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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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Gaza Reconstruction Promises: From Sharm El-Sheikh Summit to Field Challenges
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Gaza Reconstruction Promises: From Sharm El-Sheikh Summit to Field Challenges

Friday 17 October 2025
Jacques Silier announced that the next phase will see an intensive push to mobilize international funds and launch reconstruction programs. He stressed that the top priority for donor countries and UN agencies will be to ensure a safe and sustainable reconstruction of Gaza. He held that the scale o ...
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Prisoners’ Bodies: Netanyahu’s New Excuse for War
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Prisoners’ Bodies: Netanyahu’s New Excuse for War

Saturday 18 October 2025 ،
Netanyahu is obviously seeking a new pretext to resume war on Gaza while Hamas says it delivered all bodies of prisoners it held. Alwaght- A week after announcement of ceasefire in Gaza Strip and Trump’s propagandaistic show in Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh about bringing the so-called peace to ...
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Baghdad, the Hot Spot of Iraq’s Upcoming Elections
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Baghdad, the Hot Spot of Iraq’s Upcoming Elections

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
Just one week before the election, he announced a boycott of the vote in a message on X, stating: I know with full certainty that the decision to boycott is a difficult and heavy step for many people, but the homeland is more precious than to be sold to the corrupt and subservient lackeys. Given hi ...
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Iraq’s Elections Important, Carry Surprises: Expert
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Iraq’s Elections Important, Carry Surprises: Expert

Tuesday 4 November 2025 ،
Jubouri, and the Al-Qiyada coalition led by Mahmoud al-Mashhadani. One of the potential surprises in this election could be al-Sudani’s coalition. In the previous elections, it secured only two parliamentary seats, but it now enjoys a broader popular base, particularly in Baghdad’s Sadr ...
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What Does High Iraq Election Turnout Mean?
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What Does High Iraq Election Turnout Mean?

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
January 2005 election, with turnout reaching a peak of approximately 70 percent in the December election of the same year, the highest level in Iraq's modern political history. However, by 2010, participation had fallen to about 62 percent and remained at that level for the 2014 elections. The d ...
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Maduro Denounces US And Trinidad And Tobago Military Maneuvers As ‘Irresponsible’
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Maduro Denounces US And Trinidad And Tobago Military Maneuvers As ‘Irresponsible’

Sunday 16 November 2025 ،
Maduro denounces the joint military exercises between the US and Trinidad and Tobago as irresponsible ALWAGHT- Maduro denounces the joint military exercises between the US and Trinidad and Tobago as “irresponsible.” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro condemned the joint US-Trini ...
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Trump Struggles to Escape Epstein Scandal
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Trump Struggles to Escape Epstein Scandal

Wednesday 19 November 2025 ،
Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier who was accused of running a sex-trafficking network that exploited underage girls, often involving powerful friends and associates, now the White House is grappling with a crisis stemming from this relation. These pressures on Trump surged when last week thousa ...
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Rebuilding or Geopolitical Engineering? A Look into Gaza Division in Red and Green Zones
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Rebuilding or Geopolitical Engineering? A Look into Gaza Division in Red and Green Zones

Monday 24 November 2025 ،
Journal has published details of a new American plan to divide Gaza Strip, practically separating the Hamas-controlled regions from areas according to the ceasefire deal the Israeli forces should withdraw from. According to the plan, the Hamas-controlled regions (outside the Yellow Line) will be mar ...
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Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule
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Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule

Wednesday 26 November 2025 ،
Jolani, Syria is still grappling with dangerous upturn of the waves of violence and crimes the armed groups affiliated with Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) are committing in various parts of the country. This situation not only threatens social and political stability, but also puts the pillars of Syria ...
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Luxury Police Vehicles New Means to Cement Al-Jolani’s Rule
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Luxury Police Vehicles New Means to Cement Al-Jolani’s Rule

Thursday 4 December 2025 ،
Jolani, in a massive street parade unveiled new visual identity and design for the police and security forces vehicles. Unveiling luxury cars for police forces comes while the country is grappling with grave security, economic, and political crises. Meanwhile, the presence of senior Turkish militar ...

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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.