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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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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role
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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role

Wednesday 28 May 2025
Abu al-Gheit, secretary-general of the Arab League, then the speeches of the guests and then the speeches of the Arab leaders will be delivered. Subsequently, the participants will hold a closed working session in which the agenda will be approved and draft statements and decisions will be discussed ...
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Five Palestinian Journalists Among the Latest Victims of Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza
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Five Palestinian Journalists Among the Latest Victims of Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
Abu Seif, and Ahmad al-Zinati, were also killed in separate attacks, many alongside their families. These deaths follow the recent killing of journalist Ahmed al-Halou. The bombardments resumed on March 18 after Israel ended a two-month ceasefire with Hamas. Since then, thousands more Palestinians ...
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Brother and nephews of late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
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Brother and nephews of late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
Abu Ubaida was present at the time. Since the collapse of the ceasefire on March 18, Israel has intensified its bombardment of Gaza, causing mass casualties. Over 53,000 Palestinians—mostly women and children—have been killed and more than 121,000 injured since October 7, 2023. The Inte ...
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
Abu Dhabi’s rise to outpace its competitors in expanding its economic presence in Syria.  Understanding this threat, bin Salman sees the policy to lift Syria sanctions as an official entry of Saudi companies to the Syrian market and prevention of the UAE monopoly. He also sees Syria as a ...
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Tehran Criticizes Arab League’s ‘Unacceptable’ Remarks on Three Persian Gulf Islands
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Tehran Criticizes Arab League’s ‘Unacceptable’ Remarks on Three Persian Gulf Islands

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb ALWAGHT- Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson rejected the Arab League’s recent statement on the Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb as “unacceptable,” underlining that these islands are a vital part of Iran& ...
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China Slams US AI Chip Limits, Threatens Retaliation
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China Slams US AI Chip Limits, Threatens Retaliation

Wednesday 21 May 2025 ،
China denounced new US warnings over AI chip use as "bullying" and pledged strong countermeasures to defend its tech industry ALWAGHT- China denounced new US warnings over AI chip use as bullying and pledged strong countermeasures to defend its tech industry. China has fiercely criticized new US gu ...
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Boiled Frog: How’s US Consuming Syria’s Al-Jolani in a Gradual Trust-making Process?
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Boiled Frog: How’s US Consuming Syria’s Al-Jolani in a Gradual Trust-making Process?

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani— a policy that is fully in line with a carefully crafted plan of tightening the grip on power amid destabilizing crises and the dangers ahead in the shadow of slim levels of internal and international legitimacy.  The coercive language of crackdown on the opponents ...
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
Russia meeting envisions rise of a new security mechanism with an Eastern approach far from abusive Western approaches. Alwaght- Amid Ukraine war, Russia has hosted an international summit on world security. The thirteenth Moscow International Security Meeting began on Tuesday and will continue to ...
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s Secret Deals with Tel Aviv?
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s Secret Deals with Tel Aviv?

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, is moving in a different path and pushing to establish contact channels with Tel Aviv. In this connection, Reuters citing Syrian, Western, and regional intelligence sources, reported that Israel and Syria have recently made direct contacts and held several security meetings ...
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Gaza, the "Hungriest Place on Earth"
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Gaza, the "Hungriest Place on Earth"

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
Abu Salem crossing for three consecutive days (May 27-29). During this period, more than 600 trucks carrying food, water, medicine and fuel were stopped at the border. Reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that 65 percent of essential medicines in the Gaza health ministry's ...

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Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity

Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity