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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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From Mercusor or "Mother of Agreements" : EU’s Economic Divorce from the US
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From Mercusor or "Mother of Agreements" : EU’s Economic Divorce from the US

Thursday 29 January 2026
50 million. The two sides account for around a quarter of the world GDP combined. Their trade value up to March 2025 reached $136.5 and under the new deal, their trade will see a new upward trend. Europe's agreement with Mercusor  The EU–India agreement was signed just days after th ...
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US to Drop India Tariffs Linked to Russia After Trade Deal
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US to Drop India Tariffs Linked to Russia After Trade Deal

Saturday 7 February 2026 ،
500 billion in US energy products, aircraft, and other goods over the next five years. The agreement involves significant mutual tariff reductions. India will eliminate duties on all US industrial goods and lower tariffs on many agricultural products. The US will reduce its overall tariffs on India ...
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?

Sunday 8 February 2026 ،
500 million for southern Yemeni regions, covering infrastructure, development projects, and aid to vital sectors across 10 provinces. Reports indicate Saudi Arabia’s total spending on Yemen, covering salaries, development projects, and energy sector support, may exceed $4 billion this year al ...
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6 Strategic Iranian Islands Vital to Holding Control of Strait of Hormuz
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6 Strategic Iranian Islands Vital to Holding Control of Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
50 kilometers south of Omani Island of Ghanam and like Larak Island it is located on the brink of the deep-water shipping channels of the Strait of Hormuz. Hengam Island is 10 kilometers long and three to six kilometers wide. During the Qajar era, Britain established several military bases there. T ...
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
50+1 majority coalition in the Kurdish parliament. If that coalition takes shape, it could neutralize the KDP’s boycott of parliamentary sessions and force the party back to the negotiating table to avoid political isolation. Should that scenario play out, the KDP’s traditional status a ...
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
500 kilometers, the Oreshnik falls into the category of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Pavel Podvig, a senior researcher at the UN Institute for Disarmament Research in Geneva, has warned that from Russia’s easternmost points, the missile can threaten the US West Coast, and that all of ...
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As Netanyahu Escalates Lebanon Aggression, He Faces Three Risks
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As Netanyahu Escalates Lebanon Aggression, He Faces Three Risks

Saturday 30 May 2026 ،
50-kilometer range, especially since it has not yet revealed 30-kilometer-range drones.” It is noteworthy that in recent weeks, Hezbollah has already been shifting the battlefield equation against the occupying regime by using fiber optic-guided drones. These low-cost drones have inflicted si ...
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Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf
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Rubio’s Difficult Mission to Save "Petrodollar Order" in Persian Gulf

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
50,000 troops in the region. But the latest conflict made one thing clear: in a war scenario, that many forces and assets do not guarantee safety, and they become a costly liability and a prime target for Iran if direct confrontation with the US breaks out. That is a prospect Persian Gulf Arab state ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
50 years ago. And that, observers say, is only the tip of the iceberg. First: Size of political power of Muslims The significance of transformation of the US Muslims' political power is solely not limited to the rise of a number of Muslim candidates in the elections. Rather, this phenomenon ha ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
500 million oil transaction, a deal it had itself facilitated, through a separate account in Qatar. That move has only deepened suspicions about how future deals will be structured and monitored. When all is said and done, the likeliest winners here are private companies and Trump's business al ...

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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.