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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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Tel Aviv’s Tough Path to West Bank Annexation
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Tel Aviv’s Tough Path to West Bank Annexation

Saturday 26 July 2025
Arab countries, especially Jordan and Egypt, which have peace treaties with the Israeli regime, have warned against this move. Therefore, the Knesset decision complicates Israel’s relations with some Arab countries that are in the process of normalizing and could lead to the collapse of peace ...
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
Arab-Israeli wars and the Israeli confrontations with the Axis of Resistance, Paris has been the constant part of the West’s military, diplomatic, media, and logistics support for Tel Aviv. Therefore, regardless of the extent of its impact on geopolitical developments and the extent of Paris&r ...
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Sheikh Qassem Vows Hezbollah Will Keep Its Weapons and Stand Firm
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Sheikh Qassem Vows Hezbollah Will Keep Its Weapons and Stand Firm

Thursday 31 July 2025 ،
Arab states and human rights advocates in the face of Israel’s starvation tactics and attacks on displaced civilians. He also paid tribute to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, assassinated in Tehran, and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, killed in an Israeli airstrike, honoring their contributions to ...
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
Arab axis, see these arms as a guarantor of deterrence against Israeli threats. Victory of Hezbollah and Amal-affiliated figures in elections of recent years suggests that Hezbollah still holds its strong social base and its role in defense of the country goes beyond daily political equations. Fina ...
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Hezbollah Weapons and an Impossible Disarming Agenda
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Hezbollah Weapons and an Impossible Disarming Agenda

Sunday 17 August 2025 ،
Arab populations as a legitimate resistance force. Hezbollah's deep-rooted influence: Hezbollah not only has a military institution, but also numerous economic and social institutions. Hezbollah's bank, the Qard Al-Hassan Bank, provides the movement with economic independence and control in ...
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
Arab Center (DAC GmbH), a Denmark-based think tank focused on Arab studies, has outlined the following obstacles in a report, concluding that they will likely lead the initiative to a dead end: The first major obstacle is that despite extensive and heavy Israeli bombing campaign against Hezbollah&# ...
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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?
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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?

Monday 15 September 2025 ،
Arab monarchies’ security is at stake and this puts the effectiveness of Peninsula Shield Force to test. Alwaght- Recent Israeli attack on Qatar targeting the Hamas leaders has marked a turning point in West Asia security equations. Until now, many Arab countries were thinking that the range of Isra ...
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
Arabic, from entering parliament. The reality is that the presence of resistance groups within Iraq's political structure means less room for US maneuverability and influence projection in the country. In recent years, these groups have used political tools and pressure on the government to tur ...
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‘Israel’ Helped Shape Trump’s Gaza Plan
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‘Israel’ Helped Shape Trump’s Gaza Plan

Tuesday 30 September 2025 ،
Arab actors have been mixed. Hamas is cautiously reviewing the plan, emphasizing that Palestinian rights and sovereignty must remain central, while Palestinian Islamic Jihad outright rejected it as an extension of Israeli-American interests. Displaced Gazans expressed skepticism, Saudi Arabia stress ...
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Fatah Between Demise and Strategic Review of Approaches
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Fatah Between Demise and Strategic Review of Approaches

Saturday 11 October 2025 ،
Arab summits and hoped international pressures, mainly by Arab countries and Europe, would force a two-state solution. Instead, the proposed Trump plan not only sidelines Hamas but also explicitly wants the PA out of future administration of Gaza—a shock that has left the movement reeling. Se ...

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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.