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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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Erdogan: No Force Can Expel Palestinians from Their ‘Eternal’ Homeland
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Erdogan: No Force Can Expel Palestinians from Their ‘Eternal’ Homeland

Monday 10 February 2025
Middle East and proposed that displaced Gazans be resettled in neighboring countries such as Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. This idea sparked widespread outrage across the Arab and Muslim world. Netanyahu echoed similar sentiments in a TV interview on Thursday, suggesting that Saudi Arabia, with ...
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) to connect India to Europe to compete with this megaproject. Meanwhile, Iran, due to its strategic location in the northern Indian Ocean, plays an important role in ensuring energy security, transportation, and regional trade. Chabahar Port, as one of Ira ...
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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It
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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
Middle East Institute, believes that there are almost insurmountable logistical obstacles that must be addressed for Trump to advance his agenda. Katulis argues that the most important leverage that Arab countries have against Trump’s plan is their growing unity in opposition to it and their p ...
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Iranian FM: Israel’s WMDs and Nuclear Arsenal Endanger Global Peace
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Iranian FM: Israel’s WMDs and Nuclear Arsenal Endanger Global Peace

Tuesday 25 February 2025 ،
Middle East. On February 24, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addressed the High-Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, emphasizing the increasing threats posed by armed conflicts, military interventions, and the proliferation of nuclear weapons. He called attention to the ...
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Hezbollah’s Renaissance after Sayyed Nasrallah’s Historic Funeral
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Hezbollah’s Renaissance after Sayyed Nasrallah’s Historic Funeral

Wednesday 26 February 2025 ،
Middle East Center, believes that Lebanon’s main problem is that the country is run by a cartel of sectarian politicians who are allies of powerful individuals in Lebanon’s financial and banking sectors. According to this analysis, sectarian politicians affiliated with banking cartels in ...
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From Damascus to Gaza: Turkish Neo-Ottomanism Vs. Axis of Resistance Discourse
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From Damascus to Gaza: Turkish Neo-Ottomanism Vs. Axis of Resistance Discourse

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
Middle Eastern policy for the Turkish leaders to once again think about their shattered dream of establishing neo-Ottoman Empire and in this context consider themselves a regional superpower and international power. This can be obviously seen in the triumphant stances and arrogant boasting of Ankar ...
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Why’s Tel Aviv Afraid of Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire?
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Why’s Tel Aviv Afraid of Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire?

Saturday 8 March 2025 ،
Middle East Steve Witkoff's proposal for ceasefire.  Ceasefire without progress  The Israeli media have also announced that little progress has been made in the ceasefire talks. Maariv newspaper quoted senior Israeli officials as saying that Witkoff is unlikely to arrive in Israel in ...
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Qatar Calls for IAEA Supervision of All Israeli Nuclear Facilities
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Qatar Calls for IAEA Supervision of All Israeli Nuclear Facilities

Sunday 9 March 2025 ،
Middle Eastern countries, except Israel, are parties to the treaty and have safeguard agreements with the IAEA. Israel is believed to possess 200 to 400 nuclear warheads but has refused IAEA inspections or to sign the NPT. He also criticized Israel's ongoing aggressive policies, including action ...
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Second Round of Gaza Ceasefire Talks: Peace or New Stalemate?
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Second Round of Gaza Ceasefire Talks: Peace or New Stalemate?

Tuesday 11 March 2025 ،
Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Doha next Tuesday to mediate a new agreement between Israel and Hamas. A senior Israeli official also said that Witkoff wants to bring all parties together in one place for several days and begin intensive negotiations to reach an agreement. ...
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Russia Supports JCPOA Revival, Dismisses US Proposal for A New Iran Deal
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Russia Supports JCPOA Revival, Dismisses US Proposal for A New Iran Deal

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
Middle East. Lavrov dismissed this approach, stating it would not work and expressing concern over the US attaching political strings to the deal. The 2015 JCPOA deal, known as the P5+1 agreement, was meant to address Iran’s nuclear program, but the US unilaterally withdrew from it in 2018 un ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution