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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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What’s behind Tel Aviv Announcing Rafah a "Closed Military Zone?
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What’s behind Tel Aviv Announcing Rafah a "Closed Military Zone?

Saturday 8 November 2025
Arab governments. A central part of the Tel Aviv's strategy is to leverage the blockade as a tool to extract concessions from the resistance in this new phase. However, it is clear that the Israelis are using the pretext of weapons potentially reaching Hamas to justify their refusal to lift the ...
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Bodies Burned by RSF in El Fasher to Mask War Crimes, Reports Say
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Bodies Burned by RSF in El Fasher to Mask War Crimes, Reports Say

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
Arab communities such as the Fur, Zaghawa, and Berti. Satellite imagery has revealed mass graves, destroyed neighborhoods, and deliberate attacks on civilian areas, while the RSF has controlled El Fasher since October 26 after a prolonged siege. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is collecting ...
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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 ،
Arab camp and displaying a pragmatic face of himself, send this message that he can manage things by taking into account the Israeli and Western strategic interests in Syria and in the region. Now he is seeking the reward of his service to the Americans and that is why he is focusing on business and ...
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
Arab normalization, officially called Abraham Accords, an agreement that, if realized, would further open the door for Israel's presence in the region. From the US perspective, this not only enables the expansion of its allies' influence but also creates a new platform for technological, int ...
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
Arabs have harbored toward the US since the occupation. Although Sunnis, like Kurds and Shiites, hold defined positions within Iraq’s political and security structures, the prevailing sentiment among them remains that post-2003 developments have largely worked against their interests. Low Sunn ...
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Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges
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Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
Arab states led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.  Additionally, with a long-term vision, Turkey sees Pakistan as a vital gateway for accessing the massive markets of the Indian subcontinent and as a connective loop linking the Turkic World with China's Belt and Road Initiative. From this persp ...
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Will Tensions in Morocco Subside after UNSC’s Western Sahara Resolution?
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Will Tensions in Morocco Subside after UNSC’s Western Sahara Resolution?

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
Arab Democratic Republic. A 15-year war between the two sides culminated in a UN-brokered ceasefire in 1991, yet underlying tensions persisted. The Polisario Front formally declared a return to armed conflict in 2020, shattering the decades-long truce. Despite this resumption of hostilities, the co ...
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
Arabic gum, acting as a crossroads for trade and agriculture. The oil pipeline to Port Sudan also passes through it. The UN mission has used it as a logistical base, and it is known as the Bride of the Sands. The general staff of the Sudan's Armed Forces has sent a group of commanders to the ce ...
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Israel’s Creeping Influence in Central Asia a Threat to Iran’s Security Interests
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Israel’s Creeping Influence in Central Asia a Threat to Iran’s Security Interests

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
Arabs and Palestinians, the perception of Central Asian Muslim sympathy for Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Israel's past failures in engaging the Muslim world, and a general unfamiliarity with the region. However, over time, these assumptions shifted. The primary catalyst for ...
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What’s behind Knesset Law Authorizing Execution of Palestinians?
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What’s behind Knesset Law Authorizing Execution of Palestinians?

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
Arabs from the 1948 territories, now numbering around two million and comprising roughly 25 percent of the population under Israeli control. In recent years, this community has grown increasingly disillusioned with the ongoing massacres in Gaza and Israel’s military adventurism in the West Ban ...

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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.