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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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Over 30 Lives Lost in Overnight Israeli Bombardment of Gaza
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Over 30 Lives Lost in Overnight Israeli Bombardment of Gaza

Wednesday 21 May 2025
Israel escalates airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, killing more than 30 people, with heavy attacks concentrated on Khan Younis and Rafah in the south ALWAGHT- Israel escalates airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, killing more than 30 people, with heavy attacks concentrated on Khan Younis and Rafah in the south ...
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Why’s Pres. Pezeshkian’s Oman Visit Important?
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Why’s Pres. Pezeshkian’s Oman Visit Important?

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
Iranian president visited Oman as the two countries are seeing broader ties key to enhance their cooperation. Alwaght- Iran-Oman relations represent a unique pattern in a region fraught with challenges. In the ties of these two neighbors, historical considerations are mixed with geopolitical interes ...
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Why Are Israeli Casualties in Gaza Rising?
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Why Are Israeli Casualties in Gaza Rising?

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
As war unfolds, Hamas continues its operations against Israeli occupation army that is suffering from personnel shortage. Alwaght- When Israel waged its war on Gaza in October 2023, many observers close to the Israelis thought that Netanyahu will fully seize Gaza control within a month, at most. Now ...
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
Article 121, Kurdistan region is recognized as a federal region with autonomous powers that can manage its internal affairs, such as local administration and resources. However, Article 112 assigns responsibility for managing oil and gas resources to the federal government, and oil revenues must be ...
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New Red Sea Bridge a Saudi Push to Win Battle of Corridors
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New Red Sea Bridge a Saudi Push to Win Battle of Corridors

Monday 9 June 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia is to build a sea bridge to Egypt amid heating up corridor competition in the region. Alwaght- Saudi Arabia and Egypt plan to build a sea bridge across the Red Sea to connect the two countries.  Though no official information have been published yet about the railway project, Reut ...
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World Community Condemns Israeli Attack on Iran
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World Community Condemns Israeli Attack on Iran

Saturday 14 June 2025 ،
Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations. Pakistan stands firmly with the Iranian nation and unequivocally condemns these blatant provocative actions, which pose a grave danger and a serious threat to the peace, security and stability of the entire region and beyond, and have serious conseque ...
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Iran’s UN Envoy: Israeli Strike on Iran Constitutes an Act of War
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Iran’s UN Envoy: Israeli Strike on Iran Constitutes an Act of War

Saturday 14 June 2025 ،
Article 51 of the UN Charter. Iran’s UN envoy, Saeed Iravani, strongly condemned Israel’s recent attacks on Iranian territory during a statement following a UN Security Council session, labeling the strikes as unlawful, terrorist aggression that violated Iran’s sovereignty and int ...
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Iran Criticizes G7 for Its One-Sided Statement
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Iran Criticizes G7 for Its One-Sided Statement

Tuesday 17 June 2025 ،
Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which prohibits the use or threat of force against peaceful nuclear facilities. He highlighted the severe humanitarian impact, noting that hundreds of innocent people have been killed, public infrastructure and homes destroyed, and hospitals targeted. He insisted that ...
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The UN Envoy Said Iran Did Not Start the Conflict and Has Acted Defensively
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The UN Envoy Said Iran Did Not Start the Conflict and Has Acted Defensively

Tuesday 17 June 2025 ،
Article 51 of the UN Charter, and only targeted the sources of aggression. He warned against the normalization of the concept of “preemptive self-defense” as cited by some Israeli officials, arguing that it is legally unfounded and undermines the prohibition on the use of force, a core p ...
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A Look at 22 Waves of Iran’s Operation True Promise III
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A Look at 22 Waves of Iran’s Operation True Promise III

Thursday 26 June 2025 ،
Iran launched 22 waves of Operation True Promise III against Israel during 12 days, inflicting unprecedented damage on Tel Aviv. Alwaght- Believing that with the weakening of the resistance movements in Palestine and Lebanon and the fall of Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad the Islamic Republic o ...

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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.