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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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With West Doubtful of Him, Can Al-Sharaa End Syria Chaotic Situation?
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With West Doubtful of Him, Can Al-Sharaa End Syria Chaotic Situation?

Wednesday 17 December 2025
The death of three American forces in Syria has raised questions in Western capitals about capability of al-Sharaa to control Syria. Alwaght- The death of three American forces in Syria’s Palmyra attack has once again drawn the attention to the relations of the Trump administration and the new ...
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Driving Forces Behind Rising Iranian-Russian Alliance
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Driving Forces Behind Rising Iranian-Russian Alliance

Thursday 18 December 2025 ،
Tehran and Moscow have many reasons to align, from energy cooperation to confronting Western sanctions and threats. Alwaght- On January 17, 2025, President Vladimir Putin of Russian and President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran signed Tehran-Moscow Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation. The aim is ...
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How’s UAE Become Israel’s Biggest Military Industry Partner in the Region?
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How’s UAE Become Israel’s Biggest Military Industry Partner in the Region?

Saturday 20 December 2025 ،
Mayun Island in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, where the UAE established a military base and airstrip in late 2016, and in the Socotra archipelago, where surveillance centers linked to intelligence-gathering submarine technology were established in late 2020 at the “Ras Qatnan” and “Jum ...
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Why Are Tel Aviv and Washington Stepping Up Pressures against Hezbollah?
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Why Are Tel Aviv and Washington Stepping Up Pressures against Hezbollah?

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
Israel knows that disarming Hezbollah makes occupation of Lebanon a piece of cake. Alwaght- The representatives of the Lebanese government and Israel held a new round of talks about disarming Hezbollah resistance movement. Beirut has recently put disarming top on its agenda and Washington has voiced ...
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Iran and Pakistan Work Together to Advance Regional Stability
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Iran and Pakistan Work Together to Advance Regional Stability

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
Abbas Araghchi and Muhammad Ishaq Dar discussed bilateral relations and stressed the importance of ongoing consultations with regional countries ALWAGHT- Abbas Araghchi and Muhammad Ishaq Dar discussed bilateral relations and stressed the importance of ongoing consultations with regional countries t ...
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Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region
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Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
Tehran should act fast for influence and cooperation with Alliance of Sahel States, or have harder competition once other actors arrive. Alwaght- For years, Iranian analysts have been talking about their country’s ignoring of opportunities in Africa. Some encourage a redefinition of the relati ...
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US or Venezuela? Who’s the True Oil Thief?
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US or Venezuela? Who’s the True Oil Thief?

Friday 26 December 2025 ،
Trump says Venezuelan nationalization of its oil was theft of American oil companies’ assets, justifying oil blockade on South American nation. Alwaght- The US President Donald Trump has recently called on Venezuela to return the asserts Caracas years ago seized from American oil companies. Respondi ...
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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 ،
Maydan neighborhood in Aleppo were displaced after residential areas were targeted with machine guns and artillery fire by SDF forces. The SDF, for its part, denied what it described as “claims by Damascus’ security and military apparatus that our forces targeted Aleppo neighborhoods.&r ...
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FM Fidan, the Mysterious Man of Turkish Foreign Policy
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FM Fidan, the Mysterious Man of Turkish Foreign Policy

Saturday 27 December 2025 ،
His intelligence background make Hakan Fidan develop foreign policy in shadows. Alwaght- Many describe Hakan Fidan the architect of the current foreign policy of Turkey. This description is more a description of a doctrine shift and way of Turkish foreign policy model than a title given to the intel ...
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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only  Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse
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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
Mayadeen that despite the fact that Abu Dhabi was an ally to Riyadh in the war against Yemen, it holds geopolitical ambitions and with support of the US, Britain, and Israeli regime, it is pushing for expansion of its geopolitical influence in African countries and Yemen through control of the coast ...

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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.