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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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Trump Removes Restriction on Transfer of 2,000-Pound Bombs to Israel
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Trump Removes Restriction on Transfer of 2,000-Pound Bombs to Israel

Sunday 26 January 2025
Axios citing Israeli officials, the Pentagon is set to deliver the bombs in the coming days. Biden had enacted the ban in May 2024 during Israel’s ongoing war against Gaza, portraying it as a symbolic protest against Israel’s invasion of Rafah, a critical border city housing the Rafah Cr ...
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Second Round of Gaza Ceasefire Talks: Peace or New Stalemate?
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Second Round of Gaza Ceasefire Talks: Peace or New Stalemate?

Tuesday 11 March 2025 ،
Axios, citing US officials, reported that US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Doha next Tuesday to mediate a new agreement between Israel and Hamas. A senior Israeli official also said that Witkoff wants to bring all parties together in one place ...
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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 ،
Axios reported, citing an Israeli official, that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Washington to advance talks with Damascus. According to the Israeli official, Netanyahu is seeking a security pact with Syria that would lead to a comprehensive peace agreement. Meanwhile, the Trump ...
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Trump and Netanyahu: Divided on the Surface, Coordinated Deep Down
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Trump and Netanyahu: Divided on the Surface, Coordinated Deep Down

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
Axios news website reported on Monday, before Netanyahu arrived in Washington, that Donald Trump plans to coordinate his views with the Israeli PM on how to shape a comprehensive peace deal to end the Gaza war. Qatar is playing a mediating role in the Hamas-Israel talks. According to a source famili ...
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Russia Denies US Media Claim of Backing ‘Zero-Enrichment’ Deal with Iran
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Russia Denies US Media Claim of Backing ‘Zero-Enrichment’ Deal with Iran

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
Axios had reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources, that Russian President Vladimir Putin encouraged Iran to agree to a deal with the US that would require “zero enrichment” on Iranian soil. Reaffirming its long-held stance, the ministry stressed that any resolution regarding Iran&r ...
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
Axios revealed on Friday that Tel Aviv is coordinating with the US to prepare the ground for forced migration of the Gazans to three countries. Citing informed sources, Axios reported that during Mossad chief’s Washington visit this week, he told the US Special envoy for the Middle East Steve ...
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Iran Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation
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Iran Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
Axios to publish controversial news about the Kremlin’s request for Iran to completely stop enrichment, which was met with a firm Russian response. The Russian Foreign Ministry officially stated that the news that Moscow is asking Iran to abandon uranium enrichment as part of a potential nucl ...
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
Axios suggested that Tel Aviv claims that Egypt has been building military infrastructure in the Sinai Peninsula that allegedly circumvents the security provisions of the 1979 Camp David Accords, and that American pressure on Cairo to halt these activities is necessary. The Israeli regime points to ...
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Hamas’s Calculated Response to Trump’s Plan: Yes to Deal, Never to Surrender
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Hamas’s Calculated Response to Trump’s Plan: Yes to Deal, Never to Surrender

Saturday 4 October 2025 ،
Axios, quoting an Israeli official, reported that Netanyahu was surprised by Trump's response. This Tel Aviv official told Axios that in consultations prior to Trump's statement, Netanyahu had considered Hamas's reply to be a rejection of the deal. According to this Israeli official, Ne ...
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Prisoners’ Bodies: Netanyahu’s New Excuse for War
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Prisoners’ Bodies: Netanyahu’s New Excuse for War

Saturday 18 October 2025 ،
Axios, which cited two Israeli and one US official, Netanyahu told Trump that Hamas is not trying hard enough to recover the bodies and that the truce cannot move to its next phase until the situation changes. Hamas has fired back, accusing Netanyahu of sabotaging the agreement. The group stated th ...

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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.