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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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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?
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Profitable Business: How’s US Capitalizing on Wars and Crises?

Monday 4 May 2026
strikes. While arms sales are always justified as protecting the security of Arab allies, critics argue this cycle may itself become a driver of persistent instability. Stockpiling weapons in a region already gripped by geopolitical rivalries does not create absolute deterrence, but in some cases, ...
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Iran Struck Far More US Military Assets Than Reported, Says New Assessment
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Iran Struck Far More US Military Assets Than Reported, Says New Assessment

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
Air Base in Qatar. The damage was so extensive that some bases were deemed too dangerous for US forces at normal levels, prompting commanders to relocate most personnel. The US pressed major satellite firms Vantor and Planet to impose restrictions on war zone imagery—including delays or withh ...
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
strikes Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiya or Lebanon’s critical infrastructure, Hezbollah will retaliate by setting Haifa and key northern occupied territories ablaze. That mutual threat made Tel Aviv cautious in its calculations about any all-out war with Lebanon, knowing full well tha ...
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Riyadh Declares It Will Not Permit Use of Its Airspace for Strikes on Iran
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Riyadh Declares It Will Not Permit Use of Its Airspace for Strikes on Iran

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
An informed Saudi source says the Kingdom will not allow its airspace to be used for offensive military operations ALWAGHT- An informed Saudi source says the Kingdom will not allow its airspace to be used for offensive military operations, signaling Riyadh's push to contain regional escalation a ...
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
Air Base in Qatar, Patriot missile defense equipment at Al Riffa and Isa air bases in Bahrain and at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, a satellite dish at the Naval Support Activity Bahrain, which is home to the US Fifth Fleet’s command, a power plant at Camp Buehring in Kuwait, and five fuel s ...
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Moscow: Ukraine Poised to Strike Russia from NATO Soil
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Moscow: Ukraine Poised to Strike Russia from NATO Soil

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
strikes against Russia ALWAGHT- Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claims that NATO member Latvia has allowed Ukraine to use its territory for possible drone strikes against Russia. Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claimed on Tuesday that Ukraine plans to launch drone at ...
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
strikes deep into the occupied territories, now there are pieces of evidence showing that Hezbollah has re-embarked on guerilla warfare strategy, a model of fighting against invading forces that made up the backbone of the resistance group’s military strategy in the 33-day war of 2006 in south ...
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?
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Fact-check: Have China and Russia Left Iran Alone in Confrontation of the US?

Saturday 23 May 2026 ،
strikes hit with precision beyond the Pentagon’s initial assessments. American analysts now suspect Iran used foreign-supplied data to pinpoint target coordinates. There have also been claims that such cooperation played a role in downing or targeting advanced US fighter jets and drones. But ...
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors
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Eurasia Amid Iran War: Economy, Security and Rivalry of Corridors

Sunday 24 May 2026 ،
strikes on February 28, most of these countries tried to strike a cautious tone in their official statements. Avoiding any direct mention of the US or Israel, they preferred to stress the need for regional peace, stability, and security. Still, it appears that Iran’s ties with its eastern neig ...
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Airport, Carotenuto told reporters: “They beat us. Between punches and kicks, they taunted, ‘Welcome to Israel!’ Three people assaulted me. They punched me in the eye and kicked me. For a moment, I thought I’d never see again.” Mantovani, the reporter of the convoy, re ...

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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.