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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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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?
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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?

Friday 27 February 2026
Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, in which he demanded his loyalist militias to put down arms and join a peace deal with Turkey, he has issued his second message to his forces from the prison. In a message he released on Friday, he said that the violence-based policy should give place to a democratic p ...
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Iran War Sounding NATO Death Knell
Analysis

Iran War Sounding NATO Death Knell

Thursday 19 March 2026 ،
Europeans feel betrayed by the US and so cannot enter in Iran war as they see it unjustified. Alwaght- Just a couple of months ago, Trump set the news and social media ablaze by his plan to annex Greenland to the US territory. Though since the beginning it looked that his words were a media game, wh ...
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Election of Amidi As Iraq’s President: PUK Restores Power, Political Dynamics Shift
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Election of Amidi As Iraq’s President: PUK Restores Power, Political Dynamics Shift

Monday 13 April 2026 ،
Party (KDP) had reached an impasse. The KDP, adopting a hardline stance and introducing a rival candidate, attempted to leverage political brinkmanship and its veto power in parliament to extract significant concessions on internal regional issues, such as resource management, budget, and the local ...
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Iraq’s PM Election Scenarios
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Iraq’s PM Election Scenarios

Saturday 25 April 2026 ،
Party issued a statement, saying that al-Maliki’s candidacy is still standing and he has not withdrawn his candidacy yet.  Ultimately, the future of this competition hinges on how the SCF resolves its internal disputes, and how much the shadow of the direct and indirect al-Maliki-al-Suda ...
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
Party (KDP), aiming to lay the groundwork for a deal on Kurdish participation in the next government. The Kurdistan Region has long been a decisive player in Iraq’s power equations. Since Saddam Hussein’s fall and the formation of Iraq’s new political order in 2003, no government ...
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Start of Netanyahu’s End: What Are the Reasons and Consequences of Knesset Dissolution?
Analysis

Start of Netanyahu’s End: What Are the Reasons and Consequences of Knesset Dissolution?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
Netanyahu is a source of gaps inside Israel and the countdown to his end may start with Knesset dissolution. Alwaght- The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has proven a pro in evading the critical junctures at home politics, is finding himself in a trouble anew. As his political allies ...
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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 ،
Armenia tends to move towards the West, but it also should make sure to maintain its traditional ties with the Russia as the dominant power in Caucasus. Alwaght- Armenia that has been facing an array of political and security challenges after defeat in Azerbaijan war and losing disputed Karabakh reg ...
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert
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Impossible to Disarm and Dissolve Iraqi Resistance, US Pushing to Obliterate Resistance in the Region: Expert

Monday 15 June 2026 ،
Party, the Shabaniya Uprising against Saddam Hussein, and resistance to foreign occupation forces after Saddam’s fall. All these developments show that resistance is an integral part of the political culture of Iraqi Shiites. The political expert added that the culture of resistance is also a ...
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Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza
Analysis

Failure Upon Start: Fate of June 26 Movement in Gaza

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
The anti-Hamas movement issued call for protests against Hamas, but failed to draw support for next measures. Alwaght- As Gaza war unfolds, in recent weeks a group calling itself June 26 Movement issued calls for Gaza people to take to the streets on June 26 and protest against Hamas, the resistance ...
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?
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New Security Arrangements in Strait of Hormuz: Why’s Oman Cautious?

Tuesday 30 June 2026 ،
Future arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz will not include any tolls or fees for transit. That stance suggests that while Oman supports security cooperation with Iran, it does not necessarily agree with every aspect of Tehran's proposal, particularly the idea of charging passing vessels. In ...

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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.