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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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Saudi Arabia Forecasts Slower Growth, Budget Deficit This Year
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Saudi Arabia Forecasts Slower Growth, Budget Deficit This Year

Sunday 1 October 2023
2026. It said limited budget deficits would continue in the medium term due to expansionary spending policies and conservative revenue estimates. Real GDP was projected to grow by 4.4% in 2024, 5.7% in 2025 and 5.1% in 2026. Saudi Arabia's economy grew 8.7% last year on the back of high oil pr ...
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Tension in the Red Sea; America’s leverage in the gas competition with Qatar
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Tension in the Red Sea; America’s leverage in the gas competition with Qatar

Friday 16 February 2024 ،
2026, up to two million tons of LNG will be annually dispatched to the Brunsbüttel LNG terminal in northern Germany. Given that the Suez Canal serves as the primary route for Qatar's LNG deliveries to Europe, tensions in the Red Sea could once again thrust Europe into an energy crisis. Con ...
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How Are War Costs Threatening Israeli Regime’s Existence?
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How Are War Costs Threatening Israeli Regime’s Existence?

Tuesday 14 May 2024 ،
2026, and losses are set to increase.  Israeli costs if regional war intensifies  Abdelnabi Abdelmatlab, an economist, told Khaleej Online that Operation Al-Aqsa Storm has inflicted heavy losses on the Israeli economy, causing production halt in many sectors as many Israelis joined the a ...
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Tough Days for Kiev as Moscow Consolidates its Upper Hand in War
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Tough Days for Kiev as Moscow Consolidates its Upper Hand in War

Monday 27 May 2024 ،
2026. In addition, Ukraine will depend on the West for aircraft and sophisticated air weapons. The complexity of the defense systems does not allow Ukraine to produce domestically, and even with the revival of the Ukrainian arms industry, the country will still depend on the supply of artillery ammu ...
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The Russian FM Will Visit Tehran Soon for Key Bilateral and Regional Talks
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The Russian FM Will Visit Tehran Soon for Key Bilateral and Regional Talks

Saturday 22 February 2025 ،
2026. In January 2024, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement, marking a significant step in strengthening long-term cooperation. Both leaders praised the deal as a milestone in their countries' relations.
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What’s behind Lavrov’s Tehran Visit?
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What’s behind Lavrov’s Tehran Visit?

Tuesday 25 February 2025 ،
2026 elections, Trump's plans will be plagued. Therefore, for Putin, his meeting with Trump serves more as an opportunity to weaken Ukraine's position in the war and talks, to deepen inter-NATO gaps, and to highlight and globalize an image of Russian victory over the Western pressures than t ...
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
2026 or winning the 2028 elections by another figure, all Trump's plans will be shattered.  Additionally, China, Russia, and Iran's long leap forward to expansion of all-out cooperation rests on the strategic agreements that signal a thorough and long-term view among the political elit ...
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
2026,” Bassil told the people of Jezzine. He emphasized that Jezzine is and will remain (Michel) Aoun's stronghold, and we will prove this on Saturday. Saving Hezbollah's social capital after war After the recent war and the widespread attacks by the Israeli regime, the social capita ...
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Creeping Inflation in Persian Gulf Arab States
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Creeping Inflation in Persian Gulf Arab States

Wednesday 11 June 2025 ،
2026. Dubai’s inflation rate reached 3.3 percent in 2024, similar to 2023. In contrast, the rest of the Persian Gulf states recorded lower inflation rates than Dubai, with Kuwait’s annual inflation rate falling from 3.4 percent in 2023 to 2.5 percent in 2024. In contrast, Saudi Arabia r ...

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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.