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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’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority
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Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority

Saturday 3 May 2025
Biden administration, said: “We are facing an enemy that, contrary to our imagination, has advanced defense and missile technology. This has upset the tactical balance in the Red Sea.” Impacts of Yemen's air defense power in Washington Enhancement of Yemen's drone capabilities ...
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
Biden-era Artificial Intelligence Expansion Act, which imposed strict export controls on advanced AI chips, even for US allies. A US Commerce Department spokesman said the act would be replaced with a much simpler one that unleashes American innovation and ensures American leadership in artificial i ...
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Palestinian Authority: Palestinians’ Representative or Israel’s Partner?
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Palestinian Authority: Palestinians’ Representative or Israel’s Partner?

Thursday 29 May 2025 ،
Biden’s presidency and was further strengthened with Trump’s comeback to the White House earlier this year. The US provides Israel with generous diplomatic, military, and financial support, enabling the occupiers to pursue their plans without fear of sanctions or serious international pr ...
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Witkoff’s Gaza Ceasefire Proposal: No Guarantees, No Trust, No Will
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Witkoff’s Gaza Ceasefire Proposal: No Guarantees, No Trust, No Will

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
Biden era, and the Biden administration had proposed a three-stage plan for a ceasefire in Gaza, but in practice, by continuing to ship weapons to Israel and vetoing UN resolutions to stop the war, it sent a contradictory message to the world, and this practice continues under the Trump administrati ...
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Why Isn’t There Hope in Istanbul Talks on Ukraine?
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Why Isn’t There Hope in Istanbul Talks on Ukraine?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
Biden's path and the possibility of end of the short period of Washington's de-escalation with Moscow have caused the second round of Istanbul peace talks to be predicted as less prosperous than first round and also Riyadh talks.  On Tuesday, Trump in an unprecedented tone attacked the ...
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White House Orders US Agencies to Halt New Sanctions on Iran
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White House Orders US Agencies to Halt New Sanctions on Iran

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
Biden’s term. Despite the campaign's aggressive sanctions and threats—including calls for Iran to halt uranium enrichment—Tehran has remained firm, insisting on its rights under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and demanding the focus of negotiations be limited to lif ...
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Netanyahu Thinks He’s on Divine Mission, Sees Any Ceasefire His End: Expert
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Netanyahu Thinks He’s on Divine Mission, Sees Any Ceasefire His End: Expert

Wednesday 27 August 2025 ،
Biden administration. In F-35 fighter jets, American pilots have joined forces with Israelis to attack Iran. Trump is a major backer of the Israelis because he knows his own political survival is contingent on supporting the child-killing Israeli regime. He knows that if he shows the slightest diver ...
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How Does Iran Sanctions Reinstatement Look Like?
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How Does Iran Sanctions Reinstatement Look Like?

Saturday 20 September 2025 ،
Biden. Last week, diplomatic sources told Al Mayadeen that European countries show no independence in their positions toward Iran during negotiations. These sources added that although the Cairo agreement fulfilled a significant portion of European demands, they have recently begun introducing new ...
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Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations
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Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
Biden's presidency, the Arab kingdom pushed for a security deal with the US to pave the way for normalization with Israel, but the White House has so far procrastinated about the security pact, showing that it is discriminating against its Arab allies. The best and most advanced American weapon ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
Biden, too, there were efforts to seal a deal between Erbil and Baghdad with its main aim to keep the oil prices low ahead of the 2024 presidential elections. But now Trump eyes a larger game on a world scale that includes Russia, China Iran, and Venezuela.  However, some oil experts have said ...

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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.