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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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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry

Thursday 3 July 2025
Department of Policy Analysis at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, held that although an agreement between the two sides in Tel Aviv and Damascus is possible, this does not mean an immediate normalization.  I believe that an agreement can be reached between the two sides, but it is imp ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
Department spokesperson stressed on Monday, July 21, that the country “strongly opposes any legislation that contradicts the objectives of our bilateral security assistance and partnership and that undermines Iraq’s existing security institutions and the country’s true sovereignty. ...
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Top Hamas Figure: Netanyahu Preventing Breakthrough on Gaza Ceasefire Deal
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Top Hamas Figure: Netanyahu Preventing Breakthrough on Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Saturday 23 August 2025 ،
Department that Netanyahu is preventing an agreement and prolonging the conflict. He further charged that Israel is using starvation as a weapon, blocking aid convoys, bombing food and water supplies, and targeting civilians seeking assistance. The UN has confirmed famine conditions in Gaza, which ...
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Barrack’s Insult to Lebanese Journalists Echoes Washington’s Lebanon Policy
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Barrack’s Insult to Lebanese Journalists Echoes Washington’s Lebanon Policy

Friday 29 August 2025 ،
Department imposed financial and travel restrictions on these journalists, a move widely condemned by observers as a blatant violation of the principles of the UN Charter. Furthermore, the Trump administration's silence in the face of the systematic killing of journalists by the Israeli militar ...
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
Department to War Department. This move, which borders on bitter irony, is coming by one whose foreign policy— from pressure on Ukraine and NATO to closeness to Russia as the West's adversary— has always been challenged by critics. The failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize could have ...
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications

Wednesday 10 September 2025 ،
of candidates for a variety of reasons including corruption, etc. Alwaght- With just two months left to Iraq's parliamentary elections, sensitivities over the candidate vetting process has intensified. The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), the primary decision-making body, is rigorou ...
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
Department of War estimates that China’s operational nuclear warheads exceeded 600 in 2024 and could surpass 1,000 by 2030. Satellite imagery supports these assessments. Photos from July 2021 revealed the construction of a massive missile silo field in China’s Xinjiang region—whic ...
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
Department of State on Wednesday issued a statement saying it added to its so-called terror blacklist four Iraqi resistance groups of Al-Nujaba Movement, Kataib Sayyed Al-Shohada, Ansarullah Al-Awfiya, and Kataib Imam Ali. It claimed the banned groups were involved in attacks on the US embassy in B ...
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Ending Gas Waiver for Iraq: From Power Crisis to Profit to American Companies
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Ending Gas Waiver for Iraq: From Power Crisis to Profit to American Companies

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
of restricting Tehran's business and energy interactions with neighboring countries. In the latest move, he ended the waiver for Iraqi gas purchases from Iran, throttling the country's energy imports. Earlier, Iraq had plans to import 5 billion cubic meters of gas from Turkmenistan via Iran ...
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Crackdown on Pro-Palestinians Academics and Students in the US Universities: Where Can This Go?
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Crackdown on Pro-Palestinians Academics and Students in the US Universities: Where Can This Go?

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
Department of Education sent letters to 60 educational institutions, notifying them that their staff and students were under investigation. The federal government described these universities as suspect of anti-Semitic harassment and discrimination, warning that legal action would be taken against 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.