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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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Europe’s Diminishing Role and Position in Global Affairs
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Europe’s Diminishing Role and Position in Global Affairs

Wednesday 31 January 2024
The discord among European Union members over the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza highlights a notable reduction in the bloc’s international influence The discord among European Union members over the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza highlights a notable reduction in the bloc's international influenc ...
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Painful Blows: Iraqi Resistance’s Attacks on Israeli Economic Arteries Are Hurting Tel Aviv
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Painful Blows: Iraqi Resistance’s Attacks on Israeli Economic Arteries Are Hurting Tel Aviv

Monday 8 April 2024 ،
Islamic Resistance in Iraq continues its painful attacks on Israeli arteries in defense of Gaza. Alwaght- 50 years after the second and last direct involvement of the Iraqi army in war of October 1973 against the Israeli regime, the Iraqis still recall the memory of their country's presence in t ...
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Mubarak Port Development, Kuwait’s Dream to Take the Pulse of Persian Gulf Trade
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Mubarak Port Development, Kuwait’s Dream to Take the Pulse of Persian Gulf Trade

Tuesday 4 June 2024 ،
Kuwait is working with China to transform into a trade hub in northern Persian Gulf, but it needs to beat challenges first. Alwaght- Geopolitical developments in the past few years have redefined the ground and maritime trade routes, and meanwhile the rise of corridor competition among the world' ...
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Why’s Hezbollah Chief Threatened Cyprus?
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Why’s Hezbollah Chief Threatened Cyprus?

Saturday 22 June 2024 ،
Hezbollah knows Cyprus will be involved in a war in form of providing logistics to Israel. So, it issued warning that it will not stay immune should it help Tel Aviv. Alwaght- As the tensions between Lebanon and the Israeli regime are reaching a boiling point and risk of a full-scale war is at its h ...
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BRICS’s Jump to De-monopolize International Security Institutions
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BRICS’s Jump to De-monopolize International Security Institutions

Monday 16 September 2024 ،
The BRICS bloc works to end the Western monopoly of the global security and economic institutions. Alwaght- As the world experiences new changes and developments, the political and economic groupings across the world take new forms. In recent years, the China and Russia-led BRICS economic bloc has ...
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Thursday 19 December 2024 ،
Israel is preparing to expand its influence to Iraqi borders, but it may have serious challenges ahead. Alwaght- The massive Israeli aggression on Gaza and Lebanon over the past year and recently on Syria shows that the Israeli leaders have evil plans for West Asia region and find the chaos in Syria ...
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
Hezbollah was founded and armed in response to factors that remain to date like Israeli aggression. Alwaght- These days, the US and its allies are pushing hard to disarm Lebanon's Hezbollah in order to ensure security of the Israeli regime from the north. But they should know that this popular r ...
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
Disputes over maritime boundaries, energy resources, and political influence have created fertile ground for military confrontation among the various influential actors in the region. The resumption of joint exercises is certain to introduce new complexities into an already volatile landscape. Gree ...
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
The situation is complex in Yemen’s Hadhramaut. Saudi Arabia and UAE, along with proxies, are playing their own game while aligned with broader US regional agenda. Alwaght- Over the past few days, Yemen’s east has been a scene for fast-moving and critical field developments that have led to a ...
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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean
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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean

Saturday 13 December 2025 ،
The US steps up hostility on Venezuela despite Caracas resolve to defend national sovereignty. Alwaght- After military deployment and closure of Venezuelan airspace, the US has now seized a tanker, taking a new step to direct confrontation with Caracas. The US President Donald Trump on Wednesday an ...

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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.