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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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Settling Erdogan’s Economic Challenges Possible Through Regional Convergence: Expert

Settling Erdogan’s Economic Challenges Possible Through Regional Convergence: Expert

Wednesday 14 June 2023
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, something making Erdogan’s job difficult. In the foreign policy, there are many security cases on the desk of the new government that take thor ...
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Will Erdogan Succeed in His Policy of Cozying up to West?

Will Erdogan Succeed in His Policy of Cozying up to West?

Sunday 16 July 2023 ،
US focused more on containing China in the Asia-Pacific region, while the European Union distanced itself from developments in the West Asia due to its problems. On the contrary, Russia's willingness to engage in West Asian and North African developments increased, and China also increasingly fo ...
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Erbil-Baku Relations Boost Coming against Backdrop of Iranian Reservations, Concerns

Erbil-Baku Relations Boost Coming against Backdrop of Iranian Reservations, Concerns

Sunday 23 July 2023 ،
US invasion of Iraq and ouster of the Baathist rule. According to a report published by the Guardian in 2005, the Kurdish Peshmerga forces were trained by secret Israeli forces in Erbil. The Kurdish oil sales to Israel started at that time. According to some reports, the Kurdistan region sold 38 per ...
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Lebanon Starts Energy Drilling, Hoping to Quench Thirst for Oil, Gas

Lebanon Starts Energy Drilling, Hoping to Quench Thirst for Oil, Gas

Sunday 27 August 2023 ،
US envoy to mediate discussions on the maritime border demarcation deal which the Lebanese found as a waste of time and also after recent French interference that is aimed at fishing in troubled waters, the Lebanese officials have decided that there is no time for further delay and they should produ ...
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What Would Egypt Do as Israeli War on Gaza Rages on Next Door?

What Would Egypt Do as Israeli War on Gaza Rages on Next Door?

Friday 13 October 2023 ،
US-mediated agreement of September 1978.  With this bright track record, Egypt is usually a heavyweight in the mediation and can put pressure on Tel Aviv and various international parties to prevent the deterioration of the situation in Gaza.  Over the past four decades, Egypt has always ...
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Has Egypt Just Sold Its “Paradise on Earth” to the UAE?

Has Egypt Just Sold Its “Paradise on Earth” to the UAE?

Monday 5 February 2024 ،
US dollar. According to Exchange Today, each US dollar rate in forex market on Monday was traded for 65 Egyptian pounds, the record low in history of Egypt.  Cairo 24 news website reported that Egyptian banks refuse dollars with unidentified sources and ration dollar distribution only based on ...
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The uncertain political future of Pakistan following the elections

The uncertain political future of Pakistan following the elections

Monday 12 February 2024 ،
National Assembly of Pakistan, where a political party requires 133 seats for a simple majority. Overall, 169 seats out of 336 are needed for a simple majority. Voters directly elect 266 members, while 60 seats are reserved for women and 10 seats for non-Muslims based on each party's seat count. ...
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How did the ambitious projects of bin Salman drain Saudi Arabia’s resources?

How did the ambitious projects of bin Salman drain Saudi Arabia’s resources?

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
USA, Chap from the UK, BIG from Denmark, Zaha Hadid Architects from the UK, Mecanoo and UNStudio from the Netherlands, Aedas from the USA, LAVA from Germany, and Bureau Proberts from Australia. Furthermore, a separate $48 billion real estate development project aims to establish a global airline, s ...
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How Are War Costs Threatening Israeli Regime’s Existence?

How Are War Costs Threatening Israeli Regime’s Existence?

Tuesday 14 May 2024 ،
US through an aid package, Abdelmatlab believes that Tel Aviv has to procure weapons from sources other than official American funding, which means it will pay for them. The economist added that the Turkish decision to halt trade with Israeli regime will impact a large number of Israeli companies t ...
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Can Public Investment Fund Realize Bin Salman’s Dreams?

Can Public Investment Fund Realize Bin Salman’s Dreams?

Tuesday 3 September 2024 ،
The Saudi investment fund is meant to help drive the country to realization of its Vision 2030, but it can’t avoid challenges. Alwaght- The economic fluctuations and financial crises of the past decade have depleted the financial resources of single-product economies, prompting some actors in the Pe ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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