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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 PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran

Tuesday 1 April 2025
Arabia. 2. Undermining the Axis of Resistance in Iraq and the region  Since the US invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, the political and security balance system in the West Asian region has undergone major developments, such as the Islamic Awakening of 2011 and Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa S ...
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Trump’s Envoy Leaves Beirut between Israeli Aggression and Surrender
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Trump’s Envoy Leaves Beirut between Israeli Aggression and Surrender

Monday 7 April 2025 ،
Arab pressures for reforms. Meanwhile, although the implementation of political and economic reforms is the demand of public opinion and political movements, especially Hezbollah, and the resistance movement itself has always welcomed the reforms, Western and Arab countries opposed to Hezbollah have ...
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?
Analysis

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
Analysis

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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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?
Analysis

Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Arab analysts suggest, this movement in Jordan has special attention to the Palestinian cause. Critics in Jordan accuse them of putting the Palestinian cause over national Jordanian interests.  On the other hand, it should be noted that Hamas and the MB of Jordan have a close coordination. Rah ...
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
Analysis

Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
Arab sources, the PKK in Iraq is active in an area of over 4,000 square kilometers. Since 1984, small groups of PKK emerged inside Iraq, especially in the Qandil Mountains located at the border triangle of Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. However, the Kurdish presence in this region grew after Saddam's i ...
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
Arabia, it created the opportunity for independent candidates to achieve significant success in this period. The factions opposed to Hezbollah were unable to form a coherent and attractive coalition for the Sunnis, and this failure is a symbol of their weak organization and structural inability to ...
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Is Hezbollah’s Silence Disclosing Govt., Army Incapablity to Check Israel?
Analysis

Is Hezbollah’s Silence Disclosing Govt., Army Incapablity to Check Israel?

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
Arab countries and the West, namely the disarmament of Hezbollah. According to this plan, disarmament of Hezbollah will remove the Israeli excuses for attacks on Lebanon and Israel will lose its motivation for occupation of the Lebanese territory and the international institutions will pave the way ...
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How Does Arab Public Opinion Look at Israeli-Iranian War?
Analysis

How Does Arab Public Opinion Look at Israeli-Iranian War?

Tuesday 1 July 2025 ،
Arab world, pre-war Israel is way different from post-war Israel as Iran ruined the image of Israeli immunity to strikes. Alwaght- The flames of war between Israeli regime and Iran have winded down for now while in this confrontation waves of global support to the Iranian legitimate resistance and s ...
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
Arab countries has entered the challenging path of disarmament of the resistance groups. This move, being advanced under the guise of limiting weapons to government, is actually as many observers suggest is a dictate by the foreign actors to Baghdad.  Since the formation of the al-Sudani gover ...

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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.