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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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Martyred Leader Was Voice of World’s Muslims: Russian Funeral Participant
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Martyred Leader Was Voice of World’s Muslims: Russian Funeral Participant

Sunday 12 July 2026
2007. That year, I developed stronger ties with mosques and Islamic centers in Moscow. It was in that setting that I first became familiar with the thoughts, speeches, and messages of Ayatollah Khamenei. From that time onward, I have always tried to follow his positions, speeches, and guidance. As t ...
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What Does Egypt Seek Behind The Octagon Project?
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What Does Egypt Seek Behind The Octagon Project?

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
2026 ranking of the Global Firepower, Egypt is the world's 19th most powerful armies. However, many Arab think tanks believe that The Octagon is not merely for military operations management, but is part of Cairo's new geopolitical strategy. Egypt's state-run Al-Ahram daily, citing sec ...
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
2003. This is of significance to Iraq since dollar injections will decisively offer economic, and consequently, political and social stability. 95 percent of the Iraqi national income comes from oil sales.  The rise to power of al-Zaydi bears some similarities to Trump's. Al-Zaydi is busin ...
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
20 percent toll on ships transiting the strait, Hanizadeh dismissed it outright, saying that sounds less like a real policy and more like political satire. However, he cautioned that given Washington's drive to project power and hegemony to expand its influence and authority in the region, the p ...
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
2017. Yet the significance of this trip goes far beyond the stated agenda. Coming amid ongoing Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, a deadlock in implementing the ceasefire agreement, and mounting US pressure to reshape Lebanon's security landscape, the meeting has become one of the most conseq ...
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?
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Ditching Its S-400s, What Will Turkey Do with Defense Challenges against Rivals?

Wednesday 22 July 2026 ،
2017, and the first shipments touched down in Ankara in July 2019. But the decision was never just about hardware. It was part of a broader push by Ankara to bolster its defense independence and rebalance its fraught relationship with the West. At the heart of Erdogan’s calculus was a growing ...
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War of Corridors amid Iran War: Shadow American Fight against China and Russia
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War of Corridors amid Iran War: Shadow American Fight against China and Russia

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
2022 and the wave of sweeping, unilateral sanctions that followed, Eurasia’s trade architecture has undergone a profound overhaul. The Northern Corridor, for years the premier rail artery moving Chinese goods into Europe via Russia and Belarus, lost much of its allure because of sanctions, mou ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi PM’s Tehran Visit?

Thursday 23 July 2026 ،
20 billion. With the longest shared land border with Iran, Iraq is one of the Islamic Republic’s most vital export destinations. Of Iran’s total foreign trade, roughly $110 billion in the past fiscal year, nearly $12 billion came from exchanges with Iraq. Iraq also accounts for more th ...
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
2025, and Azzam in May.  A rare intellectual within Hamas’s ranks, al-Hayya earned his bachelor’s degree in Islamic theology from the Islamic University of Gaza in 1983, followed by a master’s in Hadith sciences from the University of Jordan in 1989. He completed his PhD in t ...
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Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh
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Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
20, when Yemen's military spokesman, General Yahya Saree, formally announced a naval embargo against the criminal Saudi enemy, a reciprocal measure, he said, tit for tat. The statement noted that Saudi leaders had imposed nearly twelve years of oppressive siege on Yemen, completely sealing its p ...

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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.