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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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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?
Paper

Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?

Saturday 13 September 2025
Middle East Post-October 7: Israel's Push for Regional Hegemony, Tel Aviv's pressure to expand normalization is characterized as a tool to reshape the regional balance of power. The report argues this push aims to usher in a new post-colonial era, one marked by uncontested Israeli dominance. ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Greater Israel' plan within the American 'Greater Middle East' project: Turkish analysts believe the Israeli regime is pursuing a major strategy to weaken neighboring countries and create a security belt of weak or subservient states around itself. As part of this strategy, there should ...
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Hamas a Firm Block Ahead of Trump’s Gaza "Riviera" Plan
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Hamas a Firm Block Ahead of Trump’s Gaza "Riviera" Plan

Tuesday 30 September 2025 ،
Middle East. Though Trump did not reveal details of his surprise for the region, since Palestine and especially the Gaza war is the main global focus, many observers think that the new Trump plan centers on Gaza.  This new version, the potential details of which have been recently presented b ...
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Hamas’s Calculated Response to Trump’s Plan: Yes to Deal, Never to Surrender
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Hamas’s Calculated Response to Trump’s Plan: Yes to Deal, Never to Surrender

Saturday 4 October 2025 ،
Middle East.  Reacting to Hamas' principled agreement, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterated Canberra's support for efforts to end the war.  The Irish PM welcomed the recent developments, expressing hope they would lead to an end of hostilities. A Qatari foreign ...
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Ankara and Tehran: From Economic Partnership to Anti-Israeli Alliance
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Ankara and Tehran: From Economic Partnership to Anti-Israeli Alliance

Monday 1 December 2025 ،
Middle East.” The Turkish diplomat further emphasized Ankara’s support for Tehran in the nuclear negotiations, calling for an end to “unjust” sanctions. Beyond this shared threat, major geopolitical shifts are redoubling the strategic importance of Tehran-Ankara relations. A ...
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
Paper

Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
Greater Middle East Game Developments in eastern Yemen can also be read in the context of renewed Western thinking on how to handle the Yemen case within the broader vision of a “new Middle East”, particularly after the failure of military tools in eight years of war against Sana&rsquo ...
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Armenia Growing Hasty about TRIPP Corridor
Report

Armenia Growing Hasty about TRIPP Corridor

Tuesday 16 December 2025 ،
Middle Corridor, ensuring seamless connectivity between Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia.” He added that the project would expand regional links, deliver economic benefits across the region, and become another critical factor in advancing peace between Baku and Yerevan. These clai ...
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FM Fidan, the Mysterious Man of Turkish Foreign Policy
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FM Fidan, the Mysterious Man of Turkish Foreign Policy

Saturday 27 December 2025 ،
Middle East. This idea manifests in the Gaza case, where his emphasis on a potential Turkish presence signifies an attempt to transform the Palestinian crisis into a platform for legitimacy of Turkish regional role. Even his response regarding Hamas’s disarmament, dismissing it as not a curren ...
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Somaliland, Israel’s New Gamble in Horn of Africa
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Somaliland, Israel’s New Gamble in Horn of Africa

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
Middle East, Africa, and Europe. From Tel Aviv’s perspective, cooperation with Somaliland translates into securing these crucial shipping lanes and preventing potential disruptions to commercial maritime traffic. Over the past two years, amid the fallout from genocidal Israeli war on Gaza, Is ...
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Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy
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Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
Middle East project and the Balkanization of the region have become increasingly apparent. It is a scenario that places securing the interests of the Israeli regime at the absolute forefront of American foreign policy. In such an environment, the importance of the structure Haj Qasem built has not d ...

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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.