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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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Is Lebanon on the Verge of New War?
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Is Lebanon on the Verge of New War?

Wednesday 29 October 2025
Trump's peace plan. While Trump unquestionably shares the ultimate goal of destroying Hezbollah and is currently putting strains on the Lebanese government to disarm the movement, he appears to have little appetite for enabling Netanyahu's dangerous gambit, a move seen by many as being less ...
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Iraq’s Elections Important, Carry Surprises: Expert
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Iraq’s Elections Important, Carry Surprises: Expert

Tuesday 4 November 2025 ،
Trump’s return to power, the balance that once existed between Iraq and the United States has effectively been disrupted. The Trump administration’s guiding slogan is “you’re either with us or against us.” Within this framework, Iraq is being pressured to distance itsel ...
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Mamadani Wins: A Pro-Palestinian Mayor Now Leads Heart of US Capitalism
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Mamadani Wins: A Pro-Palestinian Mayor Now Leads Heart of US Capitalism

Thursday 6 November 2025 ،
Trump or not voting at all first made him a household name. His affable personality and tireless ground game, like meeting voters, including his critics, in person, cast him as the perfect antithesis to his rival, Andrew Cuomo. Although a faction of the Democratic left endorsed him, Mamdani largely ...
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Why’s Trump Admitted Direct US Complicity in Israel’s War on Iran?
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Why’s Trump Admitted Direct US Complicity in Israel’s War on Iran?

Saturday 8 November 2025 ،
Trump claimed full responsibility for anti-Iranian aggression, giving Iran legal grounds for legitimate response. Alwaght- Less than five months after the Israeli aggression on Iran, the US President Donald Trump has recently in remarks claimed responsiblity for the attacks on Iran, including the Ju ...
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Velayati: UK Driving Anti-Iran Agenda at Manama Conference
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Velayati: UK Driving Anti-Iran Agenda at Manama Conference

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
Trump administration, which acted more independently of Britain, limiting its influence on NATO and Middle Eastern affairs. He said the UK now seeks to restore its prestige by targeting Iran and ignoring ongoing Israeli crimes in Gaza. Velayati condemned governments that criticize Iran while suppor ...
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
Trump in Washington on Monday.  But while things have gone well for al-Jolani and his orbit throughout Syria’s upheaval, they have delivered little to the Syrian people, only empty promises and a future darkened by the boot of extremist militant groups. Amid this reality, al-Jolani has ...
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Mamadani’s Victory: Sociological Roots and Implications
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Mamadani’s Victory: Sociological Roots and Implications

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
Trump's immigration policies. His win, which makes him New York's first Muslim mayor and one of its youngest, was powered by unexpectedly high voter turnout among young people, renters, and new arrivals in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Sociology of Mamadani's electorate: Four interac ...
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Venezuela Mobilizes Forces as US Carrier Enters Caribbean
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Venezuela Mobilizes Forces as US Carrier Enters Caribbean

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
Trump insists that a direct war is unlikely—though he maintains that Maduro’s “days are numbered.”
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Why’s Trump Boycotted South Africa G20 Summit?
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Why’s Trump Boycotted South Africa G20 Summit?

Monday 24 November 2025 ،
Trump in recent months has talked about multiple times. In the first look, this narrative looks like a moral standing in defense of the human rights, but when we look deeper, we can see that the issue is more about politics than human rights, having its roots in the American home politics, geopolit ...
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Hidden DOJ Memo Challenges Trump’s Account of Boat Strike
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Hidden DOJ Memo Challenges Trump’s Account of Boat Strike

Wednesday 26 November 2025 ،
Trump’s stated anti-narcotics policy ALWAGHT- Secret DOJ documents outline the rationale for lethal Caribbean boat strikes, at odds with Trump’s stated anti-narcotics policy. The Trump administration has justified deadly missile strikes on drug-running boats in the Caribbean as an act of coll ...

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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.