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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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Why’s Syria not Settling Down?
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Why’s Syria not Settling Down?

Saturday 26 July 2025
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, and the situation grew more complicated after Israeli airstrikes on parts of Syria. The recent killings In Sweida, southern Syria, have dimmed the hopes of the new Syrian government’s Western allies, as they are reminiscent of the killings of the Alawite minority by ru ...
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, illustrate that for the Israeli government, no clear boundary limits its military campaigns. Even if a figure amenable to normalization were to lead Syria, evidence suggests Israeli operations would not cease; indeed, Israel has gone beyond bombing to occupy parts of Syrian t ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, and Turkish facilities in Syria and working to establish a buffer zone in the southern Syria and supporting minorities like the Druze and moving close to the Kurds as part of a campaign to weaken the central Syrian government and split the country. So, striking the Turkish fo ...
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Jolani’s Journey to the US: Wanted Terrorist Now Speaks at the UN
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Jolani’s Journey to the US: Wanted Terrorist Now Speaks at the UN

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani—who was targeted with a $10 million bounty for his capture just a few years ago—has raised international eyebrows ALWAGHT- The US welcoming Abu Mohammad al-Jolani—who was targeted with a $10 million bounty for his capture just a few years ago—has raised internation ...
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Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to the US?
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Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to the US?

Tuesday 7 October 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani-led militias in Syria earlier December last year, Erdogan has been working to cement their power and then end the prospective threats posed by the Kurds seeking autonomy in northern Syria. However, constrained by its own economic troubles, it is unable to offer financial aid ...
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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?

Thursday 16 October 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, arrived at the Kremlin on Wednesday. This unprecedented visit, his first since rising to power in December last year, aims to lay a new foundation for Moscow-Damascus relations. Arab media outlets are framing the trip as a critical opportunity to negotiate the status of Russi ...
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Al-Jolani and Syria Breakup Mystery
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Al-Jolani and Syria Breakup Mystery

Tuesday 28 October 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani (officially Ahmad al-Sharaa), many observers of Syria affairs suggested that the country slid into a dark period of instability. This actually took place and shortly after takeover of power by the militias, not only the country has not moved to stability, but also it drifted t ...
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Iraq’s PMF Flexing Muscles to ISIS Threat in Desert Regions
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Iraq’s PMF Flexing Muscles to ISIS Threat in Desert Regions

Thursday 30 October 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, is considered one of the most significant factors for the resurgence of ISIS in the area. On this matter, Iraqi parliamentarian Youssef al-Turkmani warned in an interview with Al-Maalomah that ISIS is seeking to exploit the chaotic security situation in Syria to plan and act ...
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What’s Driving US Military Base Project in Damascus?
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What’s Driving US Military Base Project in Damascus?

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has tried to keep the public in the dark about the American base in Syria in a bid to paint his government independent and deny dependence on the foreign powers. One of the foreign ministry officials has formally dismissed the news reports, saying that new Syria will keep boo ...
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani (officially Ahmad al-Sharaa) who just months ago was an internationally wanted terrorist. He, as the Syrian interim president, is to meet the US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday.  But while things have gone well for al-Jolani and his orbit throughout Syria& ...

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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.