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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Turkey Wants Allied Syria, Israel Wants Fragmented One: Expert
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Turkey Wants Allied Syria, Israel Wants Fragmented One: Expert

Thursday 8 May 2025
Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies held a media meeting on Wednesday titled the nature of the Israeli-Turkish tensions in Syria. In the meeting, West Asia affairs expert Saadullah Zaree gave a picture of Syria situation and brought in spotlight the tensions between Israel and Turkey in thi ...
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Yemen’s Resistance Forced Trump’s Bombing Campaign Halt
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Yemen’s Resistance Forced Trump’s Bombing Campaign Halt

Thursday 8 May 2025 ،
foreign ministry, which has been acting as a mediator between Washington and Sana'a, announced that Muscat’s ongoing consultations with the two parties involved had led to an understanding according to which each party would refrain from targeting the other, including American ships and ve ...
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
foreign powers The Central Asian republics are currently scene to competition of the foreign powers. The clashes between India and Pakistan can embroil the powers to secure their interests in the region in a more aggressive way.  This competition is now active in neighboring regions in West A ...
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Trump Escaping Netanyahu’s  Regional Game to Avoid Troubles
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Trump Escaping Netanyahu’s Regional Game to Avoid Troubles

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
for the US simply because of the traditional alliance with the Israeli regime. This has caused Netanyahu, who was accustomed to special relations with previous US administrations, to now face an unprecedented challenge. This challenge has now manifested itself in numerous cases, and it seems that Ne ...
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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 ،
Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), said:Despite military superiority, the United States and its allies have not weakened the Yemenis' ability to carry out attacks and resupply their arsenals. Hainz adds that the Yemenis now have very powerful missiles and can fire them from the country' ...
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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 ،
for regional peace. Alwaght- Amid heated regional developments and on the eve of the new round of indirect talks between Iran and the US, a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia of Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has caught attention. The visit was not only made before his Oman visit for the new ...
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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 ،
for a ceasefire to take effect in Gaza. Alwaght- After the US retreat from its campaign in Yemen and announcing a unilateral halt of the anti-Yemeni bombing, now the US is walking back from its stances in the face of Hamas. Reports say that the Trump administration has withdrawn its precondition for ...
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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 ،
for the next four years during the visit. Therefore, bilateral issues like oil, trade investment deals, and very likely arms deals are expected to be topics of discussion during the tour. At regional levels, the talks will likely focus on Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian case, Russia-Ukraine peace nego ...
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Journalist Hassan Eslaih Killed in Israeli Attack on Nasser Hospital
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Journalist Hassan Eslaih Killed in Israeli Attack on Nasser Hospital

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
for immediate accountability. On Tuesday morning, Israeli forces bombed the burn unit of Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killing several Palestinians, including journalist Hassan Eslaih. Eslaih had been recovering from injuries sustained in a previous Israeli airstrike target ...
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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 ،
for the first stop of his four-day West Asia tour ALWAGHT- US President Donald Trump has arrived in Riyadh for the first stop of his four-day West Asia tour, aiming to secure up to $1 trillion in investments from Saudi Arabia. On Tuesday morning, US President Donald Trump arrived in Riyadh, where h ...

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