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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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India Arms Hindu Militias in Kashmir to Combat Pro-Independence Muslim Fighters: Report
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India Arms Hindu Militias in Kashmir to Combat Pro-Independence Muslim Fighters: Report

Saturday 29 April 2023
autonomy of Kashmir in 2019, in a move described by neighboring Pakistan as illegal. Indian authorities announced the new militias last year. Kumar said a deadly assault by pro-independence fighters in his frontier village in January prompted him to sign up. We were totally terrorized by the atta ...
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Kurds Double-Edged Sword Determining Erdogan’s Win or Loss
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Kurds Double-Edged Sword Determining Erdogan’s Win or Loss

Sunday 30 April 2023 ،
autonomy, decentralization and the creation of a multicultural environment in Turkey. Therefore, the Kurds feel no need to vote for these parties, says Houston.  On the opposite side, some experts cite the 2019 municipality elections in which the Kurds with a call from the HDP voted to Erdogan ...
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Uzbekistan’s Mirziyoyev Solidifying Power with Referendum
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Uzbekistan’s Mirziyoyev Solidifying Power with Referendum

Wednesday 3 May 2023 ،
autonomy of Karakalpakstan and killed and injured tens of protesters. The president announced state of emergency for a just a year in the region but he maintains it up to now.  Uzbekistan’s political prospects  Experience of referendums in Central Asian republics demonstrates that ...
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Why Are Israeli Military Commanders Afraid of Hezbollah’s Elite Radwan Unit?
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Why Are Israeli Military Commanders Afraid of Hezbollah’s Elite Radwan Unit?

Sunday 11 June 2023 ،
autonomy of its groups, and the central command has given this feature to them. Actually, they are allowed to make quick tactical decisions on the battleground, and in other words, they are a fire-on-your-will force, and this issue greatly helps their power of action.  The number of its fighte ...
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India’s Kashmir Clampdown Continues four Years after Article 370 Abrogated
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India’s Kashmir Clampdown Continues four Years after Article 370 Abrogated

Saturday 5 August 2023 ،
autonomy in 2019 heralded a slew of policies by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to tighten New Delhi’s grip over a region also claimed by its nuclear-armed neighbour, Pakistan. Residents and critics slammed the move in India’s only Muslim-majority region as the BJP&rs ...
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China Condemns Taipei’s VP Visit to US
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China Condemns Taipei’s VP Visit to US

Sunday 13 August 2023 ،
autonomy-seeking Lai, who is a leading contender in Taiwan’s 2024 presidential election, has in the past, described himself as a “practical worker for Taiwan independence” and is especially disliked by Beijing. China has repeatedly denounced Lai’s trip, which includes a ...
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Progressing towards the ’Peace Pipeline’: Is the End of Two Decades of Uncertainty Near?
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Progressing towards the ’Peace Pipeline’: Is the End of Two Decades of Uncertainty Near?

Wednesday 21 February 2024 ،
autonomy and sustainability. Competing against India Pakistan's delayed endeavors to finalize this pipeline stem not just from bolstering collaboration with the Islamic Republic but also from shifts in the regional landscape. With neighboring countries making inroads into the Iranian market i ...
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Riyadh’s Two-state Solution Conf. Serves Normalization in the Name of Palestinian State
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Riyadh’s Two-state Solution Conf. Serves Normalization in the Name of Palestinian State

Saturday 2 November 2024 ،
autonomy under the name of the Palestinian Authority based in Ramallah. But it did not take long before it became clear that the Israelis are not honest in fulfilling their commitments and that the occupation plans are being pursued with further seriousness under Arafat's recognition of the reg ...
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China Responds to Taiwan’s Push for Independence via US
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China Responds to Taiwan’s Push for Independence via US

Wednesday 27 November 2024 ،
autonomy, though it stops short of declaring formal independence. Beijing opposes any official international engagement with Taipei, asserting its sovereignty over the island as indisputable.
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
autonomy and development of the current form of administration of the Kurdish regions. But the deal was not implemented, leading to migration of the PYD opponents to the Iraqi Kurdistan region and allowing the tensions to unfold. However, with the fall of the al-Assad government in Damascus, effort ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures