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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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Iran-Africa Forum: Golden Opportunity for Higher-Level Trade
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Iran-Africa Forum: Golden Opportunity for Higher-Level Trade

Wednesday 30 April 2025
Egypt ranked second on the continent with a GDP worth around $380 billion, and Algeria ranked third with around $260 billion. Next in line are Nigeria with a GDP of $199 billion, Morocco with $157 billion, Ethiopia with $145 billion, Kenya with $116 billion, Angola with $113 billion, Ivory Coast wi ...
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Why Shouldn’t the World Be Fooled by Protests in Israel?
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Why Shouldn’t the World Be Fooled by Protests in Israel?

Thursday 1 May 2025 ،
Egypt. The First Intifada convinced then Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin that the occupation must end, leading to the Oslo Accords. The Second Intifada forced the regime to withdraw from Gaza. In a comprehensive book on public opinion during the Second Intifada, Khalil Shekaki, Palestinian e ...
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Trump Escaping Netanyahu’s  Regional Game to Avoid Troubles
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Trump Escaping Netanyahu’s Regional Game to Avoid Troubles

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
Egyptian source also announced that American negotiators, during their recent talks with Egyptian mediators, announced that Trump administration officials have shown flexibility on the issue of Hamas disarmament and have postponed the consideration of this issue until after the ceasefire agreement. ...
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Hamas Disarming on the Back Burner: Trump Withdraws Preconditions for Gaza Ceasefire
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Hamas Disarming on the Back Burner: Trump Withdraws Preconditions for Gaza Ceasefire

Monday 12 May 2025 ،
Egyptian counterparts that the Hamas disarming demand can be put on the back burner. According to the report, American sources have said that a ceasefire in Gaza would be possible without Hamas disarming in the first phase. An Egyptian source familiar with the negotiations told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed t ...
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
Egypt in exchange for investment in Gaza, there is no positive prospect for the realization of Palestinian rights under his recognition of a Palestinian state. Actually, the recognition is more a show-off to distance from the heavy atmosphere caused by Gaza war and to make justifications for the Ara ...
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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 ،
Egypt and Jordan, which will be held on the sidelines of the main summit. Among the most prominent items raised in this package of initiatives are: the initiative of the Council of Arab Trade Ministers, achieving food security, and the Arab economic reform period for the future, providing safe shel ...
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
Egypt and Tunisia have also expressed that Arab countries lag behind Iran in missile and space sectors.  Another survey, conducted by London-based Ray Al Yaum newspaper, in 2021 maintained that Arab respondents complimentarily believe that Iran stands alone against the West, but rich Arab coun ...
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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 ،
Egypt. Turkey’s power is clearly increasing, and this factor could pave the way for the Muslim Brotherhood to gain power in the region. Although Turkey has improved its relations with Egypt and the Persian Gulf monarchies in the past two years, Syria may be Ankara’s new confrontation fie ...
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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 ،
Egypt, even if this violates the Camp David Accords. As a result, Netanyahu through his policy would like to embroil the Trump administration in large-scale and open wars and confrontations that pose a military threat to all American forces in the region and will undoubtedly lead to the failure of ...
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Israel Plans to Deny Access to West Bank for Rare Saudi-Led Delegation
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Israel Plans to Deny Access to West Bank for Rare Saudi-Led Delegation

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Turkey, and the UAE, was scheduled to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday. According to Israeli officials, the Zionist regime will not cooperate with efforts organized by the Palestinian Authority to host such a visit. The visit would ...

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Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity

Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity