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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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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026
deal fight, when AIPAC threw its weight behind Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign against the accord, putting it on a collision course with the Obama administration. Then came Trump's presidency and the 2018 withdrawal from the nuclear agreement, which widened the rift within the Democratic Part ...
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026 ،
deal on the country's most controversial issue, namely the fate of Kurdish militia structure and arms, ushering in a new stage in the Syrian developments. Mazloum Abdi, the chief of the Kurdish militia, on Tuesday met al-Sharaa and announced that the SDF have completed the process of integratio ...
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
deal signed in 2024 between Washington and Baghdad, the mission of the US-led Western coalition will end by September 30, but the American forces have withdrawn only from some of their bases. The key strategic change of this agreement was that the security relation between Iraq and the US within the ...
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
deal and warned against what he called bringing Israel and the Zionist entity to Algeria's borders. His stance made clear that Algiers' concerns about regional normalization extend well beyond the Palestinian question and they carry a hard security and geopolitical edge. A Financial Times r ...
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions

Friday 25 September 2026 ،
deal could carry significant implications for the global economy. For Trump, the trade deal could include increased purchase of American goods and products like Boeing airplanes and agriculture products. Reuters reported that China was assembling a large business delegation to accompany Xi, with ta ...
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
deal comes down to several issues. One of the core disputes is the Durand Line and the question of Pashtunistan. Both sides, Afghanistan and Pakistan, use the Pashtun issue on either side of the border as a lever. Afghanistan fundamentally does not recognize the Durand Line and has laid claim to it ...
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Confiscating Hezbollah’s Explosives Shipment by Govt. a Dangerous Game
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Confiscating Hezbollah’s Explosives Shipment by Govt. a Dangerous Game

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
deal, the Israeli military was to withdraw from occupied areas and the Lebanese army was to take responsibility for security south of the Litani River. Instead, Tel Aviv has held onto positions inside Lebanon under various pretexts and continued its attacks. For its part, the Lebanese army, expandi ...
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
deal with political competition can shape the electoral process and the space in which parties operate. That is why naming an interior minister has always been part of the high-stakes bargaining among Iraq's political forces. The economy ministry, for its part, plays a decisive role in the stat ...
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Tehran Summit Changes Regional View of American Role: Expert
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Tehran Summit Changes Regional View of American Role: Expert

Thursday 29 October 2026 ،
deal, because regional countries felt they were dealing with a militarily capable and powerful actor that, if they adopted the right policies, was prepared to welcome cooperation with a constructive approach and open arms. Mutual economic needs are another important factor. Cooperation within the O ...
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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?
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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?

Sunday 1 November 2026 ،
deal remains possible, but if another war breaks out, it will be fought by different rules and on a far broader battlefield than before. Azizi added that Washington's reading of these signals, whether as credible deterrence or as a threat of escalation, could significantly shape what comes next. ...

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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.