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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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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa

Sunday 27 April 2025
Iraqi MPs and public say that new Syrian leader has a criminal past in Iraq and should not be received by their government. Alwaght- Official relations between Iraq and Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad government in December last year have seen many highs and lows. It seems that Syria file is ...
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From Syria Oil to Iraq Gas: How’s US Seeking to Plunder Regional Energy Resources?
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From Syria Oil to Iraq Gas: How’s US Seeking to Plunder Regional Energy Resources?

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
Iraq despite central government’s opposition in a push to build a lever against Baghdad. Alwaght- In the shadow of the burgeoning tensions between Iraqi central government and Kurdistan region over Erbil's oil contracts with foreign companies, the US is trying to seek roots of these differences ...
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
Iraqi government have once again made headlines. One of the most important sources of tensions that these days is making a controversy is the salary payment of the employees of the Kurdistan region that has triggered an economic crisis and severe public discontent. The regional government in Erbil ...
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Imam Reza Shrine Sends 1,000 Volunteers to Support Arbaeen Pilgrimage in Iraq
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Imam Reza Shrine Sends 1,000 Volunteers to Support Arbaeen Pilgrimage in Iraq

Monday 4 August 2025 ،
Iraq, Astan Quds Razavi has deployed about 1,000 servants from the Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine ALWAGHT- To support Arbaeen pilgrims across Iraq, Astan Quds Razavi has deployed about 1,000 servants from the Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine, offering a range of services including food distribution and medica ...
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
Iraq and Afghanistan. Retired military figures offered mixed perspectives: some described it as a return to roots, while others warned it risked further eroding the moral legitimacy of the armed forces in the public eye. Defense Secretary's comments and contradiction to the history of the US w ...
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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 ،
Iraq's parliamentary elections, sensitivities over the candidate vetting process has intensified. The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), the primary decision-making body, is rigorously reviewing candidate eligibility to ensure the process is both lawful and transparent. But the vetti ...
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Ending Gas Waiver for Iraq: From Power Crisis to Profit to American Companies
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Ending Gas Waiver for Iraq: From Power Crisis to Profit to American Companies

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
Iraq to buy Iranian gas to feed its power plants, aggravating an already troubling crisis. Alwaght- The US President Donald Trump who has recently pushed the tensions with Iran to their height has now embarked on a policy of restricting Tehran's business and energy interactions with neighboring ...
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Blair, a War Criminal Named for Trump’s Gaza Administration
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Blair, a War Criminal Named for Trump’s Gaza Administration

Thursday 2 October 2025 ،
Iraq from 2001 to 2003. According to the New York Times, Trump worked out his plan in association with Blair. In August, Blair at a meeting in the White House he discussed with Trump's former advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner proposals about Gaza. The Time magazine, too, in a report said that ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
Iraqi Kurdistan region has resumed its oil exports via the Turkish Port of Ceyhan. This development is an outcome of a new deal between Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the federal government in Baghdad, an agreement described historic by the two sides that would close one of the oldest cases ...
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Hamas Rejects Tony Blair’s Possible Role in Post-War Gaza Administration
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Hamas Rejects Tony Blair’s Possible Role in Post-War Gaza Administration

Saturday 11 October 2025 ،
Iraq, which caused the deaths of thousands of civilians. Blair, who served as Middle East Quartet envoy from 2007 to 2015 without achieving significant progress in Israel-Palestine talks, is reportedly included in US President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan. The proposal envisions a transi ...

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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.