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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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West Asia

West Asia Security Order Outlook from Perspective of Network Alliances
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West Asia Security Order Outlook from Perspective of Network Alliances

Wednesday 15 March 2023
West Asia is heading to a new security order not favorable to the US and Washington would lose its regional hegemony.
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Syrian President Visits Moscow
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Syrian President Visits Moscow

Wednesday 15 March 2023
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Moscow at the head of a ranking delegation for high-level talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin
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UAE Arbitrarily Detains 2,700 Afghan Evacuees: Rights Group
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UAE Arbitrarily Detains 2,700 Afghan Evacuees: Rights Group

Wednesday 15 March 2023
Emirati authorities arbitrarily detained 2,700 Afghan evacuees for over 15 months, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
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Saudi Investment in Iran Could Happen ’Very Quickly’ after Agreement: Minister
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Saudi Investment in Iran Could Happen ’Very Quickly’ after Agreement: Minister

Wednesday 15 March 2023
Saudi Arabia’s finance minister, Mohammed al-Jadaan, said on Wednesday the country’s investments into Iran could happen "very quickly" following an agreement.
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Iran’s Top Security Official Shamkhani to Visit the UAE on Thursday
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Iran’s Top Security Official Shamkhani to Visit the UAE on Thursday

Wednesday 15 March 2023
Ali, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary is set to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday at the invitation of the Persian Gulf Arab state’s officials.
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China, Iran, and Russia Kick off Naval Drills in Sea of Oman
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China, Iran, and Russia Kick off Naval Drills in Sea of Oman

Wednesday 15 March 2023
The naval forces of China, Iran, and Russia have started a joint exercise in the Sea of Oman, as they are teaming up to deepen exchanges and cooperation among their navies.
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Is Erdogan-Assad Reconciliation Possible?
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Is Erdogan-Assad Reconciliation Possible?

Wednesday 15 March 2023
The Turkish president aspires to resume ties with Syria’s Assad as this will boost his election chances.
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Iran-Saudi Deal Complicates Matters for Israel: Kissinger
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Iran-Saudi Deal Complicates Matters for Israel: Kissinger

Saturday 18 March 2023
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said the recent China-brokered rapprochement deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia would complicate matters for the Israeli regime.
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13,000 Iranians Killed by West’s Chemical Arms Supplied to Ex-Iraqi Dictator: Official
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13,000 Iranians Killed by West’s Chemical Arms Supplied to Ex-Iraqi Dictator: Official

Saturday 18 March 2023
Iran’s top human rights official has deplored the European Parliament’s resolution over the suspected poisoning of some students in Iranian schools, emphasizing that thousands of Iranians lost their lives as a result of the West’s chemical weapons supplied to the deposed Ba’ath regime of Iraq during the 1980-1988 imposed war on Iran.
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Israeli Regime Forces Target Palestinian Agricultural Lands, Fishermen’s Boats in Gaza Strip
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Israeli Regime Forces Target Palestinian Agricultural Lands, Fishermen’s Boats in Gaza Strip

Saturday 18 March 2023
Israeli regime’s forces targeted on Saturday Palestinians’ agricultural lands and fishermen’s boats in different areas of the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Over 100 Cities Rise up in 11th Week of Protests against Israeli PM’s ’Judicial Reforms’
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Over 100 Cities Rise up in 11th Week of Protests against Israeli PM’s ’Judicial Reforms’

Sunday 19 March 2023
Tens of thousands of protesters poured to the streets in more than 100 towns and cities across the occupied Palestinian territories for the 11th straight week to blast the so-called judicial reforms proposed by Israeli regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Iraqi Kurdistan Region Oil Revenues to be Moved to Account under Federal Government Supervision
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Iraqi Kurdistan Region Oil Revenues to be Moved to Account under Federal Government Supervision

Sunday 19 March 2023
Oil revenues from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will be transferred to a bank account under federal government supervision for the first time since 2002, state news agency INA reported on Thursday, citing the prime minister’s media adviser.
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Iran-Saudi Détente Agreement: Walking a Long Way
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Iran-Saudi Détente Agreement: Walking a Long Way

Monday 20 March 2023
Iran and Saudi Arabia announced an agreement brokered by China to resume diplomatic ties last week.
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Israeli Regime’s Minister’s ‘Inflammatory’ Remarks Sign of ‘Racist Zionist Ideology’: Palestinian PM
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Israeli Regime’s Minister’s ‘Inflammatory’ Remarks Sign of ‘Racist Zionist Ideology’: Palestinian PM

Monday 20 March 2023
Premier of Palestinian Authority Mohammad Shtayyeh strongly condemned the latest remarks by a far-right Israeli minister who said Palestinians do not exist as a nation, describing them as evidence to the regime’s ‘racist ideology’.
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Iran Leader Names Persian New Year The Year of ’Inflation Control, Growth in Production’
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Iran Leader Names Persian New Year The Year of ’Inflation Control, Growth in Production’

Tuesday 21 March 2023
eader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei has named the Persian New Year the year of "Inflation Control, and Growth in Production

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First International Nowruz  Games for Women Held in Iran

First International Nowruz Games for Women Held in Iran