Ukraine war, could use Yemen’s model of agile and decentralized defense. Also, China, which is seeking to develop anti-access (A2/AD) capabilities around Taiwan and the South China Sea, could benefit from Yemen’s defense experience in designing indigenous, non-radar-based anti-drone syst ...
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
Ukraine and the Middle East, and it is not far-fetched to expect that it will spread to Central Asia. As the world moves towards an increasingly confrontational US-China relationship, Beijing is growing as a closer ally of Pakistan and a backer of the $65 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (C ...
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Messages of Iran FM’s Saudi Visit ahead of Trump’s Regional Tour
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Messages of Iran FM’s Saudi Visit ahead of Trump’s Regional Tour

Sunday 11 May 2025 ،
Ukraine war. Meanwhile, the more important issue is the message the Saudi hosting of Araghchi before Trump's visit can send out. The message is that Saudi Arabia wants to maintain a balance in its foreign policy. Riyadh wants to say that beside maintaining alliance with the West, it will pursue ...
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
Ukraine peace negotiations, Iran's nuclear program, possibly Syria sanctions, and the Red Sea security.  Trump's $1 trillion investment demand from Saudi Arabia  Certainly, the most important part of this trip for Trump and the host countries is business and trade, along with the ...

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