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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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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire

Wednesday 29 July 2026
official, warned when he said that the longer the war with Saudi Arabia drags on, the stronger the Yemenis will become. So far, though, Saudi strikes have failed to shift the deterrence balance in Riyadh's favor, and the main reason comes down to a fundamental mismatch in economic structure. A ...
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India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner
Analysis

India, from an Importer of Israeli Arms to Israel’s Strategic Partner

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
off-the-shelf purchases, shifting toward joint production and technology transfer, a trend that has only deepened Tel Aviv’s role in New Delhi’s military strategy. Israeli firms such as Rafael, Elbit Systems, and Israel Aerospace Industries have also launched extensive partnerships with ...
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
Analysis

Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
officials offered little more than tepid warnings about possible damage to trade ties—with no clear, forceful threats attached. Newsweek around that same time described the approach as superficial, while noting that Beijing fundamentally sees no upside in undercutting Iran’s regional inf ...
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements

Tuesday 4 August 2026 ،
officials hint at eventual extensions reaching into southern Iraq's oil-rich provinces. For now, Turkish data shows about 170,000 barrels daily moving through the pipeline to Ceyhan, on the Mediterranean coast. This pipeline is the only active overland oil exports route of Iraq to the world mar ...
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
Analysis

Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
off in Baghdad with representatives from various political factions, aimed at crafting a roadmap for a comprehensive deal to settle the nominees for ministries currently run by caretakers. “Next week will be packed with meetings and deliberations,” he said. “As a result, a final a ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
offer? In this regard, the party court has already ruled, accepting Netanyahu's appeal of an initial decision by a razor-thin margin of just two votes. In this crucial electoral battle, Netanyahu got his way. According to Yedioth Ahronoth, he secured party approval for eight reserved slots, at ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
Analysis

Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
official ties with this occupational regime.  In effect, the tripartite defense agreement marks one of the most telling signs yet that the region’s security calculus is shifting, and it poses a direct challenge to the Trump administration’s regional strategy. The deal comes at a mo ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
Analysis

Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
official institutions, but its real aspects go beyond the issue of arms of the resistance groups and even the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). What over the past years came as election campaign rhetoric and a political principle now has entered the execution stage. Al-Zaydi made it clear that the ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
off via an airport catering truck of the kind normally used to load meals and supplies, transferring to a smaller C-32A. Journalists traveling with Trump were ordered to keep their window shades drawn in the press cabin for security reasons, they later reported. Notably, the White House at the tim ...
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers
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Israel’s Quietly Making West Bank Another Gaza Using Army of Settlers

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
off from these homes and tens of Palestinians are in critical conditions. A primary target of these attacks is Palestinian agriculture, which is the lifeblood of thousands of families. In the hills south of Hebron and around Nablus, settlers have repeatedly stormed farmlands, uprooting hundreds of ...

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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.