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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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Fatalities in Iran Port Blast Increase to 25
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Fatalities in Iran Port Blast Increase to 25

Sunday 27 April 2025
The blast at southern Iran’s Shahid Rajaei Port has claimed 25 lives and left around 800 wounded ALWAGHT- The blast at southern Iran’s Shahid Rajaei Port has claimed 25 lives and left around 800 wounded. A catastrophic explosion at Iran’s Shahid Rajaei Port on Saturday killed 25 people, ...
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Home and regional developments seem to have motivated Jordanian government to ban the Muslim Brotherhood after 80 years. Alwaght- After years of ups and downs in relationship between the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and the Jordanian government, Amman last week banned groups affiliated with the MB in the ...
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Death Toll From Southern Iran Port Explosion Reaches 46, With Over 1,000 Injured
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Death Toll From Southern Iran Port Explosion Reaches 46, With Over 1,000 Injured

Monday 28 April 2025 ،
Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, tasked by President Masoud Pezeshkian to oversee the response, announced that an investigation into the cause of the blast is underway. He emphasized that accountability will be ensured and praised the swift response of rescue and firefighting teams. First Vice Pre ...
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Pakistan Praised for Supporting Iran in Opposition to Israel
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Pakistan Praised for Supporting Iran in Opposition to Israel

Tuesday 15 July 2025 ،
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized the urgent need for unity among Islamic nations to confront what he described as the Zionist regime’s divisive strategies. He warned that the regime seeks to fragment the Muslim world and called on political leaders ...
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Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?
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Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Interior Minister and the Head of the Center for Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs of the Iranian Ministry of Interior, also announced in March that the number of authorized and unauthorized Afghan nationals in the country as 6,100,000, saying: “Of this number, 2,100,000 are authorized, ...
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Pakistan and Iran Boosting Strategic Ties Under Arbaeen Cooperation
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Pakistan and Iran Boosting Strategic Ties Under Arbaeen Cooperation

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, noting that last year the country hosted more than five million foreign pilgrims, more than 3 million of whom were from Iran and the rest from other countries, called on his the Pakistani counterpart to manage the return movement of the Pakistani pilgrims to ...
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced in a statement that they had ordered the military to “immediately” target regime forces and weapons brought to Sweida for operations against the Druze. They added that Israel is committed to preventing harm to the Dr ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
Interior. The head of the forces has the rank of minister. This will be seen as a step forward against growing calls to integrate the PMF into the ministries of defense and interior, which seek to disband these forces through a merger plan. Establishing a “Popular Mobilization Academy” ...
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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 ،
Electoral commission disqualified a large number of candidates for a variety of reasons including corruption, etc. Alwaght- With just two months left to Iraq's parliamentary elections, sensitivities over the candidate vetting process has intensified. The Independent High Electoral Commission (IH ...
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Three Children Among Five Killed in Israeli Drone Attack on Southern Lebanon
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Three Children Among Five Killed in Israeli Drone Attack on Southern Lebanon

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar echoed similar denunciations. The incident occurred as US Deputy Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus was in Lebanon to attend a meeting of the ceasefire monitoring committee. Lebanese leaders highlighted the irony of the attack taking place under the committee’s watch. ...

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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.