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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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US President Trump Arrives in Saudi Arabia for a $1 Trillion Deal
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US President Trump Arrives in Saudi Arabia for a $1 Trillion Deal

Tuesday 13 May 2025
$1 trillion in investments from Saudi Arabia. On Tuesday morning, US President Donald Trump arrived in Riyadh, where he was welcomed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This visit marks the first stop of Trump's four-day tour of West Asia during his second term. Reports indicate that Tru ...
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Nuclear Riddle in $1 Trillion US-Saudi Deal
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Nuclear Riddle in $1 Trillion US-Saudi Deal

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
$1 trillion in the American economy. But the talks do not only revolve around the American demands and Riyadh has its own conditions.  Saudi Arabia wants to enrich uranium domestically. Earlier, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said that the kingdom “will seek to enrich ...
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
$1 billion in Arab investment in the American economy to successful marketing of American companies. Still, to give the host countries a feeling of achievement and pretend that they also benefited from his tour and the agreements he signed with them, the US president complimented the economic condi ...
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
$18.5 billion the International Monetary Fund estimated Syria had before the civil war began. The country also holds about 26 tons of gold, worth more than $2.6 billion at current market prices. Supporting new government: Syria shift from resistance to compromise Undoubtedly, the fall of al-Assad ...
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West

Thursday 22 May 2025 ،
$142 billion for sale of missiles, armored vehicles, and aircraft to the Arab kingdom. The sale plan is divided in five main areas: Air force and space, air defense, maritime and coastal secure,army and border guard, and intelligence and communication systems. More than 12 American defense contrac ...
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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?
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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?

Saturday 24 May 2025 ،
$175 billion upon completion. However, the White House and the Congress are at odds over the costs. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in its estimation of the costs of the project announced amounts way higher than Trump's estimations.  The CBO report suggests that Trump’s propos ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Convergence in Regional Crises
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Iran and Pakistan: Convergence in Regional Crises

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
$10 billion as a target. This can be achieved quickly by activating capacities, especially in areas such as transit, energy, and border trade. In the area of ​​activating transit capacities, both countries are members of important regional organizations such as ECO and the Shanghai Cooperation Orga ...
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Iran Unveils Initiative to Generate 20,000 Megawatts of Nuclear Power, Says AEOI Chief
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Iran Unveils Initiative to Generate 20,000 Megawatts of Nuclear Power, Says AEOI Chief

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
$15 billion investment in a new nuclear power plant in Hormozgan Province, which will surpass the scale of the existing Bushehr plant. Throughout its nuclear development, Iran has maintained cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and upheld its commitments under the Nuclear N ...
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BDS Movement: Palestine’s Historic Chance to Break Free from Israeli Economic Dominance
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BDS Movement: Palestine’s Historic Chance to Break Free from Israeli Economic Dominance

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
$1.3 billion, accounting for 88 percent of total exports. In comparison, Israel’s exports to the world in 2022 reached $76.9 billion, of which only $4.6 billion (5.9 percent) went to the Palestinian market. This figure shows the significant impact that the boycott of Israeli products in the Pa ...
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
$15.2 billion) from oil and non-oil revenues but only deposited 598.5 billion dinar ($457.4 million) into the federal government’s account. However, according to Iraqi media reports, in order to contain the crisis, the federal government was expected to send a financial advance to Kurdistan i ...

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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.