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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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War of Water: The Cruel Israeli Punishment of the West Bank
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War of Water: The Cruel Israeli Punishment of the West Bank

Thursday 1 August 2024
Israeli regime cracks down on the West Bank water sector development and cuts Palestinian water share. Alwaght- The Israeli regime has not only caused a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but also now by plundering the water resources in the West Bank is seeking to wage a water war against the Palestinian ...
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Why Haven’t Some Arab Countries Condemned Haniyeh Assassination?
Analysis

Why Haven’t Some Arab Countries Condemned Haniyeh Assassination?

Monday 5 August 2024 ،
Some Arab rulers think that siding with Israel brings them interests, but the fact is that expanded tensions affect the whole region. Alwaght- Despite the global condemnation of the assassination of Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, some Arab countries who should have stood by the Palestinian ...
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Where’s Bangladesh Heading after Popular Uprising?
Analysis

Where’s Bangladesh Heading after Popular Uprising?

Monday 12 August 2024 ،
Bangladesh has an opportunity to rebuild its democracy, but it needs to get back on the track politically first. Alwaght- Less than six months after Bangladesh parliamentary elections and assumption of power by Sheikh Hasina from the ruling Awami League, a street uprising all of a sudden overthrew t ...
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What’s behind Anti-Ansarullah Forces’ Meeting in Abu Dhabi?
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What’s behind Anti-Ansarullah Forces’ Meeting in Abu Dhabi?

Sunday 22 September 2024 ،
The UAE is working to unite the ranks of southern forces to secure its interests amid Saudi-Ansarullah peace and distract Ansarullah from Israel. Alwaght- While the northern provinces of Yemen under control of Ansarullah-led National Salvation Government (NSG) celebrate 10th anniversary of the Septe ...
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Hezbollah-Israel Confrontation in New Phase of War: A Strategic Analysis
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Hezbollah-Israel Confrontation in New Phase of War: A Strategic Analysis

Monday 23 September 2024 ،
Netanyahu is escalating tensions with Hezbollah in hope of gains, but he is only going deeper in crisis. Alwaght- Despite the international efforts to de-escalate the tensions on the northern front with Lebanon, the new Israeli adventures in Lebanon represented by mass blasts of pagers and assassina ...
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria

Monday 30 December 2024 ،
Crackdown on the minorities was not limited to the Alawites and other religious minorities have protested mistreatment by the HTS armed men. A number of the group's fighters last week burned a Christmas tree in Hama and published its images, outraging the Christian minority.  In order to c ...
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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 ،
Erdogan is walking on the brinks by arresting the Istanbul mayor and this can cost national economy and him dearly. Alwaght- The arrest 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 h ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
The new rulers of Damascus are yielding to the US-Israeli demand to oust the Palestinian groups and refugees from Syria after decades of hosting. Alwaght- Amid extreme thirst of the new Syrian government for regional and international approval and legitimacy and while the interim President Ahmad al- ...
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria
Analysis

Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria

Monday 5 May 2025 ،
As the HTS cracks down on the minorities like Druze, Israel finds the opportunity ripe for intervention and evil scenarios in Syria. Alwaght- Despite diplomatic efforts, clashes between the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and Druze minority of Syria still unfold and the dialogue and local mediation have ...
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Indian Muslims Falling Victim to Hindu and Takfiri Radicalism
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Indian Muslims Falling Victim to Hindu and Takfiri Radicalism

Tuesday 6 May 2025 ،
Muslims of India are subjected to crackdown of the government and violence of the radical Hindus after Kashmir terror attack. Alwaght- The recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam region in Indian-controlled Kashmir that led to death of a number of civilians is now instrumentalized by the Indian governme ...

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