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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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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025
6,000, although there are no exact figures. In 2016, the militant group established its local branches in the city of Sinjar 110 kilometers west of Mosul, which are militias composed of Iraqi Yazidis and other Kurds. The most prominent of these groups are the Sinjar Protection Units, known locally ...
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Nuclear Riddle in $1 Trillion US-Saudi Deal
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Nuclear Riddle in $1 Trillion US-Saudi Deal

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
68 percent of Saudi Arabia’s electricity is generated by burning gas and 32 percent by burning oil, and that in June it was using 1.4 million barrels of crude oil per day to generate electricity. The Saudi officials believe that nuclear energy can provide some of the energy used in energy-int ...
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West

Thursday 22 May 2025 ،
600 billion. From air defenses to boosting naval power under the weapons deal  In the area of ​​air and missile defense, the agreement includes the expansion and upgrade of the Patriot PAC-3 MSE system, of which Saudi Arabia currently has 34 M903 launchers. These systems may be upgraded with ...
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Israel Authorizes Massive Reservist Call-Up to Intensify Gaza Offensive
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Israel Authorizes Massive Reservist Call-Up to Intensify Gaza Offensive

Tuesday 27 May 2025 ،
May, around 60,000 reservists were called up, reportedly to support expanded operations in Gaza and free up regular forces for combat. However, the move has drawn backlash from families of Israeli captives, who argue that escalating the conflict endangers their loved ones. Meanwhile, the government& ...
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Trump Pressures Canada: Buy $61 Billion Defense System or Accept US Statehood
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Trump Pressures Canada: Buy $61 Billion Defense System or Accept US Statehood

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
61 billion to the ’Golden Dome’ missile initiative ALWAGHT- Donald Trump, President of the US, has stated that Canada is required to contribute $61 billion to the 'Golden Dome' missile initiative, adding that the cost would be eliminated if Canada became a US state. Shortly after returning ...
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Gaza, the "Hungriest Place on Earth"
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Gaza, the "Hungriest Place on Earth"

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
May 27-29). During this period, more than 600 trucks carrying food, water, medicine and fuel were stopped at the border. Reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that 65 percent of essential medicines in the Gaza health ministry's stockpiles have run out, including antibiotics ...
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
May 22. He at the same time is the American ambassador to Turkey and last week made his first official visit to Syria. Barrack on Friday raised the US flag over the US ambassador’s residence in Damascus for the first time since the US embassy was closed in 2012. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SA ...
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
60,000 foreign fighters from more than 100 countries entered the country. These militants were mainly from the following countries: - Chechnya, Dagestan and other regions of the Caucasus (under the banners of groups such as Jaysh al-Muhajirin and al-Ansar, Al-Nusra Front, etc.) - Central Asia (Uzb ...
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Iran Hit a Jackpot Obtaining Top-secret Israeli Files
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Iran Hit a Jackpot Obtaining Top-secret Israeli Files

Monday 9 June 2025 ،
Mayadeen news network, reported that this move will have major consequences and may lead to the dismissal of the Mossad chief. Iran's power to infliterste top- secret security layers of Israel  This intelligence operation by Iran is not just a tactical success but a part of a major strate ...
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From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?
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From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?

Wednesday 11 June 2025 ،
May 28, sources reported the killing of seven citizens from two Alawite families in west of the country. These Alawite citizens were residents of the village of Jura al-Maa in the Mashqita district of the coastal province of Latakia. They were working on their farms when they were attacked by armed ...

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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.