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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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Moscow, Beijing Sign Deal for Siberian Gas Pipeline
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Moscow, Beijing Sign Deal for Siberian Gas Pipeline

Tuesday 2 September 2025
Alexei Miller, is framed as a legally binding memorandum and was discussed during trilateral talks involving Presidents Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Mongolian leader Khurelsukh Ukhnaa. The pipeline is expected to transport 50 billion cubic meters of gas annually from Russia to China for 30 years. ...
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
Alexandria and Crete—designed to demonstrate cooperation and a united front against Turkey. Now, with joint Turkish-Egyptian maneuvers underway, the regional balance appears to be shifting once again. Observers view the Cairo-Ankars reconciliation as both a challenge and an opportunity for At ...
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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 ،
Alexander Novak, the delegation held talks with Syrian officials on key economic and security issues. Al-Sharaa's objectives This is the first visit of the former militia leader to Russia to mend political ties. The Syrian government's press head said that regional and international matter ...
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Why’s Donetsk Significant for Putin?
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Why’s Donetsk Significant for Putin?

Monday 20 October 2025 ،
Alexander J. Motyl, a political science professor at Rutgers University, Newark, known as the home of the ideal archetype of the Soviet Man. Matthew Schmidt, an associate professor of political science at the University of New Haven, notes: Donbas is critical for fulfilling Putin's vision of a ...
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy

Sunday 23 November 2025 ،
Alexandria. The incident raised serious concerns about the security of specialists and critical infrastructure, with suspicion pointing toward Israeli intelligence services. The assassination of the nuclear engineer signals Tel Aviv's efforts to constrain the energy independence of Arab nations, ...
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Russia Explores Plans for Small-Scale Nuclear Facilities in Iran
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Russia Explores Plans for Small-Scale Nuclear Facilities in Iran

Monday 5 January 2026 ،
Alexander Efimov, Russia’s temporary trade representative to Iran, said that Russia is exploring the development of small nuclear power plants in Iran to provide reliable and environmentally friendly electricity for remote regions and industrial clusters that do not require large-scale facilit ...
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Iran, Russia to Stage Joint Naval Exercise Thursday in The Sea of Oman and Northern Indian Ocean
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Iran, Russia to Stage Joint Naval Exercise Thursday in The Sea of Oman and Northern Indian Ocean

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
Alexey Sergeev welcomed the cooperation and signaled readiness for further joint drills, as the exercise unfolds amid rising tensions with the United States, following renewed threats by President Donald Trump and Iran’s warning that any military aggression would draw a decisive response.
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Iran Declares Its Right to Enrich Uranium Non Negotiable in Negotiations with Washington
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Iran Declares Its Right to Enrich Uranium Non Negotiable in Negotiations with Washington

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
Alexey Likhachev, who said Russia could technically facilitate transfers of highly enriched uranium from Iran if requested. The Iranian diplomat emphasized that while Russia is aware of its capabilities, Iran has no intention of allowing such transfers, reaffirming that enrichment would remain domes ...
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How’s Israeli-American Aggression on Iran Hitting World Economy Hard?
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How’s Israeli-American Aggression on Iran Hitting World Economy Hard?

Saturday 7 March 2026 ،
Alex Takra, a senior manager at Argus Media, warned that the continuation of the crisis could push coal prices up to $250 per ton. The rising price of oil due to the war in the region could be the start of a snowball effect that gradually expands in scale. In addition to the prices of aluminum and ...
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture

Sunday 19 April 2026 ،
Alex Jones to help get Trump elected, Greene said, adding: “We haven’t changed — Trump has.” With a twelve-day ceasefire, Trump was scrambling to find a way out of the mess he had made of the war effort. He posted victory several times a day, but the reality was that the cea ...

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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.