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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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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026
Ministry, in 2020 and 2021 alone, some 74 tribal conflicts and nearly 234 tribal attacks were recorded across the country. Basra topped the list. Some of these clashes go well beyond small arms. Riyadh al-Ali, a security expert, has reported the presence of Russian, American, and Iranian machine gu ...
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
of their trade based on the past agreements. Within this framework, Central Bank of Iran Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati traveled to Iraq on Sunday at the head of a high-ranking economic delegation for talks with senior officials on financial and economic issues. In Baghdad, Hemmati met with his Iraq ...
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
Ministry also issued a statement on the US military attack on the Iranian island, emphasizing that the country’s armed forces will not hesitate to exercise their inherent right to self-defense and will respond decisively and proportionately to any military aggression. The statement made clear ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
of confrontation. In this connection, the Achilles Shield air defense pact that was signed on Saturday between Israeli regime and Greece for $3 billion is not just a trade deal. According to it, for the first time, the Israelis will deliver a full and unified air defense system to another country. ...
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Ministry announced on Thursday that it has decided to sever ties with the Emirates as it has been following all ways to save these relations. The ministry further added that the North African countries exercised utmost responsibility and self-restraint and spared no initiative to draw attention of t ...
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions
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From Chips to Iran War: Xi-Trump’s Hard Discussions

Friday 25 September 2026 ،
Ministry spokesperson described the trade of visits of the two leaders in four months as historic, adding that this will serve to guide the strategic relations of Beijing and Washington. The spokesperson added that China will work with the US to boost dialogue and cooperation, manage differences, an ...
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
of peace to eliminate terrorism backgrounds, Pakistan-Afghanistan rifts have proven a frustration. Alwaght- Since 2017 that the Qatari-mediated US-Taliban talks grew more serious, Moscow Format talks started and so far eight rounds of them were held. One of the important agendas driving these talks ...
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What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?
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What’s Lavrov’s Mission in Tehran?

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
Ministry has said the Tehran talks will focus on the situation surrounding Iran and Moscow's efforts to de-escalate tensions. That stance comes as the dispute between Tehran and Washington over ending the war, regional security arrangements and the status of the Strait of Hormuz retains strategi ...
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Ministry of Finance told the Al-Mansah website that a preliminary agreement had been reached to extend the $5.3 billion Saudi deposit and inject $10 billion in new Saudi investment into Egypt. The report, however, was not officially confirmed and cannot be treated as a definitive agreement between t ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
Ministry and Naif al-Shammari the Defense Ministry, the two portfolios at the core of internal security, the police forces and the defense establishment. Qutaiba Ghazi Majid was named planning minister, a post central to coordinating public investment and allocating development resources. Haider Bah ...

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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.