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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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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance
Analysis

The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance

Tuesday 9 December 2025
64 billion in 2023, a striking 68 percent year-on-year increase. Trade climbed again in 2024, reaching $2.2 billion, confirming a clear and accelerating trend of economic expansion. Given Azerbaijan’s oil and gas capabilities and the UAE’s interest in energy investments, a significant p ...
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Troubled Louvre Museum Faces Some Grave Scenarios
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Troubled Louvre Museum Faces Some Grave Scenarios

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
6,000 artistic and archeological, and historical pieces from around the world, displaying them in halls reaching 73,000 square meters Economic significance of Louvre Based on a report published by the Amazing Museums website, the estimated revenue generated by the Louvre Museum for the French eco ...
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With Turkey-PKK Peace Faltering, Northern Syria Conflict Growing More Likely
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With Turkey-PKK Peace Faltering, Northern Syria Conflict Growing More Likely

Wednesday 17 December 2025 ،
65 percent of the public either “do not trust” or have “no trust at all” in the government’s economic management, with a majority expecting conditions to worsen. In this climate, Erdogan, who has a history of leveraging national security and the Kurdish issue to mobili ...
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With West Doubtful of Him, Can Al-Sharaa End Syria Chaotic Situation?
Analysis

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

Wednesday 17 December 2025 ،
60 percent of the country, including the Damascus-Homs-Hama-Aleppo urban corridor and a majority of the big cities. In major cities under its control, al-Sharaa’s government administers a relatively comprehensive network of state institutions, security apparatuses, tax collection, educational ...
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How’s UAE Become Israel’s Biggest Military Industry Partner in the Region?
Analysis

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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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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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
60 pages in Pashtun language. In effect since its issuing, the document have covered a wide range of items and said to have been compiled by a Taliban's religious scholars from jurisprudence books of Hanafi faith.  Despite repeated calls by the international community for the Taliban to fo ...
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Rafah Border Crossing: A Safe Gate or an Entrance to a Large Open-Air Prison?
Report

Rafah Border Crossing: A Safe Gate or an Entrance to a Large Open-Air Prison?

Monday 2 February 2026 ،
May 2024. Observers note the sprawling scale of military infrastructure constructed by Israeli forces at the crossing, which starkly contradicts the supposed civilian nature of the transit point. The Israeli occupation forces are imposing severe restrictions and exhaustive controls on passengers, ...
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Iraq’s Govt. Formation in Deadlock as Kurds Wrestle over Post of President
Analysis

Iraq’s Govt. Formation in Deadlock as Kurds Wrestle over Post of President

Saturday 7 February 2026 ،
62 out of 100 local parliamentary seats and the distribution of the key posts— the prime minister, president and interior minister— in the new local government makes their main sticking point. Other disputes include management of ministries, some organizations, foreign missions, oil reve ...
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Shiites, the Main Victims of Terrorism in Pakistan
Analysis

Shiites, the Main Victims of Terrorism in Pakistan

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
May 6, 2011, terrorists opened fire on a Shiite gathering in Quetta, killing eight people and wounding 15 more. The targeting of Hazara neighborhoods marked the first wave of a series of heavy attacks against the community. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the assault. On September 20, 20 ...

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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.