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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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Qalibaf Re-elected as Speaker of Iran’s Parliament
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Qalibaf Re-elected as Speaker of Iran’s Parliament

Tuesday 27 May 2025
2024, and those elected serve terms lasting four years. The Majlis plays a crucial role in shaping Iran’s domestic and foreign policy by drafting legislation, overseeing the government, and approving national budgets. In addition to the general representatives, the Iranian Parliament reserves ...
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?
Analysis

Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
2024, and other European countries, including Britain, are preparing to impose sanctions and some arms restrictions on Israeli military companies. Political challenges against judicial measures  Legal actions are also another instrument that can target Israeli regime for its Gaza crimes withi ...
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
2024, Alawite protesters across the country expressed their anger in response to the burning of the shrine of Hussein bin Hamdan al-Khasibi, a Shiite figure. In the video, Uzbek-speaking gunmen, reportedly linked to the HTS, insult and attack the holy sites of the Alawite minority. This escalated i ...
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Is Hezbollah’s Silence Disclosing Govt., Army Incapablity to Check Israel?
Analysis

Is Hezbollah’s Silence Disclosing Govt., Army Incapablity to Check Israel?

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
2024 ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and the Israeli regime, for whose implementation the Lebanese government and foreign guarantor parties, including the US and France, were responsible, the Israeli army was supposed to end its attacks on Lebanese territory and the Israeli army would complete ...
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Why Are Israeli Casualties in Gaza Rising?
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Why Are Israeli Casualties in Gaza Rising?

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
2024 reached about 250 billion shekels ($67.57 billion) that include direct security spending, huge non-military spending, and loss of incomes. But that is not all. The need for a substantial increase in the security and military budget, which requires the purchase of planes, helicopters, armored pe ...
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Nuclear Chief Eslami Rejects the IAEA’s Non-compliance Report on Iran, Calling Tt A ‘Big Lie’
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Nuclear Chief Eslami Rejects the IAEA’s Non-compliance Report on Iran, Calling Tt A ‘Big Lie’

Wednesday 11 June 2025 ،
2024—an unprecedented level of scrutiny—and emphasized that IAEA cameras monitor all nuclear sites continuously. Iran dismissed the IAEA’s latest report as politically motivated and influenced by European pressure. Despite the agency’s concerns about Iran’s enriched ur ...
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Creeping Inflation in Persian Gulf Arab States
Report

Creeping Inflation in Persian Gulf Arab States

Wednesday 11 June 2025 ،
2024, affecting the costs of food, rent and services. According to the report, the average value of orders during the Eid al-Adha holiday increased from $37 to $40 on average in the Persian Gulf Arab countries, and in Saudi Arabia, electronics topped the list of purchases with 25.2 percent. After th ...
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Infiltrating Sinai: New Israeli Strategy in Gaza Sounds the Alarm to Egypt
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Infiltrating Sinai: New Israeli Strategy in Gaza Sounds the Alarm to Egypt

Thursday 12 June 2025 ،
2024. It will not be long before these groups turn into another RSF backed by the Israeli occupation, gradually becoming entrenched in the security structure of the Red Sea and its tributaries. Therefore, Tel Aviv’s apparent goal in Gaza is a cover for much deeper goals in Sinai, a region tha ...
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What Factors Are Eroding Israeli Resilience in War with Iran?
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What Factors Are Eroding Israeli Resilience in War with Iran?

Monday 16 June 2025 ،
2024. Then, the continuation of this process and the walkout of other parties from the cabinet coalition have caused the hardliner cabinet to teeter on the brink of collapse.  The impact of this situation on the regime's internal political stability was so great that some Israeli experts b ...
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
2024, including Mount Hermon.  At the same time, it seems that the Israelis are still skeptical about the background of the new Syrian rulers and are concerned about getting closer to al-Sharaa, given the fundamentalist and terrorist activities of al-Sharaa in the past and his membership in th ...

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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.