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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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Arbaeen Trek: Iraq’s Fully Prepared to Mark World’s Largest Human Congregation

Arbaeen Trek: Iraq’s Fully Prepared to Mark World’s Largest Human Congregation

Thursday 17 August 2023
Basra, Wasit, Maysan, Dhi Qar and Al Muthanna, and the details of the arrangements have been reviewed with the security authorities and local officials. These five provinces are the point of departure towards Karbala, and Safwan, Shalamcheh, Al-Sheib and Zarbatieh international border crossings are ...
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How’s Iran Rising as a Regional Railway Transit Hub?

How’s Iran Rising as a Regional Railway Transit Hub?

Tuesday 29 August 2023 ،
Basra” rail route and develop the trade between the two nations. A large part of this railway has been built, and if the Iraqi government shows determination, it will be completed in the shortest possible time and effectively improve regional trade.  If this railway is connected to Saudi ...
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Shalamcheh-Basra Railway, Missing Linking Ring for East-West Connection

Shalamcheh-Basra Railway, Missing Linking Ring for East-West Connection

Wednesday 13 September 2023 ،
Basra by high-ranking officials from both countries.  Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Iran’s Vice President Mohammed Mokhber last week set the foundation for the rail route of the Shalamcheh Border Crossing for this old project to be concluded as fast as possible.  ...
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Security Agreement Implementation Brings Iraqi FM to Tehran

Security Agreement Implementation Brings Iraqi FM to Tehran

Sunday 17 September 2023 ،
Basra railway that is expected to transfer passengers and pilgrims in the future is another topic of discussion between the two sides, he said.  Still, Ghanadbashi held that security agreement is the central agenda of the Iraqi FM’s visit. He added: “Iran and Iraq in recent years s ...
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Regional Commemorations Renew Popular Faith to Gen. Soleimani’s Path

Regional Commemorations Renew Popular Faith to Gen. Soleimani’s Path

Thursday 4 January 2024 ،
Basra, were scene to the largest gatherings to renew faith to the path of these two martyrs. Other cities also witnessed commemorative ceremonies.  The Iranian embassy in Baghdad held a ceremony on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the martyrdom of General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-M ...
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Will Al-Sadr Re-embrace Anti-American Struggle? Evidence and Motivations

Will Al-Sadr Re-embrace Anti-American Struggle? Evidence and Motivations

Sunday 28 January 2024 ،
Basra and Najaf, and inflicted heavy human and material losses on the US and the allies foreign forces. Even in the following years, when in 2008 al-Sadr issued the order to dissolve Jaish al-Mahdi and started engagement in politics and electoral equations, the most important condition he set for jo ...
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Operation True Promise and the Hellish Israeli Night

Operation True Promise and the Hellish Israeli Night

Monday 15 April 2024 ،
Basra, Nasiriyah, Sulaymaniyah and even Anbar province in the westernmost part of Iraq and bordering with Jordan, and after traveling a long distance they reached the occupied territories.  The second wave of attacks was carried out from Iran on Sunday morning by firing dozens of cruise and ba ...
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Iraqi Resistance Pledges to Target US Interests if Israel Attacks Lebanon

Iraqi Resistance Pledges to Target US Interests if Israel Attacks Lebanon

Tuesday 2 July 2024 ،
Basra-Aqaba pipeline project, a proposed 2,000-kilometer pipeline from Basra to the Jordanian port of Aqaba, intended to transport one million barrels per day. This pipeline risks involving Iraq in a scheme that facilitates normalization with the occupying Zionist entity, the statement cautioned. L ...
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Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance

Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance

Tuesday 23 July 2024 ،
Basra to Mosul with a wide network and finally connect to Turkey, will transform the regional trade. Turkey holds a key role in east-west corridors and can improve its geopolitical position by connecting the Arab transportation routes to Europe and make huge profits from international trade. On the ...
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Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Wednesday 18 September 2024 ،
Basra province. Connecting Faw port to Turkey  At present and perhaps over the past decade, the Iraqis have focused on advancing a major transit project, dubbed Development Road, under an economic development strategy according to which Iraq will become the ground bridge for passenger and goo ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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