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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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Coordinated Vandalism Acts Hit Russian Electoral Polls

Coordinated Vandalism Acts Hit Russian Electoral Polls

Saturday 16 March 2024
candidates vie for the six-year presidential term. Putin, running independently, competes against Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), Nikolay Kharitonov of the Communist Party, and Vladislav Davankov representing the New People party. Russians in 28 regions can vote online via th ...
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Tel Aviv Will not Commit to UNSC Resolution: Expert

Tel Aviv Will not Commit to UNSC Resolution: Expert

Wednesday 27 March 2024 ،
candidates, Biden and Trump, are seeking support of the Zionist lobby for their presidency and have so far granted major privileges to the Israeli regime and backed it by advanced weapons. But the public opinion pressures in the United States and European countries and emergence of gaps between the ...
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Erdoğan’s AKP Suffers Historic Defeat in Turkey’s Polls, CHP Leading Party after Decades

Erdoğan’s AKP Suffers Historic Defeat in Turkey’s Polls, CHP Leading Party after Decades

Tuesday 2 April 2024 ،
candidates also won in 324 districts, while the CHP candidates won in 322 districts, according to Yener. İstanbul, a city of 16 million people where Erdoğan was born, raised and launched his political career as mayor in 1994, was the primary battleground for the 70-year-old president. The city hos ...
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Al-Sadr’s Comeback with New Political Look: Signs and Reasons

Al-Sadr’s Comeback with New Political Look: Signs and Reasons

Monday 13 May 2024 ،
candidates for cabinet posts.  In December 2019, his office stated that he issued instructions for closure of all of organizations affiliated with Sadrist Movement for a full year, excluding the shrines of his father and brothers and his private office.  The move also triggered closure o ...
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Iran Sets June 28 for Snap Presidential Election

Iran Sets June 28 for Snap Presidential Election

Tuesday 21 May 2024 ،
candidates will launch 15 days of campaigns starting June 12. The helicopter carrying Raisi and his entourage crashed around afternoon on Sunday as it was on its way to Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan, from a location on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan where the Iranian president ...
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Preparations are in place for a just presidential election in Iran

Preparations are in place for a just presidential election in Iran

Wednesday 29 May 2024 ،
candidates are afforded equal treatment ALWAGHT- Senior Iranian authorities have collaborated to ensure that prospective presidential candidates are afforded equal treatment and can engage in a fair and conducive environment for competition. Acting President Mohammad Mokhber, Parliament Speaker Moh ...
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Iranian elections: Additional candidates enter the fray on the last day of registration

Iranian elections: Additional candidates enter the fray on the last day of registration

Monday 3 June 2024 ،
candidates are entering the competition for Iran’s forthcoming presidential elections on the fifth and final day of registration ALWAGHT- More candidates are entering the competition for Iran’s forthcoming presidential elections on the fifth and final day of registration. Twelve candidates, i ...
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Screening Process Begins for Iran Presidential Candidates

Screening Process Begins for Iran Presidential Candidates

Tuesday 4 June 2024 ،
candidates on June 11. The applicants include 38 former members of Parliament, 3 current ministers, 13 former ministers, the current Parliament speaker, and a former president.
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Supreme Leader of Iran urges candidates to avoid making statements that please adversaries

Supreme Leader of Iran urges candidates to avoid making statements that please adversaries

Sunday 23 June 2024 ،
candidates in the upcoming presidential election to refrain from making statements that would please the country’s adversaries ALWAGHT- Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, urged the candidates in the upcoming presidential election to refrain from making statements that w ...
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Iran Presidential Race Intensifies with Televised Debates

Iran Presidential Race Intensifies with Televised Debates

Monday 24 June 2024 ،
candidates for the Iranian presidency have participated in three rounds of nationally televised debates ALWAGHT- Six candidates for the Iranian presidency have participated in three rounds of nationally televised debates, addressing economic and cultural issues, defending their plans, and criticizin ...

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Details of the funeral ceremony of the president and his companions

Details of the funeral ceremony of the president and his companions