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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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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US

Sunday 9 November 2025
Mohammad al-Jolani (officially Ahmad al-Sharaa) who just months ago was an internationally wanted terrorist. He, as the Syrian interim president, is to meet the US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday.  But while things have gone well for al-Jolani and his orbit throughout Syria&rsqu ...
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Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament
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Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament

Saturday 15 November 2025 ،
Mohammad al-Halbousi and the affiliated lists with 33 seats. Kurds in third place Kurdish political blocs, which had a high chance of increasing their parliamentary seats following the election's expansion to Kirkuk, secured a total of 56 seats. These seats are distributed among several Kurdis ...
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Israeli Strike on South Lebanon Kills One
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Israeli Strike on South Lebanon Kills One

Tuesday 18 November 2025 ،
Mohammad Shuweikh was killed in an airstrike. Additional incidents included an Israeli FPV drone dropping a flashbang on civilians in al-Dhayrah—causing no casualties—and a smoke bomb strike on a water well in Odaisseh. Lebanese officials have condemned the attacks and called for protect ...
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Iraq Resistance Gained further Weight, US Failed Despite $2b Spending in Vote: Expert
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Iraq Resistance Gained further Weight, US Failed Despite $2b Spending in Vote: Expert

Tuesday 18 November 2025 ،
Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani's list, where 47 candidates successfully won votes, nearly 30 are resistance figures. Similarly, in ex-PM Nouri Al-Maliki's list, resistance elements hold a dominant presence. It is quite possible that the 'Resistance Bloc' could emerge as the largest coalitio ...
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IAEA, from Claims of Neutrality to Close Ties to Tel Aviv
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IAEA, from Claims of Neutrality to Close Ties to Tel Aviv

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
Mohammad Eslami at the 69th general conference of the IAEA in Vienna had said that we are witnessing the Agency’s lack of professional conduct. This body, without taking any position, failed to condemn the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities and acted with remarkable passivity. In the t ...
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Israeli Forces Kill Young Palestinian, Arrest Two in West Bank Raids
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Israeli Forces Kill Young Palestinian, Arrest Two in West Bank Raids

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
Mohammad Shtayyeh, a member of the Palestinian police, according to local officials. His father was brought in to identify him, after which Israeli troops removed the body and withdrew. The Palestinian Red Crescent said its medics were blocked from reaching Shtayyeh before he died. In separate inci ...
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Will Belated Russian Help Save Al-Jolani?
Analysis

Will Belated Russian Help Save Al-Jolani?

Sunday 23 November 2025 ،
Mohammad al-Jolani, which looked seemingly ordinary, now the real and strategic dimensions of it are emerging. Media reports published a few days ago show that Moscow and Damascus are preparing the ground to restore past close ties and revive Russian military presence in areas the Russians lost con ...
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Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom
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Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom

Tuesday 25 November 2025 ،
Mohammad Ali Allahdadi and several Hezbollah members. Israel had targeted him in that strike but failed to hit him. Reports also indicate he played a decisive role in transferring specialized military training to the Ansarullah forces in Yemen. More recently, Tabatabaei was a pivotal figure in Hez ...
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Larijani Calls for Strategic, Economic Expansion with Pakistan
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Larijani Calls for Strategic, Economic Expansion with Pakistan

Tuesday 25 November 2025 ،
Mohammad Ishaq Dar. Ali Larijani arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday and was received by Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. In their meeting, Larijani stressed the need to upgrade Iran-Pakistan ties to a “strategic level,” emphasizing that both countries have fa ...
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Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule
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Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule

Wednesday 26 November 2025 ،
Mohammad al-Jolani, Syria is still grappling with dangerous upturn of the waves of violence and crimes the armed groups affiliated with Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) are committing in various parts of the country. This situation not only threatens social and political stability, but also puts the pilla ...

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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.