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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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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement
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Amid Mediators’ Visits to Tehran, Questions Rise about Terms of Any Iran-US Agreement

Sunday 24 May 2026
Friday. Meanwhile, some media outlets, citing unnamed sources, have even alleged obtaining a draft of an initial framework agreement between Tehran and Washington centered on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and launching a new round of talks. Despite all these signs, Washington’s record of tr ...
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Russia says Oreshnik attack was revenge for Ukrainian ‘terrorist acts’
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Russia says Oreshnik attack was revenge for Ukrainian ‘terrorist acts’

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Friday struck the Starobelsk College dormitory while students were sleeping, an act Putin labeled a deliberate terrorist act, prompting local authorities to declare days of mourning. Moscow first publicly deployed the Oreshnik missile in November 2024, with subsequent uses in January, and the US Emb ...
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Baku Denies Hosting Israeli Forces During Iran War: Why is Tehran Concerned?
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Baku Denies Hosting Israeli Forces During Iran War: Why is Tehran Concerned?

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
Friday, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry dismissed as “completely baseless” international media reports saying that Israeli military and intelligence forces had used its territory for operations during the ongoing conflict with Iran. Azerbaijan shares roughly 700 kilometers of border ...
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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences
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Israel Military Deployment to Jordan Borders: Aims and Consequences

Monday 15 June 2026 ،
Friday in a joint statement said that in this week they have neutralized several efforts to smuggle tens of arms in the Jordan Valley and arrested a suspect in this regard.  The statement reads: “Security forces are continuing the fight against weapons smuggling that could end up in the ...
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
Friday, the 60-day window set for finalizing the broader deal will be just as critical. Netanyahu could well resort to every possible pretext to damage that process, making it extremely difficult to keep Israel in check during this period. Still, Trump does have leverages in dealing with Netanyahu. ...
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Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community
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Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
Friday and Eid prayers, then where? Statement by Shiite Scholars Council The Shiite Scholars Council of Afghanistan in a statement said that it expects the security officials to provide security of the Muharram and Ashura mourning ceremonies. The statement reads: We are calling on the security of ...
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?

Wednesday 24 June 2026 ،
Friday that security forces and their armored vehicles were deployed near the Imam Sadeq Mosque in Hamad Town of the capital Manama to clamp down on the mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. Despite the security crackdown, protest rallies broke out in several areas ...
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Friday, marching in mourning processions, hoisting the banners of Imam Hussein, and chanting Labbaik ya Hussein(we are at your service Imam Hussein) and Hayhat minna al-dhilla (never to humiliation), the rallying cry of Karbala, right in the heart of the British capital. Gathering at Marble Arch be ...
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
Friday. The agreement was fast to cause outrage in Lebanon, with the people, especially the Shiite citizens, going furious at the government for its commitments under the deal. The Lebanese government, however, described the deal a big win for Beirut, arguing that it forces the Israeli regime to ex ...
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Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza
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Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
Friday in Gaza City for funeral service of Walid Majdi Haniyeh, Ismail Haniyeh's nephew, who succumbed to wounds sustained in an Israeli army strike near the Italian residential complex in the Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City. Mourners chanted takbirs and hurled slogans against the occup ...

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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.