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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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Why’s Trump Insisting on Gaza Ceasefire Plan?
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Why’s Trump Insisting on Gaza Ceasefire Plan?

Monday 7 July 2025
zone and does not foresee any monitoring mechanism for the implementation of the Israeli obligations.  Also, while the first round of new negotiations for the Gaza ceasefire in Doha has ended without a definitive result, Palestinian sources emphasized the Hamas's key position in any agreem ...
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
zone in northern Iraq that would be effectively controlled by the Turkish military. Some analysts predict that Turkey will make historical claims to Iraqi regions such as Mosul and Kirkuk in the future. Turkey welcomes the elimination of the PMF, as this powerful popular force has been one of the ...
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
zone and guarantee the Golan Heights security. Recent comments by Tariq al-Showfi, the commander of the Sweida Military Council who backed foreign support especially Israel, supports this theory. Fishing in troubled waters: More than six months after the fall of the al-Assad government in Damascus, ...
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Israel Strikes Military Headquarters in Damascus
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Israel Strikes Military Headquarters in Damascus

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
zone despite international legal concerns.
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Why’s Syria not Settling Down?
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Why’s Syria not Settling Down?

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
zone” contested by extremists and Israel, effectively partitioning southern Syria. A Divided Syria’s Future Syrian author Mazen Bilal argues that Sweida’s crisis stems from accumulated past mistakes, beginning with military clashes and ending in displacement. He holds the Syrian ...
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Hamas Criticizes Trump, Blames ‘Israel’ for Hindering Humanitarian Aid
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Hamas Criticizes Trump, Blames ‘Israel’ for Hindering Humanitarian Aid

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
zones to allow displaced civilians to return home. The group also pushed back against US accusations of aid theft, citing a USAID investigation reported by Reuters that found no evidence linking Hamas to stolen assistance. The movement demanded that the US stop shielding the Israeli occupation and c ...
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Israeli Forces Push Forward in Quneitra in New Breach of Syria’s Sovereignty
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Israeli Forces Push Forward in Quneitra in New Breach of Syria’s Sovereignty

Sunday 10 August 2025 ،
zone established under the accord. The international body has also denounced Israel’s broader military actions inside Syrian territory.
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Lebanese President Urges US to Push Israel Out of Southern Lebanon
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Lebanese President Urges US to Push Israel Out of Southern Lebanon

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
zone in southern Lebanon, while UNIFIL’s mandate was recently extended until the end of 2026. Despite the November 2024 ceasefire, Israel continues near-daily strikes in southern Lebanon, claiming to target Hezbollah, and still occupies five border outposts. Hezbollah officials, including MP ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
zone in the southern Syria and supporting minorities like the Druze and moving close to the Kurds as part of a campaign to weaken the central Syrian government and split the country. So, striking the Turkish forces or Ankara allies in Syria by Israel is a high possibility, especially that Tel Aviv c ...
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Hamas’s Response Put Netanyahu in a Tight Spot
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Hamas’s Response Put Netanyahu in a Tight Spot

Monday 6 October 2025 ،
zone inside Gaza borders, though depth and size are yet to be determined.  Israeli forces are aiming to maintain control of two strategic locations even after a potential Gaza ceasefire: the Philadelphi Corridor along the border with Egypt and the Tel Al-Muntar Hill in east of Shuja'iyya n ...

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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.