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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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“Friends of UN Charter”: A Coalition against Western Economic Terrorism

“Friends of UN Charter”: A Coalition against Western Economic Terrorism

Sunday 14 March 2021
16 countries announced a motion at the UN to fight the Western weaponization of global financial system. Alwaght- Sixteen members of the UN, including China, Russia, and Iran have pushed for a plan at the UN against the use or threat of force and unilateral sanctions. The motion was an effort by th ...
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What’s Driving Quiet Arab Rapprochement with Syria?

What’s Driving Quiet Arab Rapprochement with Syria?

Tuesday 28 September 2021 ،
Finding it impossible to topple Assad, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi now turn to détente with Damascus to prevent more defeats. Alwaght- After several years of full-scale hostility of some of Arab countries to Syria, over the past three years they began de-escalation and normalization with Damascus. The UAE ...
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Tracking Britain’s Role in West Asia Crises as Queen Rewards Blair with "Knighthood"

Tracking Britain’s Role in West Asia Crises as Queen Rewards Blair with "Knighthood"

Wednesday 5 January 2022 ،
The British Queen granted the warmongering ex-PM Tony Blair the highest order of knighthood while the man has major in destructive wars. Alwaght- On Saturday, the British Queen Elizabeth granted the former Prime Minister Tony Blair the Order of the Grater, the highest order of knighthood in Britain. ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan Gas Exports Squeezed by Federal Court Ruling

Iraqi Kurdistan Gas Exports Squeezed by Federal Court Ruling

Sunday 3 July 2022 ،
Iraqi federal court ruled in February that all Kurdistan region’s gas and oil contracts are invalid, wreaking havok to KRG’s financial arteries. Alwaght- After years of unchecked freedom of the Iraqi Kurdistan region's government in oil sales in the shadow of lack of central government's sup ...
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A Look at Turkish Election Atmosphere, Scenarios Ahead

A Look at Turkish Election Atmosphere, Scenarios Ahead

Monday 9 January 2023 ،
Erdogan’s opposition announced a coalition that can pose a serious challenge to the president. Alwaght- Five months to the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey, the nation’s political atmosphere is heavily influenced by the political competitions, and the parties are making their ...
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Iraq’s PM Al-Sudani Crackdown on Corruption

Iraq’s PM Al-Sudani Crackdown on Corruption

Tuesday 7 March 2023 ،
The Iraqi PM reactivates legal crackdown on those suspected of facilitating the corruption in previous government. Alwaght- The Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani who since the day one of his premiership vowed to improve the economic conditions has taken aim at the conclusion of corruption ...
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What’s Behind Continued US Stay in Syria?

What’s Behind Continued US Stay in Syria?

Saturday 11 March 2023 ،
Americans maintain their presence in Syria for a set of objective, among them potential confrontation of Axis of Resistance. Alwaght- The US has the largest foreign military presence in various parts of the world mainly thanks to its multiple cross-border military bases. In recent years, one of the ...
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Indian Top Banker Kotak Calls US Dollar World’s ’Biggest Financial Terrorist’

Indian Top Banker Kotak Calls US Dollar World’s ’Biggest Financial Terrorist’

Sunday 30 April 2023 ،
Indian billionaire banker and CEO of major private bank Kotak Mahindra Bank, Uday Kotak, panned the US dollar as "the biggest financial terrorist in the world," but soon toned down his remarks. Indian billionaire banker and CEO of major private bank Kotak Mahindra Bank, Uday Kotak, panned the US dol ...
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Tahrir Al-Sham Terrorist Group Re-branding for Closeness to the West

Tahrir Al-Sham Terrorist Group Re-branding for Closeness to the West

Wednesday 31 May 2023 ،
The commander of the Idlib-based terrorist group held a meeting with allies and Westerners to re-brand as an opposition group for a role in Syrian future. Alwaght- After long-time silence and inaction by the terrorist groups controlling Idlib in northeastern Syria, news reports recently published fr ...
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What’s behind US Invitation of Iraqi Military Delegation?

What’s behind US Invitation of Iraqi Military Delegation?

Wednesday 9 August 2023 ،
The US invited a military delegation to discuss military cooperation, but the top agenda is military stay in Iraq. Alwaght- According to Iraqi media, a high-ranking military delegation from Iraq has visited Washington at the invitation of the US Department of Defense to discuss military and security ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies