Alwaght | News & Analysis Website

Editor's Choice

News

Most Viewed

Day Week Month

In Focus

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
New node

New node

Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

alwaght.net
Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community
Report

Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community

Monday 22 June 2026
200-page letter to the Taliban leader's office, and it is been two years with no reply. Our letters go unanswered. Our meeting requests are rejected. And on top of that, they tell us not to speak in the media. But what are we supposed to do when people come to us? They come to us as their relig ...
alwaght.net
How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
Analysis

How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
2016 ten-year deal, the US committed to $3.8 billion in annual military assistance. Since the Gaza war broke out, Congress has greenlit tens of billions more in emergency aid to bolster Israel’s war machine. A sizable chunk of the regime’s military arsenal comes straight from the US, fr ...
alwaght.net
Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?
Analysis

Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?

Wednesday 24 June 2026 ،
2011, tens of political leaders, clerics, and civil activists of Shiite majority have been detained or handed heavy judicial rulings.  One of the controversial cases was dissolving the political and religious societies of Shiites, closing of critical media outlets, and detaining prominent oppo ...
alwaght.net
Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
Paper

Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
2023, the Israeli regime not only expanded scope of its military operations to the whole region, but also it is establishing a new geopolitical reality on the common borders with neighboring countries; one Tel Aviv leaders call security belts, designed to change official borders and to impose new se ...
alwaght.net
Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
Analysis

Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
2025, when Pakistan’s government and people stood firmly alongside Iran in condemning the Israeli regime’s aggression. This role proved catalytic in propelling bilateral ties forward at breakneck speed, so much so that during the 40-day war, Islamabad suddenly emerged as the key mediato ...
alwaght.net
World Militaries Copying Iran Model for Drone Power
Report

World Militaries Copying Iran Model for Drone Power

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
2029, drawing directly from the battlefields of Ukraine and Iran. Seoul also aims to stand up a 500,000-strong drone-trained force. Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back laid out the vision, saying that every soldier should carry a drone as their second personal weapon. Speaking to Sputnik, he stressed tha ...
alwaght.net
A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
Paper

A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
2023. However, the critics, referring to the unimplementable and divisive conditions imposed on the Lebanese government by the Israeli regime, said that the agreement is a big treason to Lebanon and a great service to the interests of the Israeli enemy. Here a question presents itself: Why do the I ...
alwaght.net
Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered
Report

Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
2025, the country scored just 28 out of 100. Drawing on data from 13 international bodies including the World Bank and the World Economic Forum, the report shows that Iraq's average corruption score from 2003 to 2025 has been 19.26, hitting an all-time high of 28 in 2025 and a record low of 13 i ...
alwaght.net
Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey
Analysis

Armenian Genocide: New Israeli Card in Geopolitical Contest with Turkey

Thursday 2 July 2026 ،
2025, when Benjamin Netanyahu broke new ground by explicitly labeling the massacres of Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks under the Ottoman Empire as genocide. Growing confrontation with Turkey: When history is weaponized This latest decision by Tel Aviv should be seen as the next link in a chain of ...
alwaght.net
Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community
Paper

Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
2025 and widely seen as a referendum on the resistance, Hezbollah and its allies scored a resounding victory. So from that camp's perspective, the math is simple: a government that has proven either unable or unwilling to stop Israeli strikes, house the displaced who are overwhelmingly Shiites, ...

Gallery

Photo

Film

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.