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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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Netanyahu’s Buffer Zone Plan for Gaza: Impacts and Prospects

Netanyahu’s Buffer Zone Plan for Gaza: Impacts and Prospects

Sunday 3 December 2023
Western allies presented a scenario under which post-war and post-Hamas Gaza is run by an international coalition. But the new Israeli plan runs counter to this idea because in case of occupation of the north, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians will be displaced to the south.  Presently, Ga ...
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Tel Aviv’s Covert, Overt Goals behind Threats to Assassinate Hamas Leaders

Tel Aviv’s Covert, Overt Goals behind Threats to Assassinate Hamas Leaders

Monday 4 December 2023 ،
West Bank, and despite the fact that more painful blows were dealt to the Israeli enemy, the leaders of Tel Aviv have failed to implement the policy of assassinating these leaders.  The massive airstrikes during over two months of unabated war on Gaza have even laid bare the weakness of the Is ...
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Israelis Cannot Stay Long in Gaza: Expert

Israelis Cannot Stay Long in Gaza: Expert

Tuesday 5 December 2023 ،
West Asia affairs expert Sabah Zangeneh, asking him about aspects of the rejuvenated war.  Alwaght: With end of ceasefire, Israeli regime resumed it attacks on people and infrastructures. Do you think there is a change this time in the form of the Israeli attacks or they go as they started?&nb ...
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What Does It Mean for Iran to Procure Su-35 Fighter Jets?

What Does It Mean for Iran to Procure Su-35 Fighter Jets?

Tuesday 5 December 2023 ،
Western media reacted to the announcement. Forbes addressed the case, suggesting that procuring the new fighters will be a significant development for the Iranian Armed Forces. Actually, if this deal is realized, it will be the largest purchase of fighter jets by Iran in more than 30 years.  A ...
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Iran Sends into Space Biological Capsule aboard Indigenous Launcher

Iran Sends into Space Biological Capsule aboard Indigenous Launcher

Wednesday 6 December 2023 ،
Western countries in recent years, Iran has managed to take giant strides in its civilian space program. Iran sent its first bio-capsule containing living creatures into space in February 2010, using a Kavoshgar (Explorer) carrier. Speaking to Fars news agency, Iran’s telecoms minister Issa& ...
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Iran, Cuba: Great Opportunities for Beneficial Partnership

Iran, Cuba: Great Opportunities for Beneficial Partnership

Wednesday 6 December 2023 ،
Western bullying.”  Historically and mainly since the second half of the 20th century, Cuba has had a key role in the international rivalry between the Eastern and Western blocs, and the July 1959 revolution marked a turning point in the overbearing relations of the US and the Latin Amer ...
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Pres. Raisi’s Moscow Visit New Acceleration to Soaring Iranian-Russian Ties

Pres. Raisi’s Moscow Visit New Acceleration to Soaring Iranian-Russian Ties

Saturday 9 December 2023 ،
Western sanctions for its war on Ukraine since February 2022, Putin established closer partnership with Iran since then. The Western sanctions on the two countries over nuclear program and Ukraine war have actually given a reason to the two countries to deepen their partnership.  Countering Am ...
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International Aid Charities Warn of ‘Apocalyptic’ Situation in Gaza

International Aid Charities Warn of ‘Apocalyptic’ Situation in Gaza

Saturday 9 December 2023 ،
West Bank Palestine’s official WAFA news agency said on Saturday that a Palestinian, identified as Sari Yousef Amr, died of his wounds after he had earlier been shot and arrested by Israeli soldiers during a raid on the town of Dura, south of the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron). ...
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‘Daeshi Zionism’: Israeli Dealing with Palestinian Prisoners, Civilians Evokes Memory of ISIS Terrorist Actions

‘Daeshi Zionism’: Israeli Dealing with Palestinian Prisoners, Civilians Evokes Memory of ISIS Terrorist Actions

Sunday 10 December 2023 ،
West Asia and North Africa use a slang term to describe egregious actions against the civilians: Daeshi actions— a term formed after Arabic name of ISIS terrorist group and conveying the peak of barbarism and unlimited violence against a large number of the of people.  A look at the crim ...
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Palestinian Factions Call for Global Strike in Solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza

Palestinian Factions Call for Global Strike in Solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza

Sunday 10 December 2023 ،
West Bank since the onset of its onslaught on Gaza, killing hundreds of people throughout the occupied territory. We expect the entire globe to join the strike, which comes in the context of a broad international movement involving influential figures. This movement stands against the open genocide ...

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Iran Sends Space Capsule Carrying Animals into Orbit

Iran Sends Space Capsule Carrying Animals into Orbit