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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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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty
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Iraq’s Marathon to Break Out of Cabinet Posts Uncertainty

Monday 10 August 2026
Maliki, swiftly denied the report, dismissing it as an attempt to sow division and undermine Iraq’s political unity at a critical moment. Observers argue that the longer it takes to fill the ministry posts, the higher would be the possibility of new tensions and opposition pressures. Therefor ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Maliki will likely insist on preserving the legal, institutional framework of the Popular Mobilization Forces. So one of the fiercest battles ahead may not be over the principle of a strong state per se, but over the precise definition of where former armed groups fit within the official security ar ...
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Yemeni Leader Reaffirms Support for Iran Amid Ongoing Aggression
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Yemeni Leader Reaffirms Support for Iran Amid Ongoing Aggression

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
Malik al-Houthi has reaffirmed Yemen’s support for Iran ALWAGHT- Yemeni Ansarullah leader Sayed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has reaffirmed Yemen’s support for Iran, asserting that the aggression targeting Iran, Lebanon, and Yemen forms part of a coordinated US-Israeli scheme. In a televised speech ...
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026 ،
Malikiyah, and the outskirts of Kobani. That military collapse gutted the SDF's leverage, and ultimately paved the way for the January 18 framework agreement, followed by the January 29 deal, which laid out a new blueprint for integrating SDF forces into the Syrian state. Under those circumstan ...
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
Maliki, and Hadi al-Amiri, has held a series of closed-door meetings with armed groups in recent days. Operating under the mandate of the State Administration Coalition and the Shia Coordination Framework (SCF), the committee is backing Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi’s push to bring all weapons u ...
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Mali, and Sudan. In a television interview in July, he launched a blistering attack on Abu Dhabi, saying wherever they set foot, blood is spilled. Tebboune added that had Algiers not wanted to prevent deepening the rifts in the Arab world, the severing of ties would have happened long ago. We want t ...
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Al-Houthi: September 21 Uprising Marked a Turning Point in Restoring Yemen’s National Dignity
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Al-Houthi: September 21 Uprising Marked a Turning Point in Restoring Yemen’s National Dignity

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
Malik al-Houthi commemorates September 21 revolution, highlights Yemen’s sovereignty and support for Palestine ALWAGHT- Ansarullah Chief Abdul-Malik al-Houthi commemorates September 21 revolution, highlights Yemen’s sovereignty and support for Palestine. Ansarullah leader Sayyed Abdul Malik a ...
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, the withdrawal of the Western forces, and the emergence of new security arrangements have given Moscow and Beijing a fresh opportunity to consolidate their position in one of Africa's geopolitically most sensitive regions. The significance of Sahel, indeed, is not the ...
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Maliki, of State of Law coalition, was approved interior minister. Nayef al-Shamari, of National Coalition, was elected defense minister. Qatibeh Ghazi Majid, of Azm Coalition, was elected Minister of Planning, and Haydar Bahaa al-Husseini, of State of Law was approved as minister of Higher Educatio ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
Maliki takes the Interior Ministry and Naif al-Shammari the Defense Ministry, the two portfolios at the core of internal security, the police forces and the defense establishment. Qutaiba Ghazi Majid was named planning minister, a post central to coordinating public investment and allocating develop ...

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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.