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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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Iraq’s Upcoming Elections and New Composition of Political Factions
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Iraq’s Upcoming Elections and New Composition of Political Factions

Tuesday 14 October 2025
Arabia to influence the electoral process and secure parliamentary seats for their preferred allies. From this perspective, the upcoming vote is not merely an internal contest but a critical part of the broader power struggle in a West Asia that has undergone unprecedented shifts in the last two yea ...
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Sharm El-Sheikh Summit an Oslo Accords 2.0
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Sharm El-Sheikh Summit an Oslo Accords 2.0

Tuesday 14 October 2025 ،
Arab countries, was held in a high-profile atmosphere and concluded in an ostensibly pro-peace but actually pro-Israeli statement. Two years of relentless genocidal war against Gaza had left widespread devastation and a heavy human toll, and public opinion expected the Sharm El-Sheikh conference to ...
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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?
Analysis

What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?

Thursday 16 October 2025 ،
Arab media outlets are framing the trip as a critical opportunity to negotiate the status of Russian air and naval bases in Syria and to discuss the fate of the ousted President Bashar al-Assad. The visit comes despite the postponement of a planned Arab-Russian summit, where al-Sharaa was initially ...
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Prisoners’ Bodies: Netanyahu’s New Excuse for War
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Prisoners’ Bodies: Netanyahu’s New Excuse for War

Saturday 18 October 2025 ،
Arab countries and mar Trump's efforts to advance normalization process, officially called Ibrahim Accords.  In general, the Israeli obstruction of the ceasefire under the excuse of the Hamas not handing over bodies of prisoners goes beyond a technical and human difference and is giving Ne ...
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Yemen, the Champion of Gaza War and Peace
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Yemen, the Champion of Gaza War and Peace

Monday 20 October 2025 ،
Arab rulers, who could have taken effective action against the crimes of the Israeli occupation regime in Gaza, in practice provided no real support to the Palestinians. Instead, by ostentatiously attending the Sharm El-Sheikh summit, they tried to present themselves as saviors of the Palestinians a ...
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Revolving Door Policy: The PA as a Gatekeeper for Israeli Military in West Bank
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Revolving Door Policy: The PA as a Gatekeeper for Israeli Military in West Bank

Tuesday 21 October 2025 ،
Arab, or international, about the agreement. The arrest and pressure campaign targeting the released prisoners comes as after the swap deal, reports talked about abuser and torture and murder of the Palestinian prisoners in drumhead court-martial executions and theft of body organs of the deceased ...
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Two Fatalities Reported After Israeli Strike on Southern Lebanese Town of Toul
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Two Fatalities Reported After Israeli Strike on Southern Lebanese Town of Toul

Friday 24 October 2025 ،
Arabsalim, also in Nabatieh, which killed two and wounded four others. Israeli forces have continued to carry out air and artillery strikes across southern Lebanon despite the truce, repeatedly targeting civilian areas and infrastructure. Earlier in the week, an Israeli drone strike in Ain Qana kil ...
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Political Coup? Netanyahu’s Struggle to Escape Loss
Analysis

Political Coup? Netanyahu’s Struggle to Escape Loss

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
Arab parties of Ra'am or Hadash-Ta'al. Each of these parties have 5 seats. So, it is not unlikely that Netanyahu will stage a political coup through lowering the threshold for his allies to enter the parliament. 
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
Arab awakening a decade ago, he initially supported the US-NATO intervention in Libya but later reversed his position following the destabilization that toppled Gaddafi. On the 2016 campaign trail, Trump argued Libya would be better off if Gaddafi had remained in power. Now, he appears to be embraci ...
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With Govt. Approach Proving a Failure, Hezbollah’s about to Make a Military Resurgence
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With Govt. Approach Proving a Failure, Hezbollah’s about to Make a Military Resurgence

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
Arab and Western nations have not only failed to curb the Israeli regime's expansionism but have, at times, covertly enabled it. Today, all signs indicate that the conditions are ripe for Hezbollah's return to military confrontation and the re-establishment of a deterrence equation. Interna ...

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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.