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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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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025
The US president is expected to make a set of economic and security deals with Arab countries. Alwaght- The US president is set to land in Saudi Arabia in the coming hours to start his Persian Gulf tour that will see him also visiting Qatar and the UAE. This visit is coming as West Asia is in a stat ...
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
Military competition of India and Pakistan as two nuclear powers since decades has been a source of security concerns for the regional and international stability. But what has gained further importance in recent decade is the shift of nature of this competition from a bilateral dispute to a broader ...
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
In his Persian Gulf tour, Trump falsified concepts of true growth and development in his comparison of Arab monarchies and Iran. Alwaght- Donald Trump's tour of the Persian Gulf was surrounded by a lot of controversy. He returned home from his first foreign visit since his comeback to the White ...
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China Slams US AI Chip Limits, Threatens Retaliation
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China Slams US AI Chip Limits, Threatens Retaliation

Wednesday 21 May 2025 ،
China denounced new US warnings over AI chip use as "bullying" and pledged strong countermeasures to defend its tech industry ALWAGHT- China denounced new US warnings over AI chip use as bullying and pledged strong countermeasures to defend its tech industry. China has fiercely criticized new US gu ...
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Why’s Pres. Pezeshkian’s Oman Visit Important?
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Why’s Pres. Pezeshkian’s Oman Visit Important?

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
Iranian president visited Oman as the two countries are seeing broader ties key to enhance their cooperation. Alwaght- Iran-Oman relations represent a unique pattern in a region fraught with challenges. In the ties of these two neighbors, historical considerations are mixed with geopolitical interes ...
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
World unity against Israel can make a dramatic difference, but the Western support to Israeli crimes cannot be underestimated. Alwaght- These days Gaza situation has gone beyond a crisis. UNRWA in a statement earlier last month said that the humanitarian crisis in the coastal enclave has gone beyond ...
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Nuclear Iran: US Fear of Rise of New Power in New Energies Market
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Nuclear Iran: US Fear of Rise of New Power in New Energies Market

Tuesday 3 June 2025 ،
The US is afraid of an independent Iran that can decide its own energy fate in a region whose energy is dominated by the West. Alwaght- In the turbulent world of geopolitics, energy has always been one of the main levers of power. Countries that have been capable of dominating energy resources or co ...
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New Red Sea Bridge a Saudi Push to Win Battle of Corridors
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New Red Sea Bridge a Saudi Push to Win Battle of Corridors

Monday 9 June 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia is to build a sea bridge to Egypt amid heating up corridor competition in the region. Alwaght- Saudi Arabia and Egypt plan to build a sea bridge across the Red Sea to connect the two countries.  Though no official information have been published yet about the railway project, Reut ...
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Netanyahu Striving to Drag US into War
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Netanyahu Striving to Drag US into War

Saturday 21 June 2025 ،
Military sites  - Kirya site as one of important military and executive centers equal to the US's Pentagon  - Tel Nof as one of important Israeli air bases  - Nevatim, Israel's most important air base near Dimona town  -Evda air base as the command center of electroni ...
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Israel’s Costs of War on Iran
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Israel’s Costs of War on Iran

Friday 27 June 2025 ،
Israeli costs of war have been heavy as Iran’s response to aggression was far beyond expectations. Alwaght- Emerging reports suggest that war Israel waged against Iran has cost the Israelis dearly, with some economists warning that if war continued, it could have led to full Israeli economic collaps ...

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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.