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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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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?
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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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Why’s Trump Insisting on Gaza Ceasefire Plan?
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Why’s Trump Insisting on Gaza Ceasefire Plan?

Monday 7 July 2025 ،
deals in a way that establishes Israeli security dominance, ignores the Palestinian and Lebanese rights, and paves the way for resumption of war.  Given this, the Palestinian trust in the Israelis has been marred not only by the unrealized promises, but also by the contradiction in words and d ...
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UN Experts Call for Immediate Termination of Israel’s US-Backed GHF Aid Program
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UN Experts Call for Immediate Termination of Israel’s US-Backed GHF Aid Program

Wednesday 6 August 2025 ،
deals that harm Palestinians, and holding corporations accountable for complicity. They warned that without accountability, the integrity of humanitarian aid itself could be undermined, as the GHF was designed to sideline the UN’s role in aid distribution and has been rejected by the organizat ...
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Tough Sana’a-Tel Aviv Encounter: Who’s the Winner?
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Tough Sana’a-Tel Aviv Encounter: Who’s the Winner?

Tuesday 26 August 2025 ،
deals with Israel as a “tragic contradiction,” and accusing Arab leaders of remaining silent in the face of Netanyahu’s expansionist rhetoric of “Greater Israel,” he has managed to portray the Yemeni forces as the only deterrent on the Arabian Peninsula against Israeli ...
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
deals with Russia, particularly following Moscow's public criticism of Israeli attacks. - Diversifying oil export routes away from the Strait of Hormuz and developing alternative corridors. This is especially critical if Iran faces new maritime threats following West's snapback mechanism th ...
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
deals of 2025 and 2026, but also on the balance of power between the political poles and the scale of the power of the Axis of Resistance to success and to impose national will on the home political structure. 

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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.