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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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Mashhad Summit, Ideal Opportunity to Boost ECO Cooperation
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Mashhad Summit, Ideal Opportunity to Boost ECO Cooperation

Monday 2 December 2024
oil and gas reserves that can meet the needs of countries that do not have these resources, such as Turkey and Pakistan, and this will significantly increase the volume of economic relations between members. On the other hand, ECO is located at the crossroads of the East-West and North-South corrid ...
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
oil exports to Turkey and impose a heavy embargo on the Turkish goods to show Erdogan that he should pay a high price for his support to the security threats against vital interests of Baghdad. 
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Who’s Al-Jolani and What’s His Role in Syria Future?
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Who’s Al-Jolani and What’s His Role in Syria Future?

Sunday 8 December 2024 ،
oil engineer. Al-Jolani's family moved to Syria in 1989 and settled near Damascus. Little is known about his time in Damascus before he went to Iraq in 2003, the year Iraq was occupied by American forces and al-Jolani went to the country to fight as a member of Al-Qaeda. According to the Midd ...
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Thursday 19 December 2024 ،
oil and gas from this region. It is expected that Israel will use this move as an intermediary to export oil and gas from Kurdish-controlled areas to Europe through a new pipeline that will run from the occupied territories to Cyprus and Greece and end in Europe. However, the project will face many ...
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Has Tel Aviv Achieved Its Aims by Bombing Yemen?
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Has Tel Aviv Achieved Its Aims by Bombing Yemen?

Tuesday 24 December 2024 ،
oil terminal, killing and wounding 9. Two sources in the port of Hudaydah told Reuters that the Israeli strike destroyed a tugboat, but the port has several other vessels capable of towing ships to the dock. Launching hypersonic missiles  The spokesman to Yemeni armed forces General Yahya Sar ...
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Challenges to Possible Massive Israeli Operation in Yemen
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Challenges to Possible Massive Israeli Operation in Yemen

Thursday 26 December 2024 ،
oil facilities being the main targets. Although the time of the Israeli army's massive attack on Yemen has not been announced yet and it is said that it will probably be carried out when the new US president takes office, many international experts and even figures among the Israelis believe th ...
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China and Iran: From Economic Partnership to Strategic Alliance
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China and Iran: From Economic Partnership to Strategic Alliance

Saturday 28 December 2024 ،
oil, gas, minerals) and a skilled workforce, can also offer its goods and services to this market. This diversity provides benefits to both countries. The importance of Iran-China trade stems from extensive economic cooperation, strategic geographical location, joint infrastructure development progr ...
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
oil and gas resources, announcing the possibility of constructing new pipelines to deliver Syrian oil and gas to Turkey, which he said would help link the energy markets of the two countries in addition to strengthening economic ties. He also announced Turkey's plans for long-term cooperation in ...
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Iran-Russia Strategic Pact: What Does it Mean for the Two Actors?
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Iran-Russia Strategic Pact: What Does it Mean for the Two Actors?

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
oil and gas, environmental, agricultural and food security sectors are part of this treaty. Having in mind that the two countries have rich energy resources, partnership of the two countries in international trade and energy is predicted under the pact. They together hold 65 percent of the world&rs ...
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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 ،
oil. According to a statement of Barzani's office, Barzani and Abdi discussed Syria situation and the latest security and political developments. The meeting, the statement said, saw the two sides discussing the way the Kurds would deal with the new conditions and taking joint stances on the Sy ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures