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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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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla

Monday 25 May 2026
2026. Children make up over 62 percent of skin disease cases. Doctors inside Gaza’s health facilities warn that overcrowded camps, poor ventilation, and no access to soap or disinfectants have created ideal conditions for contagious diseases like scabies and fungal infections. Due to a lack o ...
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Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?
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Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?

Tuesday 26 May 2026 ،
2021, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized a South Korean tanker in the Persian Gulf, a punitive move that played a significant role in pushing the Koreans to cooperate in transferring the money to Qatari banks. South Korea had been the sole buyer of Iranian gas condensates. After US sanctions ...
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Iran Must Keep the Blade of Hormuz Strait on Trump’s Head
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Iran Must Keep the Blade of Hormuz Strait on Trump’s Head

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
2015 nuclear deal under the Obama administration. Although the agreement denied Iran certain key nuclear rights, something which pleased the US and Western countries, Trump tore it up with a single stroke upon taking office in his first term in 2018. The other signatories also failed to fulfill thei ...
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
2019, the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed during the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union, banned ground-launched missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers. That year, President Donald Trump accused Russia of violating the treaty and unilaterally pulled Was ...
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
2025 and 2026, several major UN reports accused Israeli forces of acts falling under “conflict-related sexual violence”, including rape, gang rape, forced nudity, sexual torture, genital violence, humiliating body searches, and threats of rape against Palestinian detainees from Gaza and ...
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With His Move against Arms of Resistance Groups, Iraq’s Al-Sadr is Playing in Trump’s Game
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With His Move against Arms of Resistance Groups, Iraq’s Al-Sadr is Playing in Trump’s Game

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
2026, after the security structure controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces collapsed, between 15,000 and 20,000 ISIS members and their families broke out of camps and detention centers and vanished. Those figures are particularly worrisome for Iraq, since a large chunk of these fighters could sl ...
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
2017 Qatar crisis, when Trump was president in his first term, and became one of the deepest political gaps in the history of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council. In June that year, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, along with Bahrain and Egypt, cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar and announced major eco ...
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
2018 election. Some polls estimate the support for the Civil Contract at 40-45 percent, with parties of Kokharyan and Karapetyan coming next.  In effect, the core debate driving this election comes down to one fundamental question: Should Armenia move toward the West, or remain within Russia& ...
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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?
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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?

Sunday 7 June 2026 ،
2025, warning that continued Israeli violations only strengthen Hezbollah's narrative that the resistance's weapons are what protect Lebanon's security and territorial integrity, while simultaneously eroding the Lebanese state's authority. Since the November 2024 ceasefire, the Aoun ...
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Baku Denies Hosting Israeli Forces During Iran War: Why is Tehran Concerned?
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Baku Denies Hosting Israeli Forces During Iran War: Why is Tehran Concerned?

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
2016, Azerbaijan also became the first foreign country to purchase Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. Analysts say this relationship has brought Baku political advantages alongside security and economic gains. Tehran's concerns Over the past two decades, the close ties between Az ...

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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.