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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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Electronic Voting Excluded from Iran Presidential Election
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Electronic Voting Excluded from Iran Presidential Election

Tuesday 11 June 2024
candidates are running for president in Iran: Saeed Jalili, Alireza Zakani, Amir Hossein Qazizadeh Hashemi, Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, and Masoud Pezeshkian. The election campaign period began on Sunday and will continue until June 26, with the nationwide presidential election s ...
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Afghanistan Presidential Election in 2014
Analysis

Afghanistan Presidential Election in 2014

Wednesday 5 March 2014 ،
candidates by approaching to 2014 presidential election in Afghanistan. alwaght -Presidential election in Afghanistan plays a crucial role in the future and destiny of Afghanistan. These days, Afghanistan and world are paying more attention on to 2014 election. In addition, political parties and fig ...
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An Analysis of Afghanistan's Preliminary Election Results
Analysis

An Analysis of Afghanistan's Preliminary Election Results

Sunday 4 May 2014 ،
candidates will be tougher in the next round but due to Abdullah's 13% distance from Ghani, his victory is more probable. Considering the fact that west-oriented groups and the current government do not want a none-Pashtun be their president, so the interference in this election is likely. Alwa ...
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A Least Worst Option for Afghanistan
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A Least Worst Option for Afghanistan

Wednesday 16 July 2014 ،
candidates and Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai.  Polarization of Afghan society, Afghan civil unrest threatening peace in Afghanistan (clashes between the leading candidates and even against Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai) are among the possibilities of collapsing the America ac ...
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A Solution for Afghanistan Presidential Election's Challenge
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A Solution for Afghanistan Presidential Election's Challenge

Sunday 7 September 2014 ،
candidates of the first presidential election, announcing the result of Afghanistan 2014 presidential election may lead to a crisis, if the candidates do not reach a political agreement on the power sharing. Alwaght-Independent Election Commission Spokesman declared that, the audit of the recount v ...
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Iraqi Parliament Votes on New Government
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Iraqi Parliament Votes on New Government

Wednesday 10 September 2014 ،
candidates proposed for Iraq's new government, with the exception of defense and interior ministers Alwaght-Iraq's parliament has officially appointed  Haider al-Abadi the country's new prime minister late on Monday and approved most of his proposed cabinet. Lawmakers approved all of t ...
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Fraud, Fruit of Political Deadlock in Afghanistan
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Fraud, Fruit of Political Deadlock in Afghanistan

Wednesday 10 September 2014 ،
candidates to form joint government; one of the be selected as the president the other one execute the affairs… to agree on the formation of a national unity government and put an end to the political deadlock.                            
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Yemenis Mandate Formation of New Government by Mansour Hadi
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Yemenis Mandate Formation of New Government by Mansour Hadi

Sunday 2 November 2014 ،
candidates for the different ministries. Following that the prime minister will choose the more competent candidates for each posting, said Benomar. Ansarullah was among the groups who signed the agreement, according to the signatures on the agreement seen by Reuters. Ansarullah gave Hadi an ultimat ...
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Hagel Resigns over Apparent Disagreements with White House

Hagel Resigns over Apparent Disagreements with White House

Tuesday 25 November 2014 ،
candidates. Senior administration told ABC news that a successor “will be named in short order.” Meanwhile, Hagel said he will stay in his current role until a replacement can be confirmed by the Senate. Hagel's predecessors, Defense Secs. Robert Gates and Leon Panetta, both published memoirs ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution