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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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Figures on Palestinians Hamas Freed during Two-year War: Epic Stories of Four Prisoners
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Figures on Palestinians Hamas Freed during Two-year War: Epic Stories of Four Prisoners

Wednesday 15 October 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a complicated situation politically. On the one hand, he calls the deal a diplomatic success, but the reality is that after two years of a large-scale military campaign and huge casualties, he had not realized two main war objectives which were release of the pri ...
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Marco Rubio Urges Israel Against Annexing the West Bank Following Knesset Approval
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Marco Rubio Urges Israel Against Annexing the West Bank Following Knesset Approval

Thursday 23 October 2025 ،
Court held a hearing on whether to allow reporters entry, giving the government 30 days to submit a new position. The situation reflects ongoing tensions over both territorial expansion in the West Bank and restrictions on reporting from Gaza amid the conflict.
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Two Blasts Signal Deadly Game in South Asia
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Two Blasts Signal Deadly Game in South Asia

Friday 14 November 2025 ،
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also accused India of responsibility for thesuicide attack in Islamabad, as well as an assault on a cadet college near the Afghan border. Sharif made the claims without providing any evidence, stating: Both attacks are the worst examples of Indian state terrorism in the ...
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Why’s Trump Boycotted South Africa G20 Summit?
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Why’s Trump Boycotted South Africa G20 Summit?

Monday 24 November 2025 ،
Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing them of genocide and crimes against humanity. This lawsuit triggered a global wave of support, and after legal review, the ICJ issued a landmark order for the arrest of several Israeli officials. This decision represented a major political and reputational defeat fo ...
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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall
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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall

Friday 12 December 2025 ،
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains deeply skeptical of Syria's new government. Israeli forces have repeatedly bombed areas in southern Syria. The Israelis have even occupied a buffer zone in southern Syria that was previously under UN supervision, and have carried out successive airstrike ...
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Araghchi Indicated That Iran Will Respond in Kind If European Nations Impose Diplomatic Restrictions
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Araghchi Indicated That Iran Will Respond in Kind If European Nations Impose Diplomatic Restrictions

Tuesday 13 January 2026 ،
Court (ICC) warrant, while Iranian diplomats were barred following recent riots inside Iran. Araghchi stressed that Iran does not seek enmity with the EU but will reciprocate any restrictions imposed.
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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?
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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?

Friday 27 February 2026 ،
Court of Human Rights rulings, a clause some observers interpret as implicitly tied to discussions around Ocalan's potential release. This apparent lack of flexibility from Ankara is now casting a shadow over the peace process, leaving it fragile and fraught with challenges. The 51-member parli ...
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Alarms Sound about Israel’s Malign Influence in Africa
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Alarms Sound about Israel’s Malign Influence in Africa

Tuesday 21 April 2026 ،
Minister Gidon Saar was the first senior Israeli official to visit it in January 26. Hassan Sheikh Mahmud, the president of Somalia, in mid-February announced a series of political and legal measures to counter this recognition. He said that steps will be taken to ensure unity of Somalia and region ...
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What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Ceasefire Breaches in Lebanon
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What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Ceasefire Breaches in Lebanon

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is personally driven by domestic crises, including devastating security failures and ongoing corruption charges. For Netanyahu, continuing the war is a matter of political survival, as peace would bring the October 7th failures and judicial proceedings back to the f ...
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Carlson: Trump Surrenders His Position to Netanyahu
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Carlson: Trump Surrenders His Position to Netanyahu

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
Court (ICC), with arrest warrants issued for Netanyahu and former war minister Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity and genocide in Gaza. UN agencies have described deliberate attacks on civilian populations, including the use of man-made famine and starvation as tools of genocide. The regime co ...

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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.