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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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Iran Updates Saudi Arabia on US Negotiations
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Iran Updates Saudi Arabia on US Negotiations

Tuesday 15 April 2025
The Iranian foreign minister informed his Saudi counterpart about the recent indirect talks between Iran and the US ALWAGHT- The Iranian foreign minister informed his Saudi counterpart about the recent indirect talks between Iran and the US, which took place in Oman. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas ...
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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone
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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone

Thursday 17 April 2025 ،
Arabi Al-Jadeed that all resistance factions reject this Israeli proposal since it includes disarmament article. Also, it does not include parts on end of war and Israeli retreat from all Gaza.  The Hamas member added that there is an American-Israeli plan to seize the card of prisoners from t ...
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
Arab analysts and diplomats say the resumption of large-scale Israeli attacks means Trump has failed to promote the narrative that the US can control its ally Israel. On the other hand, Trump's idea about Gaza has met its failure. Differences have even erupted in the orbit of Trump about interpr ...
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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert
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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
Arabia is concluding that Iran is a key actor in the region and improved ties with Tehran are beneficial to Riyadh. Alwaght- In recent days, visit to Tehran of Saudi Defense Minister Khaled bin Salman has grabbed broad media attention. The visit, seen as a significant development in the Iranian-Saud ...
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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 ،
Arab 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 communitie ...
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Yemeni Forces Strike Key Israeli Sites and US Warships
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Yemeni Forces Strike Key Israeli Sites and US Warships

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
Arabian Sea. Yemen’s military spokesperson, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced that Yemeni forces carried out retaliatory drone strikes against Israeli military targets in Ashkelon and Eilat, using domestically-made Yaffa and Sammad-1 drones. The operations were in response to ongoing I ...
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Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen
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Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
Arab coalition a decade ago and has since developed its capabilities. Alwaght- While the US airstrikes on various parts of Yemen and heavy bombardment in recent weeks with over 350 attacks have failed to gain Washington's aims, some sources are talking about possible change of the White House st ...
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US Airstrikes Target Yemen’s Cities of Sanaa, Marib, and Hodeidah
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US Airstrikes Target Yemen’s Cities of Sanaa, Marib, and Hodeidah

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
Arabian Sea, targeting the Truman and Vinson aircraft carriers with multiple missiles and drones. The US strikes mark a continued escalation against Yemen for its support of Gaza, while Yemeni forces remain defiant, vowing further attacks on Israeli and US targets. The conflict shows no signs of de ...
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
Arab League summit in Baghdad. While some members of the Iraqi parliament from different political factions announced that they had collected about 50 parliamentary signatures regarding the secret meeting and also called for the adoption of a resolution to prevent al-Sharaa from attending the upcom ...
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Arab that no legal convictions have yet been registered in Iraqi courts against the current Syrian ruler.  Why are Iraqis angry?  Many in Iraqi believe that now it is the Al-Qaeda that rules Syria. Al-Sharaa's radical past and his blacklisting as a terrorist in other countries are am ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution