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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 Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order

Monday 18 May 2026
European allies like Britain, France, Germany, the Israeli regime could not force a decisive victory. The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and the rise of regime of Abu Mohammad al-Jolani were also part of an effort to shift the balance in favor of the Western camp, but these tactica ...
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Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict
Analysis

Shadow of Horror over NATO: Oreshnik Missile Use Sends Message Beyond Ukraine Conflict

Thursday 28 May 2026 ،
European capitals and even Washington itself are now within direct reach of an unstoppable weapon. Oreshnik missile's capabilities  Technically, Oreshnik missiles have smashed the boundaries of the traditional air defenses. With speed of Mach 10, or 12,000 kilometers per hour, this missil ...
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How’s Iran War Taking Its Toll on European Economies?
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How’s Iran War Taking Its Toll on European Economies?

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
European countries. Alwaght- The US-Israeli war on Iran and its strategic consequences, especially the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have yielded an economic quake rattling the European trade infrastructures. The stability of the market that makes the backbone of the major economic plannings and ...
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West
Analysis

Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
European Union. The outcome, therefore, will be seen as a public referendum on whether Armenian society endorses or rejects that path. Pashinyan leading in polls  Poll results published in recent weeks put the ruling party at the top, suggesting that it has a high chance to win the largest nu ...
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card
Analysis

Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
European Union, India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Israel, designed to link India to Persian Gulf ports and then, via rail networks, to Mediterranean terminals and Europe. In Russian eyes, a successful IMEC would not only undercut the traditional role of the North–South route but also redirect ...
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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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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
European Union of double standards, saying the EU has remained silent over Turkey's illegal occupation of half of Cyprus, yet it opposes the Jewish people's historic right to live in their ancestral homeland. Sustained Tel Aviv-Ankara hostility in new regional order The confrontation betwe ...
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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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Europe on a Powder Keg: Protests Spreading from France to Others
Analysis

Europe on a Powder Keg: Protests Spreading from France to Others

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
European countries. Over the past few days, France has become a hot spot for the biggest European student protests in recent years. Having started on September 17 in Paris suburbs, the protests addressed teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, dilapidated schools, and long education hours, but i ...
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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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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.