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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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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?

Saturday 22 November 2025
60s has been the preservation of Israel's Qualitative Military Edge (QME) under any and all circumstances. Even US's closest allies, such as the UAE, Australia, and Japan, have never received versions of American weaponry identical to those supplied to Israel. Consequently, even after norma ...
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy

Sunday 23 November 2025 ،
6 billion by spring 2026, and eventually 1.8 billion cubic feet in the summer. Tel Aviv, however, has delayed implementing these commitments for political reasons. Diversifying energy sources  Egypt, largely relying on foreign suppliers for its energy, is now eying flexibility and diversifyin ...
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Beirut Assassination: Tel Aviv’s Dangerous Game and Mystery of Hezbollah Response
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Beirut Assassination: Tel Aviv’s Dangerous Game and Mystery of Hezbollah Response

Wednesday 26 November 2025 ،
66-day war, Hezbollah, despite its success in safeguarding Lebanon's territorial integrity and blocking the repetition of the Israeli army's advance scenarios seen in Syria, strategically recalibrated its position. To rebuild its damaged military capabilities and combat organization, and to ...
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Fleeing the Hell: Migration from Israel Now a Surging Trend
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Fleeing the Hell: Migration from Israel Now a Surging Trend

Saturday 6 December 2025 ،
6,300, and in 2024 we recorded over 8,400 requests to cancel residency in Israel. Return to Europe Reports indicate that a reverse migration flow among Israeli residents is intensifying. Many who once migrated from Europe to the occupied territories are now returning to Europe and other Western d ...
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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance
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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?
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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?
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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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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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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.