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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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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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Israeli-Emirati Security and Military Cooperation from Yemen to Sudan
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Israeli-Emirati Security and Military Cooperation from Yemen to Sudan

Wednesday 5 November 2025 ،
2022 investigative report by Haaretz revealed that Israel delivered advanced EU-made surveillance equipment to the RSF via a private jet. In the current conflict, some Sudanese analysts, alongside highlighting the UAE's role, acknowledge Israeli interference. Sudanese journalist Abdel Rahman Ism ...
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
2022 versions) Central Asia is described as the vital point of connection between Russia, China, West Asia and South Asia, with Washington's active role to prevent Russian and Chinese unilateralism highlighted as a key necessity.  Within this framework, since 2021, Washington has tried to ...
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Oil Tanker Confiscated by IRGC Navy Near Southern Makran Coast for Violations
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Oil Tanker Confiscated by IRGC Navy Near Southern Makran Coast for Violations

Saturday 15 November 2025 ،
2022 and the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship MSC Aries in April 2024, all for violations of Iranian regulations.
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
2022 meeting with Bin Salman drew fierce domestic criticism. Nevertheless, his administration continued efforts to broker a normalization agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel. However, the Hamas October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza derailed all such efforts. The prolo ...
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Military Mobility Corridors: Europe Bracing for Possible Russia Confrontation
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Military Mobility Corridors: Europe Bracing for Possible Russia Confrontation

Tuesday 18 November 2025 ،
2022 caught the Europeans by surprise, seizing from the initiative.  While NATO members have supported Kiev in various ways, from joining anti-Russian sanctions to providing military aid, their capacity for unified decision-making and fully coordinated military and economic pressure on Moscow ...

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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.