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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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Will Kirkuk Reembrace Security after Recent Provincial Election?
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Will Kirkuk Reembrace Security after Recent Provincial Election?

Sunday 24 December 2023
legislative and supervisory authority in each province and have the right to issue local laws that allow them to run their affairs in accordance with the principle of administrative decentralization, without conflicting with the constitution and federal laws that are under the exclusive jurisdiction ...
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What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?
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What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?

Wednesday 27 December 2023 ،
legislative and supervisory authority in each province and are not under the control or supervision of any ministry or NGO.  In this year’s election, 134 political alliances and lists with 5898 candidates raced for seats. The turnout rate was reported 41 percent and 16 million citizens w ...
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Will Putin maintain his place in the Kremlin?
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Will Putin maintain his place in the Kremlin?

Friday 15 March 2024 ،
legislative arm, the Federal Assembly, comprises two chambers: the Federation Council and the State Duma. The Federation Council consists of representatives from each federal subject, while members of the State Duma are elected for five-year terms from party lists proportional to the national vote. ...
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Maduro’s Re-election Maintains anti-American Atmosphere in Venezuela
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Maduro’s Re-election Maintains anti-American Atmosphere in Venezuela

Tuesday 30 July 2024 ،
Maduro wins third term as president, signaling that the country remains in anti-imperialist camp, despite Western-backed protests. Alwaght- Venezuelans on Sunday that coincided with the 70th birthday of the late President Hugo Chavez in the most decisive presidential election in the 25 years of the ...
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Where Will Hamas Head Post-Haniyeh?
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Where Will Hamas Head Post-Haniyeh?

Sunday 4 August 2024 ،
Haniyeh introduced a new form of leadership and his dynamic diplomacy developed close foreign relations for Hamas. Alwaght- Though assassination of Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh represented a big loss for this resistance movement, the fact is that he was not the first martyred leader o ...
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
legislative process and easing the differences among political factions in the general political atmosphere of the country. In this regard, it should be noted that the Personal Status Law reform draft bill was initially presented in July 2024 by Raed al-Rakabi, a Shiite parliamentarian. In this rel ...
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What’s the Message of Hamas Leaders’ Meeting with Iran’s Leader?
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What’s the Message of Hamas Leaders’ Meeting with Iran’s Leader?

Monday 10 February 2025 ،
Hamas made it clear that its bonds with Tehran remain strong and the Islamic Republic is its friend of tough days. Alwaght- Iran's Supreme Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday received a delegation of Hamas leadership. Senior Hamas officials in the meeting with the Leader thanked him for conti ...
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UN Envoy Condemns Israel’s “False Islam-Terrorism Link” To Justify Atrocities
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UN Envoy Condemns Israel’s “False Islam-Terrorism Link” To Justify Atrocities

Saturday 15 March 2025 ،
legislative and policy measures to combat hate speech. Iravani welcomed the appointment of H.E. Mr. Moratinos as the UN’s Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia and expressed Iran’s commitment to working closely with him in this effort.
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Deeper Crisis: Netanyahu Declaring War on State Institutions
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Deeper Crisis: Netanyahu Declaring War on State Institutions

Thursday 3 April 2025 ،
legislative and executive branches.” Before the final voting, Gantz called on Deputy Prime Minister Yariv Levin to abandon the plan. Channel 12 cited him as describing the law a mistake. But Levin responded that the plan was a good compromise and more lenient than the previous proposal, which ...
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Leader: Indirect Oman Talks ‘Positive’ So Far, But Trust in The Other Side ‘Remains’ A Concern
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Leader: Indirect Oman Talks ‘Positive’ So Far, But Trust in The Other Side ‘Remains’ A Concern

Tuesday 15 April 2025 ،
legislative branches, acknowledged the initial success of the indirect talks between Iran and the US in Muscat but emphasized the Islamic Republic's deep skepticism toward the other side. He stated that Iran was neither overly optimistic nor pessimistic about the talks but expressed distrust in ...

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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