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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Mashhad Summit, Ideal Opportunity to Boost ECO Cooperation
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Mashhad Summit, Ideal Opportunity to Boost ECO Cooperation

Monday 2 December 2024
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan joined ECO. The ten ECO member countries, with an area of ​​8 million square kilometers and more than half a billion population, have developed close interaction over the years. Transport, transit, trade, and energy are the three priorities for coo ...
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Syria Developments Set off Alarm Bells to Central Asia
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Syria Developments Set off Alarm Bells to Central Asia

Sunday 15 December 2024 ،
Uzbekistan, Turkey, and other Salafi-affiliated groups. These rebels were organized into three specialized units and played a significant role in the militants’ advances in Aleppo and Hama, according to Ozer.  The increase in the number of Central Asian militants in Syria and their inte ...
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Iran Denounces US ‘Improper Conduct’ Toward Iranian Nationals
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Iran Denounces US ‘Improper Conduct’ Toward Iranian Nationals

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
Uzbekistan, and Vietnam in Panama on Wednesday. During a weekly press conference on Thursday, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino confirmed that 119 individuals from various countries had arrived. “Yesterday, a US Air Force flight arrived with 119 people of different nationali ...
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Pezeshkian Extends Nowruz Greetings to Tajikistan’s President
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Pezeshkian Extends Nowruz Greetings to Tajikistan’s President

Wednesday 19 March 2025 ،
Uzbekistan joining the festivities to honor the ancient Persian New Year.
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Erdogan Dreams of Hijacking Nowruz
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Erdogan Dreams of Hijacking Nowruz

Tuesday 25 March 2025 ،
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India and Iraq were the 12 countries that jointly registered Nowruz globally. On November 5, 2024, Mongolia also joined the list , bringing the honor of this ancient eve and holiday to it.  Nowruz has been register ...
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Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement
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Aspects of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-Turkmenistan Agreement

Sunday 6 April 2025 ،
Uzbekistan gathered in Khujand, the second largest city in Tajikistan, to sign agreements officially drawing their border lines and issuing statements of friendship and participation.  The agreement will build on and complement previous efforts to resolve border issues between the three countr ...
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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 ،
Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in a meaningful move named ambassadors to Cyprus, showing a change in alignment of these countries with Ankara's political strategy towards Cyprus cause, something expected to deal a big blow to efforts of Ankara in recent years to present a picture of an alliance of ...
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan near the Afghan border to demonstrate some of its security concerns to the Taliban leaders. Attracting the Taliban to Moscow: The Russians do not want the Taliban to distance from Moscow and fall into arms of Washington. Actually, Moscow sees the Taliban in power as making ...
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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 ،
Uzbekistan), something expected to disrupt regional unity. Afghanistan as a combustion point  Sharing borders with Pakistan and Central Asian countries, Afghanistan is expected to become a hot spot should a war start between Islamabad and New Delhi. As much as the Pakistani-Afghan relationshi ...
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Pezeshkian: Boosting Iran-Uzbekistan Ties Will Enhance Regional Peace and Security
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Pezeshkian: Boosting Iran-Uzbekistan Ties Will Enhance Regional Peace and Security

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
Uzbekistan will strengthen mutual and regional peace and security ALWAGHT- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that expanding ties between Iran and Uzbekistan will strengthen mutual and regional peace and security. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with Uzbekistan's Prime Minister ...

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Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity