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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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What’s the Significance of Beijing Declaration for Post-war Gaza?
Report

What’s the Significance of Beijing Declaration for Post-war Gaza?

Thursday 25 July 2024
Islamic Jihad, others were present, including the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Palestinian People's Party, the Palestinian People's Struggle Front, the National Initiative Movement, the General Command of the Popular ...
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Is France Really Worried about Israeli War on Lebanon?
Analysis

Is France Really Worried about Israeli War on Lebanon?

Friday 11 October 2024 ،
Islamic Republic of Iran has said it is for a ceasefire, the actions of Netanyahu and continuing the bloodshed in Lebanon and Gaza by the Israeli army, as well as Netanyahu's arrogance game in the region, may make Iran's full involvement in a war against Israel inevitable. Tehran had repeate ...
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Syria Developments Set off Alarm Bells to Central Asia
Analysis

Syria Developments Set off Alarm Bells to Central Asia

Sunday 15 December 2024 ،
Islamic Party, which is based in the eastern region of China and is composed mainly of Uyghurs. Many of them have gained combat experience in Afghanistan. Engin Ozer, a Turkish political scientist and analyst, revealed to Caspian Post that after the 2020 ceasefire agreement between Syrian governmen ...
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?
Analysis

Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Islamic state. In September 2016, the MB-affiliated Islamic Action Front party won 10 of the 130 seats in parliament. Its reformist candidates, however, ran under a separate party, the National Congress Party, and did not win any seats in the parliament. The movement's strategy in Jordan has al ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
Islamic Jihad, as well as PLO affiliates and offshoots. Level 2: Liaison with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Level 3: Dealing with refugee camps and residents or those displaced from these camps. At the first level, from the very first hours of the seiz ...
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days

Tuesday 6 May 2025 ،
Islamic Revolution in 1979 attracted him and he participated in the Islamic committees supporting the revolution, which carried out media activities, rallies and speeches about Iran's Islamic Revolution, paving the way for the establishment of a new Lebanese party. In 1982, Sheikh Naim Qassem wa ...
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?
Report

What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
Islamic governments with Washington’s staunch support for Israel’s aggressive policies and occupation towards the Palestinians and neighboring countries, and especially the genocide in Gaza, a different approach by Paris to the Palestinian cause represented by Palestinian state recogniti ...
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Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom
Report

Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom

Tuesday 25 November 2025 ،
Islamic Resistance, Hezbollah, at its inception and progressed through its extensive military and leadership training programs. His combat record dates back to the years before Lebanon's 2000 liberation, participating in numerous operations against Israeli military positions and their assets. H ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
Interview

US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
Islamic Republic of Iran has championed that position from the start. Referring to past Iran-US talks over Iraq, he said that when Iraq was under American occupation and Washington had no intention of leaving, the Americans, mired in a security quagmire, raised the idea of negotiating with Iran. T ...
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
Analysis

Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
Islamic Unity Party, as well as others including representatives of Ghani's government, attended these meetings.  After rise to power of the Taliban again, the composition of the participants changed and in some recent meetings, Taliban opposition groups attended. However, concerning the e ...

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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.