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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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Fleeing the Hell: Migration from Israel Now a Surging Trend
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Fleeing the Hell: Migration from Israel Now a Surging Trend

Saturday 6 December 2025
Bank and Gaza Strip to Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Iran have made a united front against the Israelis, targeting its existence. That may be the reason why the Israeli reverse migration is on the rise. Israel’s Haaretz newspaper in a new report said that the willingness to the migration out of ...
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Signs of Israel Losing Its Strategic Equilibrium
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Signs of Israel Losing Its Strategic Equilibrium

Friday 12 December 2025 ،
Despite its showoff of power on the surface, Israel is declining from within. Alwaght- The historic turn the Israeli regime is passing through today is a signal of a crisis way deeper and more dangerous than what it is seeing in politics, society, and economy. What we are seeing is that Israel for t ...
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
Bank of Iran, traveled to Saudi Arabia in April 2024 with the aim of developing monetary and banking relations and held discussions with Saudi economic and banking officials regarding facilitating financial exchanges between the two countries. At the same time, Hassan Zarnegar, Iran’s consul g ...
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Israelis Bearing the Brunt of Netanyahu’s Warmongering
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Israelis Bearing the Brunt of Netanyahu’s Warmongering

Thursday 25 December 2025 ،
Bank report, the direct costs of war by November 2025 exceeded $68 billion, accounting for 12 percent of the Israeli GDP. So, the cabinet has to cut spending in other sectors to address the surging military costs. The cabinet has allocated $35 billion for the military spending in 2026 budget, up fr ...
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From Kabul to Kandahar: How Serious Is the Taliban Leadership Gap?
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From Kabul to Kandahar: How Serious Is the Taliban Leadership Gap?

Thursday 8 January 2026 ،
The Taliban are divided on a series of issues from power composition to women and this is costing the Kabul rulers their influence. Alwaght- Before the Taliban could seize the power in Kabul, the group for decades had firmly maintained its internal cohesion. 20 years of confrontation with the Americ ...
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Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?
Analysis

Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?

Saturday 31 January 2026 ،
The deployment of US naval assets to Middle East exposes them to a great risk of being targeted as Iran has developed domestic technology to track and strike them. Alwaght- As tensions heighten in West Asia region and the US says it has deployed to this region its carrier strike group led by USS Abr ...
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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?
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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?

Wednesday 4 February 2026 ،
Flight tracking data and satellite imagery show the systems are heading to bases hosting American troops across West Asia region, including in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. The THAAD system is designed to intercept ballistic missiles in space, while the Patriots counter lower-al ...
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War of Infrastructures Damaging Vulnerable Persian Gulf Arab Economies
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War of Infrastructures Damaging Vulnerable Persian Gulf Arab Economies

Monday 16 March 2026 ،
Iran war is inflicting a heavy price on the Arab monarchies enabling anti-Iranian Israeli and American attacks. Alwaght- The third week of the American-Israeli war against Iran has gone beyond mere military aspects, entering a new phase in which attacks on the economic and energy infrastructures are ...
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Dim Outlook of Aviation Industry as Strait of Hormuz Closure Continues
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Dim Outlook of Aviation Industry as Strait of Hormuz Closure Continues

Sunday 19 April 2026 ،
The US war on Iran has driven the crisis in Strait of Hormuz where major part of oil passes, causing higher fuel prices for airlines. Alwaght- Geopolitical developments in West Asia region after US-Israeli aggression on Iran have left deep and vast impact on the world energy markets. Just contrary t ...
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Strait of Hormuz Instability and Its Cascading Impact on Airline Operations
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Strait of Hormuz Instability and Its Cascading Impact on Airline Operations

Sunday 3 May 2026 ،
Following military tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, disruptions to the vital waterway have sent jet fuel prices skyrocketing ALWAGHT- Following military tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, disruptions to the vital waterway have sent jet fuel prices skyrocketing, sparking a domino effect of airline fa ...

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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.