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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 Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel
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Gaza Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel

Thursday 23 January 2025
Some Israeli military and political 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 opera ...
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Hamas Re-wrote History of Israeli-Arab Wars
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Hamas Re-wrote History of Israeli-Arab Wars

Saturday 25 January 2025 ،
Hamas’s resistance managed to impose new equations on Israel, breaking with bitter memories of Arab defeats in wars against Israel. Alwaght- The Arab-Israeli wars have a special place in the history of the contemporary developments of the West Asia region. From the wars between Arab and Israeli armi ...
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UNRWA Ban: Why’s Israel Afraid of the Aid Agency?
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UNRWA Ban: Why’s Israel Afraid of the Aid Agency?

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
UNRWA has played a great role in enabling Palestinian refugees cope with impacts of Israeli occupation as it documents Tel Aviv’s atrocities. Alwaght- After its failure on the battleground, Israel plans to up the pressures on Gaza civilians. The decision was revealed when the Israeli ambassador in t ...
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US-Armenia Pact: A Stabilizing or Destabilizing Factor for Yerevan?
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US-Armenia Pact: A Stabilizing or Destabilizing Factor for Yerevan?

Wednesday 29 January 2025 ،
Impacts of the US policy  Expansion of the cooperation between the US and Armenia in economy and security will spread to politics. According to political observers, this agreement is another step towards de-Russianization of Armenian foreign relations and merger into the Western security order ...
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Iran and EAEU Partnership: Blurring the Trade, Energy, and Transit Borders
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Iran and EAEU Partnership: Blurring the Trade, Energy, and Transit Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
Iran’s trade interaction with Eurasian Economic Union is growing and this can mitigate impacts of Western sanctions on Tehran. Alwaght- In recent years, Iran has seriously pursued accession to regional and international economic blocs and organizations. One of these blocs is the Eurasian Economic U ...
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Israelis or Palestinians: Who Deserves Relocation?
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Israelis or Palestinians: Who Deserves Relocation?

Monday 3 February 2025 ،
Impacts of such approach on the Palestinian view of negotiations  The policies of Trump and similar politicians have left substantial impacts on the Palestinians' view of the negotiations for a settlement of the decades-long dispute.  Distrust in political processes When the US and ...
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Trump’s Dream for Gaza Will Not Come True: Expert
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Trump’s Dream for Gaza Will Not Come True: Expert

Saturday 8 February 2025 ،
Trump is seeking force Gaza people out, but he certainly will not get through diplomacy what Israel did not get through war. Alwaght- In recent days, the remarks of the US President Donald Trump about forced migration of the Palestinians from Gaza and Washington's readiness to control this besie ...
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Trump’s War on Intl. Structures Draws International Backlash, Home Gaps
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Trump’s War on Intl. Structures Draws International Backlash, Home Gaps

Sunday 9 February 2025 ،
Trump sanctioned ICC court in a move that will cost the country’s image heavily at home and abroad. Alwaght- The American President Donald Trump who since his inauguration issued several controversial executive orders against countries and international organizations, on Thursday signed into law san ...
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
Under American pressure, Lebanon’s government canceled a flight from Tehran to Beirut carrying Lebanese nationals. Alwaght- While after election of a new president and formation of a new government the Lebanese politicians were expected to focus on their main mission of ending the Israeli occupation ...
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Syrian Refugees Dilemma: Choosing between Return and Staying Abroad
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Syrian Refugees Dilemma: Choosing between Return and Staying Abroad

Sunday 16 February 2025 ،
Syrian refugees post-Assad have a difficult decision to make as new Syria is still struggling to get devastated economy back on the track. Alwaght- With the collapse of government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the case of the Syrian refugees, which was put on international agenda after the end of civ ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution