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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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On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?
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On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?

Tuesday 19 August 2025
European countries. Although this control was successful from a security and military perspective, it has always faced a crisis of legitimacy from a political perspective. Relying on a policy of active diplomacy and regional negotiations, the new Syrian government has attempted to integrate the SDF ...
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How’s Structural Racism Shaping Different Western Approaches to Gaza and Ukraine?
Analysis

How’s Structural Racism Shaping Different Western Approaches to Gaza and Ukraine?

Thursday 21 August 2025 ،
Eastern European country, something saving the Ukrainians from hunger and malnutrition despite extreme war conditions. But in Gaza, not only the children are bombed every day, but also they are subjected to one of the history's tightest siege, something denying them the most basic needs.  ...
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Fatal Zeitoun Ambush: How Does Hamas Hold the Initiative in Gaza after Two Years of War?
Analysis

Fatal Zeitoun Ambush: How Does Hamas Hold the Initiative in Gaza after Two Years of War?

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
European official on Saturday and after EU leaders summit in Copenhagen referred to the Gaza developments, saying that if a military solution was possible, the war would already be over. Kallas's statement about the futility of a military solution in Gaza seems to be a correct claim, as the late ...
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
Eastern and Western powers, the meeting carried meaningful economic and political messages to the world, giving out a clear picture of the shift in the balance of power. SCO's political position upgrade In today’s conditions, with the world shifting toward multipolarity, the statements a ...
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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 ،
Eastern bloc led by China, Russia, and Iran that are teeming up to undermine the Western hegemony and American unilateralism and that have managed to establish institutions in this path through founding such organizations as BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have attracted the Global ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Eastern Mediterranean: Tensions could also flare in the Eastern Mediterranean, where competition over gas reserves and naval influence continues. Israel has grown closer to Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration in recent years, a move Ankara perceives as an effort to challenge Turkey's mil ...
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From Italy to Palestine: Sumud Flotilla Sets Sail to Break Gaza Blockade
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From Italy to Palestine: Sumud Flotilla Sets Sail to Break Gaza Blockade

Wednesday 17 September 2025 ،
European Parliament from the Democratic Party; Benedetta Scuderi, a member of the European Parliament from the Greens/European Free Alliance coalition; and Senator Marco Croatti from the Five Star Movement. They, alongside representatives from Italian civil society, have endorsed the flotilla's ...
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
Analysis

What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
Eastern Mediterranean and the whole regions of West Asia and North Africa. The roots of the Turkey-Egypt rift go back to the turbulent events of 2013, when the Egyptian army, led by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, ousted President Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). Morsi, first d ...
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
European Parliament from the Democratic Party; Benedetta Scuderi, a member of the European Parliament from the Greens/European Free Alliance coalition; and Senator Marco Croatti from the Five Star Movement. They, alongside representatives from Italian civil society, have endorsed the flotilla's ...
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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap
Analysis

Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
Eastern and Western powers. As the expiration of the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), draws closer, the US-submissive European countries claim that they have the right to reinstate all the international sanctions on Iran. In the eyes of the West, relia ...

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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.