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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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Aleppo again a Hot Spot as SDF and Damascus Wrestle for Ground
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Aleppo again a Hot Spot as SDF and Damascus Wrestle for Ground

Friday 26 December 2025
March 10, 2025 agreement to integrate the SDF into Syria’s new army and state civilian institutions. Months after the initial agreement between Mazloum Kobane and al-Jolani, however, no tangible steps have been taken to implement the deal, and the two sides remain deeply divided over its inte ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
March 2025, through American mediation, an agreement was signed between Mazlum Abdi, commander of the SDF, and HTS leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. The deal was meant to outline a process for merging Kurdish militia units, handing over administration of northern regions to the central government, and ...
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
March 1991) from Iraq. As a politician  Al-Maliki returned to Iraq in 2004, a year after the US invaded Iraq and toppled Saddam Hussein. He intensively participated in foundation of administrative council following Saddam's collapse and also served as a deputy head of a committee responsi ...
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From Mercusor or "Mother of Agreements" : EU’s Economic Divorce from the US
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From Mercusor or "Mother of Agreements" : EU’s Economic Divorce from the US

Thursday 29 January 2026 ،
March 2025 reached $136.5 and under the new deal, their trade will see a new upward trend. Europe's agreement with Mercusor  The EU–India agreement was signed just days after the European Union concluded a major deal with Latin America's Mercosur bloc comprising Argentina, Brazi ...
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Will Hariri Come Back to Lebanon’s Politics?
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Will Hariri Come Back to Lebanon’s Politics?

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
March 14 Alliance alongside Walid Jumblatt, leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, and Samir Geagea, head of the radical Lebanese Forces party. In the 2005 elections, Hariri secured a seat in parliament representing Beirut's first district, the same seat once held by his father, and his bloc ...
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis
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Araghchi’s Mission in Beijing amid Hormuz Strait Blockade and Energy Crisis

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
March 11 condemning Iranian attacks on the US military bases in the Arab countries, China and Russia abstained from voting. However, the two vetoed a resolution drafted by the US and some Arab countries on April 7 calling on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz it closed since war began.  China ...
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
March 17, 24, 27, and April 4 — with the April 4 attack killing an Iranian security officer. The Russian envoy took aim at UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who expressed alarm over the Barakah incident but never deemed it necessary to somehow react to the numerous attacks targeting the ...
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
March now stand at 20. 3. Psychological pressure through stirring permanent insecurity One of the main objectives of this strategy by Hezbollah is to destroy the calm of the Israeli army and impose a heavy psychological pressure on it. Distributed operations cause persistent terror in the camps a ...
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
March. International organizations, including the World Food Programme, describe the situation as catastrophic. Most of the population remains crammed into overcrowded tents or rubble-strewn buildings, while critical infrastructure like water, sanitation, and waste management, has effectively collap ...
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Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?
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Iran’s Frozen Assets in Qatar: Pressure Lever or Key to Agreement?

Tuesday 26 May 2026 ،
March 2021, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized a South Korean tanker in the Persian Gulf, a punitive move that played a significant role in pushing the Koreans to cooperate in transferring the money to Qatari banks. South Korea had been the sole buyer of Iranian gas condensates. After US sanc ...

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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.