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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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Netanyahu’s Push for Longer War Can Kill More Prisoners
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Netanyahu’s Push for Longer War Can Kill More Prisoners

Sunday 29 December 2024
of longer war since he knows halting the operation in Gaza can lead to his government collapse. Alwaght- After return of the Israeli negotiating team from Qatar, the Hamas-Israel ceasefire and prisoner swap deal talks have entered a sensitive stage. But despite the claims of progress, it seems that ...
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria

Monday 30 December 2024 ،
of President Bashar al-Assad and rise to power of the armed groups in Syria the Syrians hoped that the security will be protected and there will be no sectarian and political score settling as the militants promised, shortly later the people have sunken into disappointment as a result of actions of ...
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?
Analysis

New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
of the Turkish politicians and media outlets believe that Ankara which has been leading a project to topple the Syrian government is the biggest winner of the current Syrian developments. But many of the observers believe that complications of the Syrian scene given the exceptional geopolitical pos ...
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Government measures to counter ISIS  The Iraqis, who have not forgotten the bitter experience of the ISIS seizure of their territory from 2014 to 2017, are not surprised by this terrorist group this time and are trying to nip its actions in the bud before it starts its rejuvenated campaign to ...
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?

Wednesday 15 January 2025 ،
of Bashar al-Assad government in Syria, the prediction of the country sinking again in security, political, and social instability and crisis is coming true. As with the start of crisis in 2011 the way was paved for presence of foreign occupation forces, now and with the new developments and shaky c ...
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?
Interview

Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
of its chief and commanders. Alwaght- After years of political stalemate in Lebanon over election of a president, the Lebanese groups finally reached a consensus on Joseph Aoun to fill the position after two years. To discuss the current developments in Lebanon and influence of election of a new pr ...
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Iran-Russia Strategic Pact: What Does it Mean for the Two Actors?
Analysis

Iran-Russia Strategic Pact: What Does it Mean for the Two Actors?

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
of the US, Tehran and Moscow have displayed their resolve to shore up their bilateral ties and coordinate their international and regional policies. One of the showcases of this growing unity of the two allies is the recurrent trade of visits of senior political officials of the two countries. Mean ...
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
of Damascus by the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham-led armed groups, Syria developments have fanned the concerns of regional countries especially neighbors about the consequences of instability in this country. Meanwhile, while the Iraqi government is most concerned about the return of instability to Syria, t ...
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Gaza Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel
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Gaza Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel

Thursday 23 January 2025 ،
officials have stepped down on the heels of the Gaza ceasefire as Netanyahu-army gap deepens. Alwaght- Although about 16 months have gone since Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Storm of October 7, 2023 against Israel, the security aftershocks of this historic operation keep taking their tolls on Isra ...
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Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade
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Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
officials in Kabul on a variety of bilateral and internal issues. Alwaght- Since Taliban's takeover of power in Afghanistan in August 2021, Iran has tried in a variety of ways to establish constructive interactions with new Kabul leaders and build a common view on security, political, economic, ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures