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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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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements

Tuesday 4 August 2026
European markets. Valued at an estimated $17 billion, the project aims to transform Iraq into a transit hub between the Persian Gulf and Europe. Economically, the plan is geared toward expanding bilateral trade. Iraq is banking on transit revenues, job creation, and foreign investment to wean its e ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
European fighter jets, interceptor missiles, and more), Turkey simply does not offer the kind of military capability that would fundamentally alter the battlefield equation for Riyadh. Even Ankara, with its own defense industry, cannot match that level of Western firepower. Second, the cost of such ...
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026 ،
European Union asylum agency report, the SDF had lost roughly 80 percent of the ground it had held at the start of the month, with its presence largely reduced to the Kurdish-majority areas of Hasakah, Qamishli, Al-Malikiyah, and the outskirts of Kobani. That military collapse gutted the SDF's l ...
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea

Wednesday 9 September 2026 ،
European allies are uninterested to join Washington’s risky adventures, Trump in the absence of friends has launched a heavy campaign of pressure against South Korea to join its sea blockade against Iran, a pressure that has proven a big challenge and headache for this not so strong East Asian ...
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Araghchi Issues Warning to EU, NATO Over US-Israeli Actions
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Araghchi Issues Warning to EU, NATO Over US-Israeli Actions

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
European and NATO officials against backing or enabling military actions targeting Gaza and Iran ALWAGHT- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi cautioned European and NATO officials against backing or enabling military actions targeting Gaza and Iran. In a post on X, Araghchi discussed his ...
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
European Union. Its trade with African states was less than $20 billion in 2022, which this amount for EU was $275 billion and for China around $200 billion. This drives Moscow to rely on an advantage where it has more competitive power: security and military equipment. Here we can see the logic of ...
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Power of Resistance Forced the US Out of Iraq: Expert
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Power of Resistance Forced the US Out of Iraq: Expert

Friday 2 October 2026 ،
European allies pull out of the region. 
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
European countries, including Britain, Spain and Belgium, announced at a meeting titled International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution that they would recognize an independent Palestinian state, a major political and ...
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Yemen’s Missile Lock on Saudi Airports Deals Blows to Kingdom’s Aviation Industry
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Yemen’s Missile Lock on Saudi Airports Deals Blows to Kingdom’s Aviation Industry

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Friday advised airlines against operating in Saudi airspace following the latest attacks on Riyadh airport. The data analytics firm Cirium also reported that roughly 300 scheduled arrivals and departures at King Khalid International Airport had been c ...
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Ansarullah’s Control of Saudi Airspace Sounds Economic Alarm in Riyadh
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Ansarullah’s Control of Saudi Airspace Sounds Economic Alarm in Riyadh

Friday 16 October 2026 ،
European Union have warned their citizens against using Saudi airspace. Yemeni missile strikes have effectively blocked Saudi Arabia from reopening its airports, prompting countries such as the UAE and Qatar to announce that all flights to the kingdom are suspended until further notice. Dozens of ...

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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.