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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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Israel Outlook as the First Anniversary of Gaza War Arrives
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Israel Outlook as the First Anniversary of Gaza War Arrives

Monday 7 October 2024
deals with Hamas, with military solution proving ineffective in this regard. According to the reports, there are still 117 prisoners held by Al-Qassam Brigades and other allied forces in Gaza, and the Israeli army has not even obtained information about their hiding places. Netanyahu claims that Ham ...
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What Do Experts Think about Prospects of Iranian-Saudi Security Cooperation?
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What Do Experts Think about Prospects of Iranian-Saudi Security Cooperation?

Tuesday 12 November 2024 ،
deals with Iran, Tehran can provide its domestically-developed weapons to them at a lower cost. In its war on terrorism in Syria and Iraq, Iran showed well it spares no efforts to help its neighbors and can provide its experiences to its allies without an expectations. This is true to the Arab mona ...
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Israeli Policy of Converging to Africa a Failure Story
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Israeli Policy of Converging to Africa a Failure Story

Monday 18 November 2024 ،
deals with African countries, but Gaza war that started with Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Storm in response to Israeli atrocities has overshadowed these relations.  African-Israeli divergence begins to shape  After October 7 developments and Hamas operation against the Israeli settlem ...
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ICC Arrest Warrant to Netanyahu, Gallant: What Are the Consequences?
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ICC Arrest Warrant to Netanyahu, Gallant: What Are the Consequences?

Saturday 23 November 2024 ،
deals being cancelled or expired in Britain as a result of the ICC ruling. Who does ICC issue arrest warrant to?  The ICC was formally established in 2002 under the Rome Statute (1998), a treaty establishing a court with broad jurisdiction to investigate, try, and punish perpetrators of genoc ...
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What’s the Message of Hamas Leaders’ Meeting with Iran’s Leader?
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What’s the Message of Hamas Leaders’ Meeting with Iran’s Leader?

Monday 10 February 2025 ،
deals. Hamas achievements  With a focus on the remarks of the Leader in his meeting with Hamas leaders, we can name some of Hamas gains in the recent war:  Victory in ceasefire negotiations: In a meeting with the Hamas leadership, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution praised the Hamas n ...
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What’s behind Hamas’s Gifts to Released Israeli Prisoners
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What’s behind Hamas’s Gifts to Released Israeli Prisoners

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
deals:  Hourglass: Time is running out  When Hamas released three Israeli prisoners in the southern Gaza Strip, it gave one of them an hourglass with time is running out written on it in Arabic, Hebrew and English. Below the statue of this hourglass were also pictures of other Israeli p ...
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Why’s Tel Aviv Afraid of Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire?
Analysis

Why’s Tel Aviv Afraid of Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire?

Saturday 8 March 2025 ،
deals and if the second stage in implemented, Israeli achievements will fully disappear.  Will Tel Aviv wage new war?  There are signs Israeli occupation has prepared itself to resume the war. Recalling at least 40,000 reserve forces to parts of Gaza is one of these signs. Israeli Defens ...
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Trump Escaping Netanyahu’s  Regional Game to Avoid Troubles
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Trump Escaping Netanyahu’s Regional Game to Avoid Troubles

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
deals, but not under pressure or threat. The character of Trump, as a pragmatic, self-centered, and highly sensitive to independence of decision-making person, has caused him to act chilly and cautiously in the face of repeated Israeli demands for military action. Instead of engaging in a proxy war ...
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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 ،
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 state of geopolitical tensions and the policies of Trump's administr ...
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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 ،
Military Industries (SAMI). In the maritime sector, the Saudi Navy will strengthen its coastal surveillance and energy infrastructure protection capabilities through the purchase of sensors, unmanned surface systems, and advanced surveillance technologies. Although no specific platform has been con ...

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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.