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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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President Raisi Laid to Rest at Imam Reza (AS) Shrine

President Raisi Laid to Rest at Imam Reza (AS) Shrine

Thursday 23 May 2024
Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Tunisian President Kais Saied. Tajikistan's President Imomali Rahmon, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the UAE's minister of foreign affairs, were oth ...
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Beijing Summit: Opening a New Horizon in Chinese-Arab Convergence

Beijing Summit: Opening a New Horizon in Chinese-Arab Convergence

Saturday 1 June 2024 ،
Emirates NBD, reported that Saudi Arabia attracted $16.8 billion green investment in auto industry and semiconductors in 2023. According to China customs data, the volume of trade between China and the Middle East has almost doubled from $262.5 billion to $507.2 billion in the period from 2017 to 2 ...
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Mubarak Port Development, Kuwait’s Dream to Take the Pulse of Persian Gulf Trade

Mubarak Port Development, Kuwait’s Dream to Take the Pulse of Persian Gulf Trade

Tuesday 4 June 2024 ،
Qatar and the UAE are parties.  Kuwait's recent moves came after Iraq's Supreme Court invalidated the Khor Abdullah agreement, which regulates shipping between the two countries. In addition, Baghdad signed the quadrilateral ogreement on the Development Road project with Turkey, the UA ...
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Tahreek-e-Taliban, a Bone of Contention in Taliban-Pakistan Relationship

Tahreek-e-Taliban, a Bone of Contention in Taliban-Pakistan Relationship

Sunday 30 June 2024 ،
Emirate in Islamabad.  It seems that Haqqani Network terror group that controls the security affairs in Pakistan has friendly relations with the TTP and the common enemity to Pakistan appears to have put the two groups in a single front. However, the Taliban leadership in general is not intere ...
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Prospects of a Gaza Ceasefire Deal after Hamas Show of Flexibility

Prospects of a Gaza Ceasefire Deal after Hamas Show of Flexibility

Monday 8 July 2024 ،
Qatari emir. The negotiations seem to have made some progress and the Mossad chief has expressed optimism about a deal. Yedioth Aharonot newspaper, citing an informed source, reported that a deal can be reached within two or three weeks. Israel's Channel 13 announced that for the first time in ...
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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 ،
Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmad al-Zeyoudi said earlier that there is a mutual desire to develop economic relations in a way that provides common interests and provides more opportunities for business and private communities. The official UAE news agency (WAM) reported ...
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What’s behind UAE Accepting Taliban Ambassador?

What’s behind UAE Accepting Taliban Ambassador?

Wednesday 28 August 2024 ،
Emirati influence in Afghanistan and recognitions by other countries. Alwaght- With return of the Taliban to rule in August 2021, the debate about how the world community should deal with the new government of Afghanistan started. Amid the world demands from Kabul about the rights of minorities and ...
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Qatar will not allow its territory or airspace to be used for attacks on regional countries

Qatar will not allow its territory or airspace to be used for attacks on regional countries

Wednesday 16 October 2024 ،
Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani accused Israel of deliberately escalating its military actions in the West Bank and Lebanon. He mentioned his recent meeting with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, stating that while Iran does not seek war, it will respond decisively to any Israeli provocations. ...
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Why’s EU Changed Tone on Iranian Persian Gulf Islands?

Why’s EU Changed Tone on Iranian Persian Gulf Islands?

Tuesday 22 October 2024 ،
Emirates did not even exist. This document was provided to the UN Security Council by the then government of Iran in 1971. However, regardless of the historical and irrevocable facts of Iran's sovereignty over the three islands, the EU aims behind this move are completely politically-motivated ...
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Security, the Missing Ring in Iraq-Turkey Development Road Project

Security, the Missing Ring in Iraq-Turkey Development Road Project

Sunday 3 November 2024 ،
Emirati ports giant. Although the cost of this project is announced at $18 billion, it is likely to exceed $24 billion. Having in mind that experts believe that the cost of the railway between Gazianteb (a city in the southeast of Turkey) and the Ovakoy trade crossing (on the border of Turkey and M ...

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