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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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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone
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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone

Thursday 17 April 2025
Israeli PM has the big obstacle of hardline ministers of his cabinet. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are categorically against halt of war. Violation of war and restarting it in the past two weeks have taken place under their pressure. Netanyahu is a ...
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Hamas: Only Full Deal with War-ending Guarantees Acceptable
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Hamas: Only Full Deal with War-ending Guarantees Acceptable

Saturday 26 April 2025 ،
Israeli regime ALWAGHT- Ahead of upcoming Egyptian-brokered ceasefire talks, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas stressed the need for a comprehensive deal with the Israeli regime that guarantees an end to the genocidal war in the besieged Gaza Strip, rejecting any partial agreements. Senior ...
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Egypt. It currently has over 10,000 members in Jordan.  In 2015, the MB of Jordan split into two reformist groups, the Muslim Brotherhood Community and the Traditional Muslim Brotherhood. Although the two factions are political rivals, they are in principle committed to the Brotherhood's c ...
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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 ،
Israeli PM and needs to avoid being a yes man to Israel like his predecessors. Alwaght- Despite the old alliance of Washington and Tel Aviv, the conflict of interests between the US President Donald Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is emerging on sensitive regional cases, wher ...
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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 ،
Israelis, and Israeli leaders also acknowledge the futility of the war in Gaza. For example, Ram Ben Barak, a member of the Knesset, admitted last month that the war against Gaza went nowhere and that we are losing. Referring to the collapse of the Israeli economy and its international isolation, th ...
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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 ،
Israeli regime's belligerence in Gaza and Lebanon, the occupation of Syrian territory, and the full support of the US for these destabilizing actions show Tel Aviv and Washington as the parties threatening regional peace and stability.  Therefore, the policy of Iranophobia to milk the rich ...
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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 ،
Israeli regime in Arab League meetings, but over time, political issues and international pressures have led to a gradual decrease in this support.  In this context, relying on its geopolitical position and its simultaneous relations with Iran and the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf, Baghd ...
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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 ،
Israeli war strategy  In the ambiguity of Trump's future approach to Gaza, several factors can be cited that indicate the need for the White House to distance itself from Netanyahu's warlike strategy. For Netanyahu, the priority is saving his political position and preventing collapse ...

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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