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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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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?

Sunday 28 September 2025
Islamic Republic's pillars firm While Israeli leaders may have thought that assassinating Iran's senior commanders would precipitate the collapse of the Islamic Republic, Western think tanks argue that the most significant outcome of the war has been the survival and consolidation of the Is ...
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41 Palestinians Killed in Ongoing Israeli Assault on Gaza
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41 Palestinians Killed in Ongoing Israeli Assault on Gaza

Wednesday 1 October 2025 ،
Islamic University and al-Qassam Mosque were damaged or set ablaze. The attacks caused widespread destruction, including the demolition of an entire residential block in Tal al-Hawa and shelling in Khan Younis. Hospitals and medical centers, including Al-Awda and Nasser Medical Complex, reported re ...
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Nobel: A Political Reward or Peace Prize?
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Nobel: A Political Reward or Peace Prize?

Sunday 12 October 2025 ،
Islamic Relations (CAIR) also denounced the selection, calling it an unreasonable decision that undermines the credibility of the Nobel committee. Critics are further highlighting Machado's long-standing record. They point to a 2018 letter she wrote to the leaders of Israel and Argentina, urgin ...
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Figures on Palestinians Hamas Freed during Two-year War: Epic Stories of Four Prisoners
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Figures on Palestinians Hamas Freed during Two-year War: Epic Stories of Four Prisoners

Wednesday 15 October 2025 ،
Islamic Jihad leaders to southern Lebanon. Undeterred, Issa and his comrades escalated their campaign. In March 1993, they ran over Israeli soldier Noam Kohler and, in a separate operation that same month, killed two Israeli police officers and critically wounded a colonel in a shooting. After a mo ...
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Mossad Agent Executed in Qom, Iran
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Mossad Agent Executed in Qom, Iran

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
Islamic penal code. Seyyed Kazem Mousavi, head of Qom’s Judiciary, stated that the execution followed the Supreme Court’s confirmation of the sentence and the rejection of a clemency request. The man reportedly began working with Mossad in October 2023 and was arrested in February 2024. ...
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Why’s Situation Still Combustible despite Pakistan-Afghanistsn Peace Agreement?
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Why’s Situation Still Combustible despite Pakistan-Afghanistsn Peace Agreement?

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
Islamic law. Its demands include the release of imprisoned members and the reversal of Pakistan's integration of its former tribal areas into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Although the TTP operates independently from the Afghan Taliban, the two groups are ideologically aligned. Data indicat ...
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Cairo Meeting: Hamas’s Push for Second Stage of Ceasefire
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Cairo Meeting: Hamas’s Push for Second Stage of Ceasefire

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
Islamic Jihad Movement.  Finally, many analysts warn that Trump's plan is unsustainable in the long run because it ignores the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people. They maintain that for any peace plan to achieve lasting stability, it must fully meet the legitimate aspirations of ...
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The Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque: The Epicenter of Zionism’s Civilizational Clash
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The Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque: The Epicenter of Zionism’s Civilizational Clash

Saturday 1 November 2025 ،
Islamic Waqf. This fragile and semi-stable situation has been under constant pressure and challenge. Particularly in recent years, radical Israeli factions, including religious-nationalist movements, have aggressively campaigned to pave the way for Jewish prayer within the compound, perform Jewish ...
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Manama Dialogue 2025: Overt and Covert Agenda
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Manama Dialogue 2025: Overt and Covert Agenda

Tuesday 4 November 2025 ،
Islamic Jihad’s military wings. Meanwhile, Tom Barrack, who is the US envoy to Lebanon and Syria, laid out another piece of Washington’s broader “New Middle East” map. He described Lebanon as a failed state, blaming Hezbollah for its collapse. According to him, Lebanon remai ...
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
Islamic caliphate, and join ISIS and re-sink Syria in instability and violence.  In general, as long as deep distrust of Tel Aviv in new Damascus rulers holds on, any Syrian hope in the US for economic and security progress in Syria is no more than illusion. 

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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.