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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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Is Iraq Next Israeli Target?
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Is Iraq Next Israeli Target?

Tuesday 30 September 2025
Arab ally, it is unlikely they will lift a finger to help Baghdad in the event of a potential Israeli strike on Iraq. Israeli challenge to strike Baghdad  On the other side, targeting Iraq is not a piece of cake for the Israelis. If the Israelis limit their strike to the resistance groups or ...
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Much Ado about Nothing: Dissecting Trump’s Gaza Plan
Analysis

Much Ado about Nothing: Dissecting Trump’s Gaza Plan

Tuesday 30 September 2025 ،
Arab nations. Critique 2 Claim: Gaza will be rebuilt for the benefit of its people. Critique: International bodies have previously announced various reconstruction plans for Gaza, nearly all of which were abandoned without result. For instance, in October 2014, participants at the Gaza reconstruc ...
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Trump’s Gaza Plan: A New Test of Strategic Arab Passivity
Analysis

Trump’s Gaza Plan: A New Test of Strategic Arab Passivity

Wednesday 1 October 2025 ،
Arab countries have praised a largely colonial Trump plan that would see Palestinians deprived of their basic rights. Alwaght- The US President Donald Trump has recently unveiled his plan for end of Gaza war. This 20-point plan, coming under the ruse of ending Gaza war is in fact a rephrased deal of ...
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Resistance Groups Praise Hamas, Criticize Trump’s Plan
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Resistance Groups Praise Hamas, Criticize Trump’s Plan

Saturday 4 October 2025 ،
Arab, Islamic, Egyptian, Qatari, and Turkish actors, stressing that the response is a call to the world to end the occupation and secure a dignified life for Palestinians. Human rights groups have similarly warned that any ceasefire without lifting the siege will not resolve the humanitarian crisis ...
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Syria Elections: Al-Jolani Introducing Caliphate Rule
Analysis

Syria Elections: Al-Jolani Introducing Caliphate Rule

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
Arab monarchies, where the ruler appoints the majority of representatives and the council serves a purely consultative and ceremonial function. In essence, this method is a political cover designed to deceive both domestic and international public opinion with the appearance of popular participatio ...
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Fatah Between Demise and Strategic Review of Approaches
Analysis

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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Sharm El-Sheikh Summit an Oslo Accords 2.0
Analysis

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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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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What’s behind Trump Naming ’Special Envoy’ to Iraq?
Analysis

What’s behind Trump Naming ’Special Envoy’ to Iraq?

Tuesday 21 October 2025 ،
Arab states and the Israeli regime under the so-called Abraham Accords. He believes that by expanding the circle of normalization, he can guarantee the security of Israel and solidify Tel Aviv's position in West Asia. In this effort, Iraq is a key country that Trump is trying to push, through p ...

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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.