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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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Israeli Airstrikes on Western Yemen Ports Kill 1, Injure 9
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Israeli Airstrikes on Western Yemen Ports Kill 1, Injure 9

Saturday 17 May 2025
of Hudaydah ALWAGHT- The Israeli military has conducted several airstrikes on positions in Yemen’s strategic western province of Hudaydah, while Yemeni forces persist in their operations in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing Gaza conflict. Israeli airstrikes targeted the ports of Hudayd ...
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Hamas: Witkoff Offered to Lift Gaza Blockade for Release of Edan Alexander
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Hamas: Witkoff Offered to Lift Gaza Blockade for Release of Edan Alexander

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
official stated that US special envoy Witkoff personally pledged that the United States would pressure Israel to lift the Gaza blockade ALWAGHT- A senior Hamas official stated that US special envoy Witkoff personally pledged that the United States would pressure Israel to lift the Gaza blockade and ...
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Iran’s President Affirms Commitment to Military and Nuclear Progress
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Iran’s President Affirms Commitment to Military and Nuclear Progress

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
of an Iranian naval flotilla’s global mission, President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized that Iran seeks peace but is ready to defend itself if necessary. He reaffirmed the country’s commitment to dialogue while standing firm on its rights, refusing to yield under threats. Pezeshkian stres ...
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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 ،
of the US military forces from Afghanistan in August 2021 that followed Doha peace deal between Washington and the Taliban for many marked an ending point for two decades of the direct American military presence in this war-ravaged country. But recent remarks by President Donald Trump have unveiled ...
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Hell on Earth: Gaza Suffering amid Sham Aid Promises
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Hell on Earth: Gaza Suffering amid Sham Aid Promises

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
of arranging aid to the coastal enclave. Alwaght- Gaza famine and hunger have hit a stage beyond crisis. Expressing regret at the suffering of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip due to the deliberate starvation policies imposed by the Israeli occupation, UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Alba ...
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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

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
of West Asia, especially the Palestinian crisis. The summit is being held under the title Dialogue, Solidarity and Development with the aim of finding common solutions to regional cases. In addition to the heads of Arab countries, a number of heads of regional and international organizations, led b ...
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Brother and nephews of late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
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Brother and nephews of late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting central Gaza ALWAGHT- A brother of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting central Gaza. Media reports from Gaza state that Zakaria Sinwar, a university l ...
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Hamas Rejects Abbas’s Call to Disarm Under Israeli Occupation
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Hamas Rejects Abbas’s Call to Disarm Under Israeli Occupation

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
of enabling further Israeli aggression. Speaking at the Arab League Summit in Baghdad, Abbas urged Hamas to hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority and warned of existential threats to the Palestinian cause. He called for an Arab plan to stop Israeli attacks and pledged institutional ref ...
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Yemeni Missile Sets Off Sirens in Tel Aviv, Forces Closure of Ben Gurion Airport
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Yemeni Missile Sets Off Sirens in Tel Aviv, Forces Closure of Ben Gurion Airport

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
of occupied Palestine on Sunday ALWAGHT- A missile fired from Yemen triggered air raid sirens in Tel Aviv, al-Quds, and other areas of occupied Palestine on Sunday, leading to the shutdown of Ben Gurion Airport, according to the Israeli military. The Israeli military reported intercepting a missile ...
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
of Bashar al-Assad government and rise to power of the interim government led by the Mohammad al-Jolani-headed armed militias not only changed the course of the Syrian home policies, but also influenced the balance of power among the regional actors. Meanwhile, the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Sa ...

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