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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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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?
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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?

Thursday 13 June 2024
passenger and goods transit. Though their trade is not that big and in 2022 reached $1.5 billion, the pace of its growth is considerable, showing 50-percent growth in 2021. The continuous holding of meetings of the Saudi-Iraq Coordination Council in recent years confirms the determination of both s ...
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Abu Zandain Crossing Opening Failure First Test of Erdogan’s Syria Diplomacy
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Abu Zandain Crossing Opening Failure First Test of Erdogan’s Syria Diplomacy

Wednesday 28 August 2024 ،
passengers, and even several prisoner exchange deals were made using this route between the government and armed rebels with the support of countries backing the Astana peace process. But after outbreak of coronavirus in the country in 2019, this crossing was also closed. This action, at a time whe ...
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Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities
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Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Wednesday 18 September 2024 ،
passenger and goods transit from the Persian Gulf to Europe through Turkey. Iraq is a paradoxical example of a country that, on the one hand, has a strategic location that connects Asia, Europe, and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, but on the other hand due to lack of developmen ...
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Iran Air suspends all flights to Europe in response to EU sanctions
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Iran Air suspends all flights to Europe in response to EU sanctions

Tuesday 15 October 2024 ،
passengers following the European Union's sanctions, which could include bans on landing at European airports. Jafar Yazarlou criticized the sanctions, which also target Iran’s Mahan Air and Saha Airlines, as violations of international aviation regulations and treaties. He noted that Ira ...
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Security, the Missing Ring in Iraq-Turkey Development Road Project
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Security, the Missing Ring in Iraq-Turkey Development Road Project

Sunday 3 November 2024 ،
passenger and goods transportation.  The statement called on the member states to, in addition to sharing experiences, work for creating effective and joint opportunities with relevant international organizations and bodies including the World Bank, the International Financial Organization, an ...
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
passenger vehicles was targeted on the Parachinar-Peshawar route, leading to death of women, children and the elderly. Most of the victims were Shiites from Parachinar. On Friday, a large number of locals attended the funeral of the victims and held demonstrations demanding that the provincial and ...
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Iran Expresses Sympathy to South Korea and Thailand over Fatal Plane Crash
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Iran Expresses Sympathy to South Korea and Thailand over Fatal Plane Crash

Sunday 29 December 2024 ،
passengers were killed when the plane crashed while attempting to land. The Jeju Air flight, coming from Bangkok, was carrying 181 people, including six crew members. It veered off the runway, struck a wall, and erupted in flames. Reports indicate that two survivors, both flight crew members, were ...
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
passengers were stranded in Tehran for hours, and the Lebanese government finally asked its citizens to travel to Beirut with Qatar Airways flights. After the cancellation of the Tehran-Beirut flight and the protests of the Lebanese people against this government action, the Lebanese aviation organi ...
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Iran Denounces Israel’s Breach of Lebanese Sovereignty and Threats to Civil Aviation
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Iran Denounces Israel’s Breach of Lebanese Sovereignty and Threats to Civil Aviation

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
passenger plane carrying Lebanese citizens, describing it as a clear violation of international law ALWAGHT- Iran criticized Israel for endangering a passenger plane carrying Lebanese citizens, describing it as a clear violation of international law and Lebanese sovereignty. Iranian Foreign Ministr ...
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Iran to Send High-Level Delegation for Nasrallah’s Funeral
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Iran to Send High-Level Delegation for Nasrallah’s Funeral

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
passenger flight carrying Lebanese citizens from Tehran to Beirut. He condemned the act as a violation of international law and urged the International Civil Aviation Organization and other global bodies to take action against Israel’s endangerment of civil aviation safety and security.

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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