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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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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit

Saturday 31 October 2026
Party soured from the late 1970s, and especially after the Iran-Iraq war broke out and Hafez al-Assad's government declared its support for Tehran in the conflict, Syria unilaterally shut down the pipeline carrying Iraqi oil. In the years after the 2003 fall of Saddam's Baathist regime, too, ...
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Arab Parties and the Decisive Game of Israeli Cabinet Formation
Analysis

Arab Parties and the Decisive Game of Israeli Cabinet Formation

Sunday 1 November 2026 ،
Party, tied to Jewish-Arab leftist circles, and emphasizes equality, social justice, workers' rights, and cooperation between Jewish and Arab citizens. Ayman Odeh is among its prominent representatives. Ta'al (the Arab Movement for Renewal), founded by Ahmad Tibi, blends national advocacy f ...
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert

Monday 2 November 2026 ،
Party, has also ruled out any alliance with the far-right. Citing other parties' positions, the regional affairs expert said that Gadi Eisenkot's faction, too, will not team up with Netanyahu, and Avigdor Lieberman has declared his outright opposition to the Haredi draft exemption law. Take ...
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
Despite his powers, Trump is worried that Democratic win will put the skids under his home and foreign policy. Alwaght- As vote opens, millions of Americans head to the polling stations to decide the fate of one of the most consequential congressional midterm elections in memory. Trump's contro ...
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
Recent vote made it clear Netanyahu is far from realizing his political agenda as his support erodes. Alwaght- The latest Israeli election results are weakening Netanyahu's political standing and deepening internal rifts, even as the fallout from regional wars, unfulfilled security promises and ...
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump

Wednesday 4 November 2026 ،
Party's position. Reports from preliminary election results suggest that Democrats secured victories in several key races, and Republicans lost part of their electoral standing. Roy Cooper's victory in North Carolina and Democrats' retention of seats in Georgia and New Hampshire were a ...
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From Vietnam to Iran: White House’s most Notable Defeats in Midterms
Analysis

From Vietnam to Iran: White House’s most Notable Defeats in Midterms

Friday 6 November 2026 ،
Party also commanded a substantial majority in Congress. Yet as America's military intervention in Vietnam expanded, the American death toll mounted, the war's costs ballooned and the administration proved unable to articulate a clear vision for victory, public support for the government ste ...
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Netanyahu  Teetering on the Brink
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Netanyahu Teetering on the Brink

Saturday 7 November 2026 ،
Party and the Zehut party also said they want the mandate to form a government handed to Netanyahu. Likud and the Jewish Power party are likewise expected to recommend Netanyahu for the job. As the opposition seeks to set find a common ground and secure the majority needed to form a cabinet, Netany ...
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Amid Burgeoning Crisis, Iraq’s Kurdistan is Haunted by Two-administration System
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Amid Burgeoning Crisis, Iraq’s Kurdistan is Haunted by Two-administration System

Saturday 7 November 2026 ،
Party (KDP) unilaterally and with slight majority reopened the local parliament after two years, it actually drew the ire of the rival Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).  PUK's leader Bafel Talabani in a strong-toned speech officially announced exit from Erbil government, saying that Sula ...
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Why Have UAE-hosted Russian-Ukraine Talks Failed?
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Why Have UAE-hosted Russian-Ukraine Talks Failed?

Wednesday 11 November 2026 ،
Territorial disputes and even European pessimism set up obstacles to a peace deal between Moscow and Kiev. Alwaght- After months of failure by international mediators, top of them the US, to push Russia and Ukraine toward de-escalation and a return to the negotiating table, a new round of trilateral ...

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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.