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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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In Epicentre of Turkey Quakes, Survivors Indifferent to Upcoming Polls
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In Epicentre of Turkey Quakes, Survivors Indifferent to Upcoming Polls

Monday 8 May 2023
Turkey’s southern Kahramanmaras province, is a shadow of its former self. Only a few damaged buildings have been demolished and the rubble cleared away to make way for vacant lots. “There’s no one left in the streets, laments Mustafa Kayki, a local elected official of the National ...
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Turkey Heads for Runoff as Erdogan Falls Below 50%
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Turkey Heads for Runoff as Erdogan Falls Below 50%

Monday 15 May 2023 ،
Turkey’s presidential election is heading for a runoff as the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led over his opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s election but fell short of an outright majority to extend his 20-year rule of the West Asian country. Alwaght- Turkey’s presidenti ...
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Settling Erdogan’s Economic Challenges Possible Through Regional Convergence: Expert
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Settling Erdogan’s Economic Challenges Possible Through Regional Convergence: Expert

Wednesday 14 June 2023 ،
Turkey's economy is now crisis-stricken and the people are bearing the brunt of high living costs. The Turkish lira lost its value against the US dollar and the inflation rate is 50 percent. The reconstruction of the earthquake-hit regions, on the other hand, requires $80 billion in finances, so ...
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Erdogan Eyeing Arab Capital for Salvaging Turkish Economy
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Erdogan Eyeing Arab Capital for Salvaging Turkish Economy

Saturday 8 July 2023 ،
Turkey since last year started rapprochement process with Arab countries, and by further boosting the relations with the Persian Gulf monarchies, Erdogan after his reelection is using their capacities to strengthen Turkey's infrastructures.  In his new government, Erdogan is focusing on th ...
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Will Erdogan Succeed in His Policy of Cozying up to West?
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Will Erdogan Succeed in His Policy of Cozying up to West?

Sunday 16 July 2023 ،
Turkey's strategically important position enables Erdogan and his strategists to enjoy interests with both East and West without seriously harming relations with each of them. Actually, since late 2010s, Turkey had systemically been pursuing a policy to present itself as a power zealous for stra ...
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Turkey Quake Survivors’ Latest Menace: Dust
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Turkey Quake Survivors’ Latest Menace: Dust

Sunday 16 July 2023 ،
Turkey, bringing it crashing down into a cloud of dust -- the latest menace facing survivors of the deadly February quake that ravaged the region. Excavator tore into the remnants of the damaged building in southeast Turkey, bringing it crashing down into a cloud of dust -- the latest menace facing ...
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Syrian Parliament Urges European Parliament to ‘Condemn’ US Looting of Its Resources
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Syrian Parliament Urges European Parliament to ‘Condemn’ US Looting of Its Resources

Monday 17 July 2023 ،
Turkey-Syria border region in late February has not been implemented, and humanitarian organizations, as well as donor states, have not provided disaster relief to Syria yet, the parliament maintained. It called on the European Parliament to adopt a new approach consistent with international law an ...
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US, Israeli Hands behind Recent Syria Protests: Expert
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US, Israeli Hands behind Recent Syria Protests: Expert

Tuesday 29 August 2023 ،
Turkey have brought the Syrians to the conclusion that they should not side with these biased demonstrations.  The Israelis and Americans are trying to exaggerate these protests and pave the way for sinking Syria back into insecurity, but the conditions now are different from the past and it i ...
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Death Toll from Afghan Earthquake Tops 2,400
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Death Toll from Afghan Earthquake Tops 2,400

Monday 9 October 2023 ،
Turkey and Syria killed an estimated 50,000 in February. Janan Sayeeq, spokesman for the Ministry of Disasters, said in a message to Reuters that the toll had risen to 2,445 dead, but he revised down the number of injured to more than 2,000. Earlier, he had said that 9,240 people had been injured. ...
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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?
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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?

Wednesday 31 December 2025 ،
Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself. Over a decade of Turkish push to destabilize neighboring Syria for a regime change finally came to fruition with Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, seizing the power later last December. After al-Assad’ ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.