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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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Yemen Launches a Fresh Missile Attack, Triggering Sirens in Israeli-occupied Areas
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Yemen Launches a Fresh Missile Attack, Triggering Sirens in Israeli-occupied Areas

Saturday 28 June 2025
Air raid sirens sounded across multiple locations in the Israeli-occupied territories as retaliation for the regime’s continued genocidal war on Palestinians ALWAGHT- Following the launch of a ballistic missile by Yemen’s Armed Forces toward the occupying Zionist entity, air raid sirens sounde ...
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Changing Air Power Balance: Will Iran Buy Chinese Fighter Jets?
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Changing Air Power Balance: Will Iran Buy Chinese Fighter Jets?

Saturday 28 June 2025 ،
Chinese fighter jets amid war with Israel. Alwaght- The meeting of the defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held on Friday on the Chinese city of Qingdao. From Iran, Defense Minister Aziz Nasir Zadeh attended the meeting and was received warmly by the Chinese official ...
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Al-Sharaa Reportedly Held Private Talks with Israeli Officials on UAE Soil
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Al-Sharaa Reportedly Held Private Talks with Israeli Officials on UAE Soil

Wednesday 2 July 2025 ،
Council, and military intelligence, and aimed to establish a gradual normalization process starting with military and intelligence coordination, potentially leading to Israeli withdrawal from parts of southern Syria and future negotiations over the Golan Heights. The normalization talks envision se ...
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Iraq, the Strategic Middle Ground During Israeli-Iranian War
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Iraq, the Strategic Middle Ground During Israeli-Iranian War

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
Cradle: “We decided to stay in the middle. Not because we like moderation, but because falling in any direction means burning the whole house down.” Early in the war, Iraq, citing bilateral agreements and international law, called on the US to prevent Israeli aircraft from violating Ira ...
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, held that although an agreement between the two sides in Tel Aviv and Damascus is possible, this does not mean an immediate normalization.  I believe that an agreement can be reached between the two sides, but it is important to understand that an agreemen ...
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New Roadmap for Lebanon Betrays Next American-Israeli Moves
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New Roadmap for Lebanon Betrays Next American-Israeli Moves

Monday 7 July 2025 ،
Continuing its overbearing policies, the US administration under President Donald Trump has reactivated its New Middle East project with a focus on Lebanon. After the developments in recent months, including the fall of Syrian government, Washington, which is seeing itself a step closer to realizati ...
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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 ،
Council of Ministers, the parliamentary elections are set to be held on November 11. According to the electoral law, these elections must be held 45 days before the end of the current parliamentary term, which ends on January 8, 2026. Al-Sadr’s positions have not met with a positive response ...
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Latest Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Claim 26 Palestinian Lives
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Latest Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Claim 26 Palestinian Lives

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
Attacks on residential neighborhoods and displacement camps in Gaza have destroyed entire families ALWAGHT- Attacks on residential neighborhoods and displacement camps in Gaza have destroyed entire families, sparking concerns over the increasing targeting of civilians amid deteriorating humanitarian ...
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Iravani Condemns Israeli-US Actions on Iran as Illegal Under International Law
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Iravani Condemns Israeli-US Actions on Iran as Illegal Under International Law

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
Charter. Iran’s ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, condemned Israel’s June 13, 2025, coordinated attacks on Iranian residential areas, civilian infrastructure, and nuclear facilities, which killed 1,100 civilians—including women and children—and injured over 5,700. He ...
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
Areas such as Diyarbakir in Turkey, Qandil in Iraq, and Hasakah in Syria, which have been affected by continuous conflicts for decades, could benefit from a new space for economic development, infrastructure reconstruction, and attracting domestic and foreign investment. Also, the return of displace ...

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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.