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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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Amid Re-emerging Gaps with US, What Are European Options against Trump?
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Amid Re-emerging Gaps with US, What Are European Options against Trump?

Thursday 20 February 2025
American president last week in a phone conversation with Russian leader agreed to advance talks on Ukraine peace without involvement of the European allies of Washington. Trump said that he may meet Putin in Saudi Arabia. The meeting of Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was the first ...
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US-Europe Division over Ukraine Allowing Russian Battleground Progress
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US-Europe Division over Ukraine Allowing Russian Battleground Progress

Monday 10 March 2025 ،
American-Ukranian relations after meeting of the leaders of the two countries in the White House last week was obvious and now it is leaving its impacts on Kiev on the battleground.  Russian advances on the battleground  According to the Russian defense ministry, several major cities and ...
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Trump’s "Sarcastic" Promises and Uncertainty of Ukraine War End
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Trump’s "Sarcastic" Promises and Uncertainty of Ukraine War End

Monday 17 March 2025 ،
American media outlet that he was “ a bit sarcastic” when he repeatedly spoke during his presidential campaign about ending the war in Ukraine within 24 hours, even before taking office. In the interview, which was released on Sunday, Trump said: Well, I was being a little bit sarcastic ...
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US Weapons Convoys Cross from Syria into Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Base
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US Weapons Convoys Cross from Syria into Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Base

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
American forces and trainers. Several US military convoys crossed from Syria into Iraq on Saturday, heading to Ain al-Asad airbase in Anbar province, west of Baghdad. The convoys included troops, armored vehicles, logistical equipment, small arms, and heavy munitions, with US military aircraft prov ...
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Israeli Forces, Settlers Escalate West Bank Violence, Displace More Palestinians
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Israeli Forces, Settlers Escalate West Bank Violence, Displace More Palestinians

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
American University in Jenin. Residents like Mohammed Shalabi described widespread destruction of infrastructure by Israeli forces. In Bethlehem’s al-Minya village, troops blocked key access points during a raid, part of a broader pattern of escalating crackdowns on Palestinian communities. M ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
American conditions and demands in return for sanctions relief. On Saturday, Reuters reported that Damascus has presented a written response to the US demands in a push to persuade Washington to lift sanctions in place on Syria since a decade. According to the Western news agency, Syria in its let ...
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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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Witkoff’s Gaza Ceasefire Proposal: No Guarantees, No Trust, No Will
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Witkoff’s Gaza Ceasefire Proposal: No Guarantees, No Trust, No Will

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
American envoy to West Asia proposed a new ceasefire deal for Gaza nit it seems to favor only Israeli interests. Alwaght- In the middle of the massive humanitarian catastrophe hitting Gaza as a result of the Israeli bombing, diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have once again accelerated. In this ...
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
American officials talked about the need to withdraw their military forces from Syria. But the surprise fall of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus in December has changed many of the calculations in the region. The changes have been so drastic that over the past two months, American officials have paid sev ...
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Netanyahu Builds Bonds with Gaza Criminal Gangs in Strategy Shift against Hamas
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Netanyahu Builds Bonds with Gaza Criminal Gangs in Strategy Shift against Hamas

Friday 6 June 2025 ،
Americans and Westerners executed in Iraq and Syria, where foreign powers supported armed fundamentalist groups such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda to destroy ruling structures and incite internal conflicts. Furthermore, the Israeli regime's support for criminal gangs is a clear violation of internationa ...

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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.