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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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Failed Mission: Tel Aviv Running into Impasse on Yemen
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Failed Mission: Tel Aviv Running into Impasse on Yemen

Monday 12 May 2025
American air defenses. Israel after second Yemeni missile attack  Yemen's missile attack on Friday evening caused chaos in the occupied territories, sending thousands of Israelis to emergency shelters. Reports said a woman was injured when rushing to the shelter. Also, Ben-Gurion Internat ...
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Messages of Iran FM’s Saudi Visit ahead of Trump’s Regional Tour
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Messages of Iran FM’s Saudi Visit ahead of Trump’s Regional Tour

Sunday 11 May 2025 ،
American talks: The coincidence of the new round of indirect talks between Iran and the US in Muscat and the imminent visit of President Donald Trump to the region has gained media focus more than other issues.  The visit to Riyadh showed that in the negotiations, Iran tries to benefit from re ...
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Hamas Disarming on the Back Burner: Trump Withdraws Preconditions for Gaza Ceasefire
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Hamas Disarming on the Back Burner: Trump Withdraws Preconditions for Gaza Ceasefire

Monday 12 May 2025 ،
American policy in the region amid Gaza ceasefire talks. According to Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed, the American negotiators have informed Egyptian counterparts that the Hamas disarming demand can be put on the back burner. According to the report, American sources have said that a ceasefire in Gaza would b ...
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
American economy.  It is worth noting that during Trump's 2017 visit to Arab kingdom, agreements worth about $350 billion were reached, including a $110 billion arms deal. Qatar also paid $8 billion in 2019 to expand the Al-Udeid military base, and according to the country's foreign mi ...
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US President Trump Arrives in Saudi Arabia for a $1 Trillion Deal
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US President Trump Arrives in Saudi Arabia for a $1 Trillion Deal

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
American manufacturers. Trump's administration has shifted its stance on Saudi Arabia's relations with Israel, no longer insisting on normalizing ties as a prerequisite for advancing nuclear cooperation talks. Experts believe this approach is aimed at facilitating major deals that are posit ...
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
American invasion of Iraq in 2003, some cities and regions in northern Iraq became strongholds of the PKK. The Turkish army until 2013 penetrated Iraq's depth, setting up over 30 military bases and posts on the Iraqi soil. These bases are illegal and have drawn the opposition of the Iraqi govern ...
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Nuclear Riddle in $1 Trillion US-Saudi Deal
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Nuclear Riddle in $1 Trillion US-Saudi Deal

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
Americans do not want to easily transfer technology to the kingdom. Alwaght- While on the first day of Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia a strategic cooperation pact was signed between the two countries, in a considerable development, according to Reuters citing American sources, Washington set the ...
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
American F-16 fighters and an older French-made Mirage aircraft that it did not use in this war. Pakistan is said to have used American F-16 fighters in the 2019 war with India, but in the past six years, it has changed its strategy and switched to Chinese weapons. In recent short-lived war that st ...
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Hamas: Witkoff Offered to Lift Gaza Blockade for Release of Edan Alexander
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Hamas: Witkoff Offered to Lift Gaza Blockade for Release of Edan Alexander

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander. Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official, revealed that US special envoy Witkoff personally promised a deal: if Hamas released American-Israeli captive Edan Alexander, then former President Trump would publicly call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, thank Hamas ...
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Bagram Base: US’s Strategic Watch Post Helping Contain Taliban, Asian Rivals
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Bagram Base: US’s Strategic Watch Post Helping Contain Taliban, Asian Rivals

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
American military presence in this war-ravaged country. But recent remarks by President Donald Trump have unveiled realities suggesting that part of Afghanistan military infrastructures especially the strategic Bagram base have not only been fully evacuated, but also they remain under the control of ...

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