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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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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025
Arabia's strategic motivation and geopolitical calculation that include: 1. Security: Undermining the Axis of Resistance and preventing Syria from returning to its independent and anti-Israeli historical identity 2. Economy: Opening the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) to connect Persian ...
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West
Report

Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West

Thursday 22 May 2025 ،
Arabia signed an agreement with the US the White House called the biggest arms sales deal in the history, a contract worth $142 billion for sale of missiles, armored vehicles, and aircraft to the Arab kingdom. The sale plan is divided in five main areas: Air force and space, air defense, maritime a ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
Report

New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
Arabic, will continue its path to approval in the Iraqi parliament after completing its first and second sessions. This is despite some Kurdish and Sunni factions objecting to its content, and the parties supporting the law have described these objections as “unfounded.” Key points of n ...
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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 ،
Arabia, for its part, described the decision as “historic,” stating that it reaffirmed the international consensus to support the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, and called on other countries to follow in France’s footsteps. Jordan described the announcement as &ldquo ...
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World Parliaments Conference Highlights Israel’s Isolation
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World Parliaments Conference Highlights Israel’s Isolation

Sunday 3 August 2025 ،
Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, China, Oman, Cuba, and 3 international organizations. Qalibaf’s meetings with over 10 counterparts and heads of international organizations: In all the bilateral meetings of the Iranian parliament speaker, Israeli crimes in Gaza and also 12-day war on Iran were raised ...
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Israel and Gaza War: Fear of Narrative Replacing Fear of Field
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Israel and Gaza War: Fear of Narrative Replacing Fear of Field

Wednesday 13 August 2025 ،
Arabiya, Al Mamlaka, and API  was reduced to rubbles. These are just part of the Israeli crimes targeting those relating the truth from the occupied Palestinian territories. Who was Anas al-Sharif? Anas al-Sharif was born in 1996 in Jabalia Refugee Camp in northern Gaza. In 2018 and after gr ...
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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence
Analysis

Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence

Sunday 14 September 2025 ،
Arabia, and the UAE. Recent clashes between India and Pakistan have also shown that Israeli equipment plays a decisive role in India's defense capabilities. As a result, Israel has become a critical partner for India's national security. India's role in Israeli weaponry chain Simultane ...
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Gaza Technocratic Committee, a Big Challenge of Ceasefire’s Second Stage
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Gaza Technocratic Committee, a Big Challenge of Ceasefire’s Second Stage

Saturday 1 November 2025 ،
Arabiya news network that Israel would not veto the nomination of al-Shawa to head the committee, provided its authority remains strictly confined to civilian affairs. Nonetheless, viewing unity among Palestinian factions as a direct threat to their security, Israeli leaders are using every tool at ...
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Manama Dialogue 2025: Overt and Covert Agenda
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Manama Dialogue 2025: Overt and Covert Agenda

Tuesday 4 November 2025 ،
Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, and Bahrain, and representatives from East Asia and Africa. Approximately 700 guests from 65 countries gathered in Manama, with high-profile participants including the foreign ministers of Jordan, Oman, Bahrain, and Britain. A highlighted feature of this year's di ...
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
Arabia. Simultaneously, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen was deepening, creating serious concerns among international bodies and the American public. Despite the Trump administration's attempts to downplay these crises, the US Congress and a significant portion of the American public remained wa ...

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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.