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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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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025
invasion of Kuwait in 1990. After American invasion of Iraq in 2003, some cities and regions in northern Iraq became strongholds of the PKK. The Turkish army until 2013 penetrated Iraq's depth, setting up over 30 military bases and posts on the Iraqi soil. These bases are illegal and have drawn ...
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
invasion and the martyrdom of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah public support for the resistance, especially in the south, would drop, an evil dream shattered with a brilliant victory of Hezbollah.  The lead of Development and Loyalty lists  So far in the three phases of the elec ...
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Secret Military Plan under Aid Cover
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Secret Military Plan under Aid Cover

Tuesday 10 June 2025 ،
invasion of the Gaza Strip and was designed by prominent Israeli figures including Kiran Tankman, an Israeli entrepreneur and former member of Unit 8200 of Israeli army and also Michel Eisenberg, an American-Israeli investor. They believed that the UN aid system was strengthening Hamas and needed fu ...
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?

Thursday 17 July 2025 ،
invasion of Sana’a the capital for direct confrontation with Ansarallah, which has been holding the power in the north since 2014. However, this plan was not implemented due to concerns about their defeat by the Sana’a government. Because the experience of a decade of war Saudi Arabia a ...
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
invasion of Gaza in October 2023, the media and observers during the war reported behind-the-scenes efforts by the Israeli cabinet to implement the forced relocation of Palestinians as a strategic goal and seizure of this Palestinian coastal enclave for building settlements, ensuring security of the ...
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
invasion of Lebanon in 1982, which was carried out under the pretext of confronting the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and progressed to the occupation of Beirut, was a turning point in the founding of Hezbollah. This occupation made the situation in the south more critical than ever, and S ...
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Israel and Gaza War: Fear of Narrative Replacing Fear of Field
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Israel and Gaza War: Fear of Narrative Replacing Fear of Field

Wednesday 13 August 2025 ،
invasion of Gaza in 2014, and several photographers were injured in these attacks. During the 11-day war between Israel and Gaza resistance groups in May 2021, the Israelis also targeted the offices of Al Jazeera and the AP. At the time, Tel Aviv authorities justified the crime by claiming that the ...
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Israeli War on Gaza Towers: Display of Destruction, Cover for Losses
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Israeli War on Gaza Towers: Display of Destruction, Cover for Losses

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
invasion, the Israeli army has prioritized destruction of tall buildings and residential towers and in the first action it on Friday targeted Al-Mashtaha Tower in western Gaza with three missiles following a warning by Defense Minister Israel Katz, razing the building to the ground. Katz has threat ...
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications

Wednesday 10 September 2025 ،
Grounds for disqualification include allegations of corruption, ethical violations, or ties to the Ba'ath Party, which ruled the country unilaterally under Saddam Hussein before the US invasion of the country in 2003. In many instances, even open investigations or unproven allegations have been ...
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Netanyahu Confirms Ground Invasion as Gaza Comes Under Intense Fire
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Netanyahu Confirms Ground Invasion as Gaza Comes Under Intense Fire

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
As Netanyahu confirms a ground assault, families in Gaza City flee destroyed homes, facing worsening hardship amid ongoing strikes ALWAGHT- As Netanyahu confirms a ground assault, families in Gaza City flee destroyed homes, facing worsening hardship amid ongoing strikes. Israeli Prime Minister Benj ...

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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.