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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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Kuwait Makes Smooth Power Transition as New Emir Named

Kuwait Makes Smooth Power Transition as New Emir Named

Monday 18 December 2023
Arab emirate after the death of its emir. The royal court on Saturday announced the death of Sheikh Nawaf Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at age of 86. He died of disease, the royal court said. Sheikh Nawaf had held the post since 2020 and his heir Sheikh Mashal Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was announced as his ...
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Russia and the PGCC’s Pipe Dream about Iranian Trio Islands

Russia and the PGCC’s Pipe Dream about Iranian Trio Islands

Saturday 23 December 2023 ،
Arab countries, Russia supported a statement repeating UAE claims to Persian Gulf Iranian islands. Alwaght- Over the past decade, while American administrations have been moving to a strategic exit from West Asia region and focusing on East Asia to contain China, Russia doubled its efforts to upgrad ...
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South Africa ICJ Suit against Israeli War Crimes in Gaza: What Are the Effects?

South Africa ICJ Suit against Israeli War Crimes in Gaza: What Are the Effects?

Monday 1 January 2024 ،
Arab countries. Due to the religious, linguistic and cultural commonality with the Palestinians, the Arab countries should have taken firm positions against the genocide in Gaza, but these countries did not take any action to punish Tel Aviv and only issued weak statements. Even according to reports ...
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Gaza War: How’s US Fishing in Troubled Waters?

Gaza War: How’s US Fishing in Troubled Waters?

Sunday 14 January 2024 ،
Arab-Israeli normalization forward. Alwaght- While war in Gaza continues at its most intense way, some reports talk about efforts made by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Saudi Arabia to fish in troubled waters.  The AFP in a report addressing the Blinken visit to the region and esp ...
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Opportunity or Threat? Geopolitical Impacts of Gaza War on an Iran-Egypt Détente

Opportunity or Threat? Geopolitical Impacts of Gaza War on an Iran-Egypt Détente

Wednesday 24 January 2024 ،
Arabic service of the Israeli news channel i24 in a report shed light on the aspects of Iranian-Egyptian cooperation and the negative impacts of the tensions in the Red Sea. The network held that the economic impacts of the Red Sea clashes on Egypt will push its national currency, pound, to record l ...
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Can Pres. Raisi Convince Turkey for Tougher Anti-Israeli Stances?

Can Pres. Raisi Convince Turkey for Tougher Anti-Israeli Stances?

Wednesday 24 January 2024 ،
Arabic-language Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Raisi intends to press Ankara for a tougher stance against Tel Aviv, but Turkey does not want to cut off its relations with the Israeli which it finds important to help the Palestinians.  As a country supporting Palestine, Turkey can be effectiv ...
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Al-Qaeda, a New UAE Pawn in Yemen

Al-Qaeda, a New UAE Pawn in Yemen

Thursday 1 February 2024 ،
Arab military coalition invaded Yemen, it was unthinkable that one day would come when the coalition members fully stand against each other. But this is a reality now after 9 years of war.  The UAE which has made southern Yemen its sphere of influence since years does not want to share it with ...
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Algeria’s inclination towards establishing relations with the Eastern Front

Algeria’s inclination towards establishing relations with the Eastern Front

Monday 4 March 2024 ،
Arab Emirates, and Venezuela, while observer members comprise Angola, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mozambique, and Peru. The analytical platform ALWAGHT engaged in a detailed discussion with Africa expert Yasser Kanani to delve into the intricacies of the president's African tour and ...
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Iran’s Anti-Israeli Attack and Its Role in Scuppering Arab NATO Plan

Iran’s Anti-Israeli Attack and Its Role in Scuppering Arab NATO Plan

Wednesday 17 April 2024 ،
Arab countries that costs of coalition with Israel outweigh its benefits. Alwaght- After the extensive Iranian drone and missile strikes on the Israeli regime that put the rules of engagement and deterrence equations in the region into a new stage, the lines and limits of regional coalitions are exp ...
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Arab-EU Meeting on Gaza: Motivations and Outcomes

Arab-EU Meeting on Gaza: Motivations and Outcomes

Wednesday 24 April 2024 ،
Arab countries have started a new round of diplomatic movements to put pressures on the Israeli regime to end its genocidal war on the besieged enclave. To this end, on Monday a joint unprecedented meeting gathered together the foreign ministers of (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council and the European ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies