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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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Bagram Base: US’s Strategic Watch Post Helping Contain Taliban, Asian Rivals
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Bagram Base: US’s Strategic Watch Post Helping Contain Taliban, Asian Rivals

Saturday 17 May 2025
official information indicate that a number of American military and intelligence personnel or private security companies remain at the base. In this connection, earlier in April, sources reported that recently a American Boeing C-17 transport plane carrying military equipment and armored vehicles ...
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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role
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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
official handover of the presidency of the 34th Arab Summit from Bahrain to Iraq after the speech of the Bahraini representative. After that, the speech of the Iraqi representative as the president of the 34th session, the speech of Ahmed Abu al-Gheit, secretary-general of the Arab League, then the ...
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
Analysis

Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
official entry of Saudi companies to the Syrian market and prevention of the UAE monopoly. He also sees Syria as a key element in the IMEC, which could reach the Mediterranean through Syria instead of the traditional land routes through Iraq and Jordan, turning Saudi Arabia into a geopolitical hub f ...
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Is Trump Mulling Shift in Gaza Strategy?
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Is Trump Mulling Shift in Gaza Strategy?

Wednesday 21 May 2025 ،
offer initiatives to ease public pressure, but he cannot persuade Netanyahu to end his Gaza war. Alwaght- Trump wrapped up his tour of the Persian Gulf, yet his visit appears to have had no impact on the Gaza war situation. This comes despite earlier media reports suggesting that resolving the Gaza ...
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
official announcement of boycotting the elections. Also, the Pulse of the Country list headed by Mohammad Dandashli, and finally the Sidon is Worth It. The second contention in the south is in the Christian region of Jezzine. Although the Christian Free Patriotic Movement and the Lebanese Forces h ...
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Barcelona Cuts Off Relations with Israel Amid Gaza Atrocities
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Barcelona Cuts Off Relations with Israel Amid Gaza Atrocities

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
Barcelona’s city council voted Friday to break institutional relations with the Israeli regime amid the Gaza massacres ALWAGHT- Barcelona’s city council voted Friday to break institutional relations with the Israeli regime amid the Gaza massacres. On Friday, Barcelona’s city council vot ...
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BDS Movement: Palestine’s Historic Chance to Break Free from Israeli Economic Dominance
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BDS Movement: Palestine’s Historic Chance to Break Free from Israeli Economic Dominance

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
off of public budget funds, Tel Aviv’s freezing of more than half of the Palestinian funds, and the payment of only a portion of the salaries of public sector employees, all stem from this Palestinian economic dependence on the Israeli economy.  One of the most important mechanisms of Is ...
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Why Isn’t There Hope in Istanbul Talks on Ukraine?
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Why Isn’t There Hope in Istanbul Talks on Ukraine?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
officials have also confirmed the attacks on four of their bases, without mentioning Ukraine by name. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the perpetrators of the attacks have signed their own death warrants and that there would be no more red lines. Vladimir Medinsky, the head of the Russian ...
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In Imam Khomeini’s Discourse, Palestinian Cause Is a Test of Right and Wrong
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In Imam Khomeini’s Discourse, Palestinian Cause Is a Test of Right and Wrong

Thursday 5 June 2025 ،
off ties to the Israeli regime and close the Israeli embassy in Tehran. This symbolic action sent a clear message to the Muslim world: Israel as a cancerous tumor must be erased from the face of the earth and the land of Palestine must be returned to its original owners. This message, which later be ...
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
off salaries of Kurdistan employees and breach its financial obligations, it will file a lawsuit with Federal Court against the prime minister and the ministry of finance. This stance by Erbil was taken in response to a letter from the Iraqi Minister of Finance Tayyip Sami on May 28, which stated t ...

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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.