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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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How’s Iran War Taking Its Toll on European Economies?
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How’s Iran War Taking Its Toll on European Economies?

Sunday 31 May 2026
March appears to be the latest evidence that the Iran war has crushed the economic boom. Office of National Statistics (ONS) data shows that 100,000 jobs were cut in April, the steepest drop since May 2020, while the number of job vacancies has fallen to its lowest level since early 2021.  2. ...
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
March and docked in Tartus port in May. The deployed fleet included the vessel Sparta, owned by its parent companies, SC South and Oboronlogistics, alongside the Russian frigate Admiral Kasatonov and another warship, all are under US sanctions. Oboronlogistics describes itself as a company speciali ...
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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?
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Beirut of Two Frames: How Can We See the Real Lebanon?

Sunday 7 June 2026 ،
March 2, effectively rubber-stamping Israel's justification for its aggression. All this while experts believe Netanyahu's stated goal, which is complete dismantlement of Hezbollah's weapons and permanently removing the threat against Israel's northern regions, reveals the Israeli c ...
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
March 2 have killed 4,230 people, wounded 12,179, and displaced over one million. Throughout this period, the Israelis have repeatedly flouted temporary ceasefire agreements, as they consistently did even after the November 2024 deal, continuing to violate the truce and carry out airstrikes deep in ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
March 2015, it boasted of a nine-nation Arab and Islamic coalition that would upend the battlefield and defeat Ansarullah. Saudi media at the time billed the alliance as a decisive force that would end Ansarullah's rule for good. But subsequent events proved that battlefield realities bore littl ...
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
Analysis

Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
March to $16–$20, making Saudi oil prohibitively more expensive for Asian refiners than rival grades. The outcome of this situation is the considerable shift in the combination of Chinese oil imports. According to Energy Intelligence later in June, the Russian oil exports to China have reache ...
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?
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Countdown to US-Iran Deal Deadline: Returning to War or Continuing Diplomacy?

Friday 14 August 2026 ،
March said that the US at that time had only managed to confirm with confidence destroying one-third of Iranian missile stockpile. It was unclear the missiles were destroyed, damaged, or buried in underground bunkers, the report added.  Even then, Iran kept firing. Reuters had also cited pre-w ...
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?
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Three Missing Iranian Pilots: Is the US Involved?

Tuesday 18 August 2026 ،
March, we made contact with the relevant pilots. When we received no response, we took the necessary measures to defend our territory. Qatari search-and-rescue teams scoured the area for the pilots' remains and recovered the body of one of them. We reached out to the Iranian side to coordinate t ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
March has not materialized. The analysis also cited violations of the memorandum and the collapse of the ceasefire, identifying the Strait of Hormuz standoff as a core driver of persistent tensions. And Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, offered a political ...
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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 ،
March 2025, its leaders calculated that territorial control, US backing, and military muscle would give them a strong negotiating hand. But the events of 2026 upended that equation. In January, Syrian government forces swept through large swaths of SDF-held territory in a rapid offensive. By Januar ...

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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.