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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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Nearly 300,000 Children Have Fled Lebanon for Syria Amid Israeli Violence
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Nearly 300,000 Children Have Fled Lebanon for Syria Amid Israeli Violence

Wednesday 13 November 2024
of Save the Children’s Syria Response, reported that children and families fleeing from Lebanon to Syria are arriving amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions and a severe cost-of-living crisis. He highlighted that nearly half a million Syrian children require urgent treatment for acute maln ...
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Syrian Refugees Dilemma: Choosing between Return and Staying Abroad
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Syrian Refugees Dilemma: Choosing between Return and Staying Abroad

Sunday 16 February 2025 ،
of government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the case of the Syrian refugees, which was put on international agenda after the end of civil war in the country, is being pursued actively. Still, just against the preliminary optimism about acceleration of return of millions of refugees under the new rule ...
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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It
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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
of Gaza and forced migration of the coastal enclave's residents has drawn concerns of Arab countries. In response, the Arab countries seem to be seeking an alternative to this controversial initiative. Where does Trump's plan come from?  Trump persues his plan for Gaza based on a prop ...
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Erdogan’s Nightmare: What Can Arrest of Opposition Leader Bring to Turkey?
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Erdogan’s Nightmare: What Can Arrest of Opposition Leader Bring to Turkey?

Wednesday 26 March 2025 ،
of Ekrem Imamoglu as the mayor of Istanbul and one of the prominent opposition figures on charges of financial corruption and links to terrorist organizations has highly agitated the political scene in the country. The arrest has stirred waves of nationwide protests in Turkey. In major cities like ...
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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone
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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone

Thursday 17 April 2025 ،
of war, collapse of Netanyahu To end the war in Gaza, the Israeli PM has the big obstacle of hardline ministers of his cabinet. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are categorically against halt of war. Violation of war and restarting it in the past two ...
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Iran Hit a Jackpot Obtaining Top-secret Israeli Files
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Iran Hit a Jackpot Obtaining Top-secret Israeli Files

Monday 9 June 2025 ،
of Israel "large quantity" and an "intelligence treasury" of documents related to Israel nuclear program and military. Alwaght- As Iran under True Promise I and II operations with its powerful missiles destroyed the empty legend of Iron Dome air defense system, this time its intelligence dealt a str ...
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Haraki Tribe Rebellion: A Socio-Political Quake for Barazanis
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Haraki Tribe Rebellion: A Socio-Political Quake for Barazanis

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
of Iraq matk a warning to the Barzani rulers that current ruling method cannot continue. Alwaght- In the past weeks, Iraqi Kurdistan region has witnessed one of the most unprecedented clashes between the militants of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and local tribal militias, especially those of ...
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Israel Warned of Severe Economic Consequences in Case of War with Iran
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Israel Warned of Severe Economic Consequences in Case of War with Iran

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
official data showing a 3.5% decline in GDP compared to the previous quarter and about 1% in simple quarterly terms. The second quarter of 2025 recorded negative growth, and per capita output fell 4.4% amid nearly 2% annual population growth. The commercial sector was hit hardest, with output dropp ...
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Fatal Zeitoun Ambush: How Does Hamas Hold the Initiative in Gaza after Two Years of War?
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Fatal Zeitoun Ambush: How Does Hamas Hold the Initiative in Gaza after Two Years of War?

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
of war despite its relentless bombardment since October 7, 2023. Alwaght- Gaza crisis has no military solution. These are the words of the Kaya Kallas, the head of EU foreign policy addressing the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This European official on Saturday and after EU leaders summ ...
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
of the government of Bashar al-Assad the hope of some Syrians for economic improvement was high, Syria began to grapple with extensive challenges soon enough. Threats to its territory, foreign intervention, tensions, and ethnic-sectarian violence have their heavy shadow on the economy and on the nat ...

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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.