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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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What Are the Consequences of American and Israeli Interceptor Missiles Drain?
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What Are the Consequences of American and Israeli Interceptor Missiles Drain?

Saturday 2 August 2025
25 percent of the secret reserves of these highly rare and expensive missiles. THAAD stands for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense. This system, developed by the American company Lockheed Martin, is designed to intercept and destroy nuclear ballistic missiles in the final phase of entering the Ear ...
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Israel Sinks in Protests: Why Are Israelis against Netanyahu War?
Analysis

Israel Sinks in Protests: Why Are Israelis against Netanyahu War?

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
25.1 percent of Israelis agree with continuing the war in Gaza. The Arab 48 website reported that 60 percent of voters in the Israeli parties have called for the resumption of negotiations for the release of prisoners in Gaza.  On the other hand, the Israeli Channel 12, reviewing the results ...
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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 ،
25 percent of global economic output. India, the world’s 14th-largest trading nation, relies heavily on these sea routes, with 95 percent of its $28 trillion trade volume and 68 percent of its trade value transported by sea. Beyond commerce, the Indian Ocean also underpins critical global pub ...
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
25 reported end of the first phase with the end of the operations of the US-led Western coalition in Ein Al-Assad base and the central command of the coalition. The second phase will complete in September 2026, when the remaining forces will withdraw. However, from the remarks of the American, as we ...
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
250 billion to $400 billion. This is while the country's economy volume dropped to $17.5 billion in 2023 from the $60 billion before the civil war that started in 2011. About 16.7 million of Syrians are in need of humanitarian aid and over 90 percent of the population are living below the povert ...
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
25: A Year of Renewed Efforts In the early morning of May 2, 2025, approximately three months ago, a ship organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, carrying 16 to 30 human rights activists and humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip, was attacked by drones in international waters off the co ...
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Israeli Economy Caught between War and Isolation Impacts
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Israeli Economy Caught between War and Isolation Impacts

Saturday 4 October 2025 ،
25 fiscal year's deficit ceiling to 5.2 percent of GDP, up from the previous 4.9 percent.  This move was driven by the need for an additional 31 billion shekels ($9.35 billion) in funding for military expenditures, reported Reuters. Military costs, a heavy burden on the Israeli economy A ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
25 million bpd by 2028. Oil Minister Hayan Abdul-Ghani Al-Sawad confirmed on Friday, October 3, 2024 that Baghdad has officially begun receiving oil from the Kurdistan region, with the ministry now taking in over 200,000 bpd. Al-Sawad elaborated on the arrangement, stating that it was agreed that ...
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Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role
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Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role

Thursday 9 October 2025 ،
25, 2025, when trade unions called a national strike that saw hundreds of thousands participate to condemn the government's support for Tel Aviv. Weeks later, on October 3, over two million Italians flooded the streets in more than a hundred cities, voicing opposition to their government's p ...
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Survivors of Israeli Prisons Speak Out: ‘We Were in a Slaughterhouse’
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Survivors of Israeli Prisons Speak Out: ‘We Were in a Slaughterhouse’

Tuesday 14 October 2025 ،
250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and 1,718 detainees held since October 7, 2023. Many of the freed Palestinians described their imprisonment as a living nightmare, calling the facilities “slaughterhouses.” Former detainees recounted being subjected to beatings, humiliatio ...

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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.