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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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North Korea Conducts Test of Cutting-edge Missile System Under Leader’s Supervision
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North Korea Conducts Test of Cutting-edge Missile System Under Leader’s Supervision

Sunday 24 August 2025
2022, North Korea has increasingly aligned itself with the Kremlin, providing political backing and deepening cooperation. In June of last year, Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a mutual defense treaty obligating both nations to support one another if attacked. During his visits to R ...
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Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages
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Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
2022 between India and the UAE, bilateral trade is on track to surpass $100 billion by the 2025 fiscal year, far exceeding initial timelines. In this context of intense economic and strategic interest, Iran's role becomes increasingly pivotal. The past joint naval exercises conducted by Iran, R ...
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
2022 to 68 percent following the start of the war in Gaza. In Morocco, public support for normalized relations with Tel Aviv has plummeted from 31 percent in 2022 to a mere 13 percent since the aggression on Gaza began. This dramatic shift underscores the profound fragility of normalization project ...
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Moscow Reports Close To 1,500 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in One Day Across Frontlines
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Moscow Reports Close To 1,500 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in One Day Across Frontlines

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
2022, as an effort to liberate Russian-speaking regions, prevent NATO expansion, and counter Western influence in Ukraine. Despite several rounds of negotiations, including prisoner and body exchanges earlier in 2025, peace efforts remain stalled, with the Kremlin accusing European states of obstruc ...
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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence
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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence

Sunday 14 September 2025 ،
2022, India has participated in the I2U2 group of four nations—India, Israel, the US, and the UAE—which aims to create a transportation corridor connecting India and Europe via Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Recent clashes between India and Pakistan have also shown that Israeli equip ...
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?

Tuesday 14 October 2025 ،
2022, their relation that was once warm and characterized by overt and covert cooperation gave place to distancing, border change, and trade of charges and even a strategic gap. Alliance in coma  For decades, Pakistan spent its time and resources nurturing, harboring, arming, training, and fi ...
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Why’s Donetsk Significant for Putin?
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Why’s Donetsk Significant for Putin?

Monday 20 October 2025 ،
2022, the country has managed to gain control of a significant portion, but not all, of the Donbas. Just before the war began, Putin formally recognized the full independence of the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts from Ukraine. After consolidating control over eastern Ukrainian areas, Russia annexed f ...
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Iraq’s Foreign Debts: A Burdensome Legacy and a Challenge ahead of Al-Sudani’s Govt.
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Iraq’s Foreign Debts: A Burdensome Legacy and a Challenge ahead of Al-Sudani’s Govt.

Wednesday 22 October 2025 ،
2022, with only 35 trillion dinars accrued over the last three years. The Bank emphasized that most of this debt resides within the state-owned banking system. The Central Bank insisted that the sub-43 percent debt-to-GDP ratio is moderate and safe by international standards, asserting it does not ...
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Iran, Russia, and China Are Shaping the New World Order, Says Leader’s Adviser
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Iran, Russia, and China Are Shaping the New World Order, Says Leader’s Adviser

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
2022, and the Iran-Russia 20-year cooperation treaty, implemented in 2025, underscore Tehran’s efforts to expand alliances and shape a multipolar world order independent of US influence.
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Russia Reports Intercepting 98 Ukrainian Drones
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Russia Reports Intercepting 98 Ukrainian Drones

Saturday 1 November 2025 ،
2022, citing the protection of Russian-speaking areas in Donbas as justification. The report also highlights international tensions, noting Western military support for Kyiv and claims that the US has withheld certain long-range weapons like Tomahawk missiles. Russian President Vladimir Putin has w ...

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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.