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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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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026
The US president and his security team take seriously Iran’s threat of revenge for martyred leader. Alwaght- Unprecedented details have emerged about Donald Trump’s covert exit from Turkey following the NATO summit on July 8, now one of the most explosive security flaps of his presidency. The ...
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
The Israeli regime is quietly and informally waging a war against West Bank to seize their further lands. Alwaght- While the Israeli regime is still grappling with the consequences of Gaza war and is haunted by its political, security, economic, and international fallout, it has recently ignited a n ...
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel
Analysis

Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
Turkey knows that relations with Israeli regime cannot go smoothly, so it has taken various measures in preparation. Alwaght- Tensions between Turkey and Israeli regime in recent weeks have gone beyond political dispute over Gaza war and have elevated to a more direct confrontation over Syrian futur ...
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UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?
Report

UN to Choose New Chief: Why’s Tel Aviv Worried?

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
Israel is in a critical international position and a UN chief favoring its interests is the best choice. Alwaght- With António Guterres’s second term winding down, the race to succeed him as US secretary-general is entering a critical phase, a contest that could reshape how the world bo ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
Analysis

US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
Kurdistan is heavily dependent on US support and Kurdish leaders are not sure they can survive alone. Alwaght- Reports suggest that the process of withdrawal of the US forces and Patriot missile systems from Erbil suburbs is making a gap between some media sources and Iraqi Kurdistan region's of ...
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Ukraine Army Desertions Crisis Squeezes Kiev Further
Report

Ukraine Army Desertions Crisis Squeezes Kiev Further

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
Recruitment is growing harder for Ukrainian army as the nation is exhausted by length war. Alwaght- The protracted war of Ukraine has given rise to one of the country's most important challenges which is the shortage of manpower in the army. This crisis is showing itself in army personnel desert ...
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap
Report

UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Algeria finds UAE’s interventionist policies in North Africa detrimental to the Algerian and regional interests. Alwaght- Interventionist policies of the UAE in West Asia and North Africa have brought the relations of Abu Dhabi with a number of regional countries to a critical point, with some choos ...
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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert
Interview

Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
Iran remains a staunch backer to Hezbollah and Lebanon and this forces changes to Israeli-American calculations. Alwaght- Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies in Tehran hosted a meeting discussing Lebanon's political and military developments in Lebanon. Allah Karam Moshtaghi, a ...
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
The US president wants to scale down backing to Kurds to outsource responsibility to the Iraqi government, something sending Kurdish officials highly worried. Alwaght- Reports suggest the US President Donald Trump is mulling ending the security and military support to Iraqi Kurdistan's Peshmerga ...
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
In a move largely seen by Iraqis as incalculated and naive, Iraqi government submitted to US order to ban Iranian flights. Alwaght- After Washington launched a fresh propaganda campaign against Iran’s aviation industry spearheaded by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent who called on Wednesday for ...

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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.