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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Damaged Tankers and  Lasting Wound of Energy Market
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Damaged Tankers and Lasting Wound of Energy Market

Saturday 24 October 2026
crisis, we should know that replacing 100 supertankers at an average price of $125 million would cost about $12.5 billion in initial purchases alone, before repairs, insurance, financing, crew training and lost revenue are factored in. Not all damaged ships are beyond use, of course, and buying sec ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
crisis demonstrates the transition of bargaining from the stage of determining the composition of the cabinet to the competition over control of executive posts and swaying government orientation. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, whose nomination was announced on April 27 by the ruling Shiite Coordinat ...
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Ghalibaf Warns Any Infringement on Iranian Territory Will Provoke an Unimaginable Response
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Ghalibaf Warns Any Infringement on Iranian Territory Will Provoke an Unimaginable Response

Monday 26 October 2026 ،
crisis through its miscalculations and what he described as an unprovoked war against Iran. He said Washington must change its conduct, abandon its coercive policies and take concrete steps to fulfill its commitments before its claims can be considered credible by Tehran. The parliament speaker emp ...
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Istanbul Meeting, A Frustration to Delusion of anti-Iranian Coalition
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Istanbul Meeting, A Frustration to Delusion of anti-Iranian Coalition

Monday 26 October 2026 ،
crisis, supporting Islamabad agreement between Tehran and Washington, and openly condemning the Israeli regime as the root cause of instability in the region showed that key regional actors are not aligned with hawkish American policies and are deeply concerned about the consequences of this escalat ...
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations
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From Mecca Pact to Tehran: Iran Hosting New Regional Security Equations

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
crisis in West Asia. At the talks, senior security and military officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sat down with Iranian officials to discuss the future of regional security, de-escalation, and diplomatic pathways to ending the crisis. The significance of the meeting extends well be ...
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
Economic cooperation appeared to top the agenda. According to official statements from both sides, discussions covered Iraqi oil exports through the Baniyas pipeline with a capacity of up to two million barrels per day, expanding trade volume, and joint cooperation to develop the agricultural sector ...
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Yemen Tragedy Again: Why’s Saudi Arabia Re-embraced Blind Bombing Formula?
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Yemen Tragedy Again: Why’s Saudi Arabia Re-embraced Blind Bombing Formula?

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
crisis and widespread suffering for the Yemeni people. Despite Saudi Arabia's claim that its strikes target only Ansarallah military positions, field reports indicate that in practice, residential areas and civilian infrastructure are exposed to bombardment more than any other target. Dr. Anis ...
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert
Interview

Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert

Monday 2 November 2026 ،
crisis, and increase of its international isolation is facing deepening social and political gaps. Drop in the parliamentary seats of Netanyahu’s coalition to 53 from 67 and surge in Palestinian and Arab turnout make up the defining features of this vote, ones that not only put Netanyahu at a ...
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
crisis spill over into the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, setting off an energy crunch and fuel inflation. Still, Democrats are unlikely to win enough seats to override a presidential veto, meaning any effort to roll back Trump's tariffs or end the war with Iran will require support from at least some R ...
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
crisis of past years, he said many observers liken the present situation to 2019, a period that saw at least five elections through 2022 and produced fragile governments. Some believe the October 7 events were themselves a consequence of that stretch of political instability. Mr Ajorlu continued th ...

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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.