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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’s Creeping Influence in Central Asia a Threat to Iran’s Security Interests
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Israel’s Creeping Influence in Central Asia a Threat to Iran’s Security Interests

Wednesday 12 November 2025
Muslim nations, increase its regional influence, and break out of its diplomatic isolation. For the Central Asian states, however, this partnership offered a chance to diversify their international allies, gain access to Israeli expertise and technology, and establish a unique channel with the US vi ...
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UNSC Backs US Gaza Plan; Hamas Rejects It
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UNSC Backs US Gaza Plan; Hamas Rejects It

Tuesday 18 November 2025 ،
Muslim-majority countries such as Egypt, Indonesia, and Azerbaijan. The force is intended to oversee Gaza’s security, supervise demilitarization, facilitate aid delivery, and operate under a unified command as Israel phases out its presence, while a transitional administration coordinates reco ...
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
Muslim world On the regional landscape, the F-35 sale to the Saudis carries a pointed, if indirect, message for Turkey. Over the past decade, Ankara has aggressively campaigned to position itself as the de facto leader of the Muslim world, projecting power from its entente with Qatar to its repeate ...
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Iranian President Urges Muslim Unity in Talks with Turkish Foreign Minister
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Iranian President Urges Muslim Unity in Talks with Turkish Foreign Minister

Monday 1 December 2025 ،
Muslim nations ALWAGHT- Iran’s president urged Turkey’s foreign minister to set aside differences, reinforce unity, and deepen cooperation among Muslim nations as external pressures grow. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged Muslim nations to overcome internal disputes and stre ...
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Pope’s Lebanon Visit Puts a Heavy ’Divine Responsibility’ on the Religious Leader
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Pope’s Lebanon Visit Puts a Heavy ’Divine Responsibility’ on the Religious Leader

Wednesday 3 December 2025 ،
Muslims, Christians, and Druze, and the shadow of threat on Lebanon is looming seriously in the days to come. Lebanon is the country with the largest Christian population, as it hosts over 1 million Syrian and Palestinian refugees. In a land where religions and cultures coexisted for centuries, air ...
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?

Monday 8 December 2025 ،
Muslim world One of the key issues in the Turkish military policy is the intensive rivalry that is ongoing among the Muslim countries to secure a superior military position and Ankara is trying not to fall behind its rivals. The UAE and Saudi Arabia that in many cases are aligned have considerabl ...
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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance
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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
Muslim countries into normalization, thinking that the broader the network of bilateral cooperation, the easier the normalization process. So, a trilateral cooperation has begun to emerge, resting on common interests to redefine the power balances in Caucasus and West Asia. The Gaza war laid bare t ...
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
Muslim world’s big powers. The three countries called for Israel to immediately stop its hostilities in Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria and condemned the Israeli aggression on Iran in July. As two influential regional powers, Iran and Saudi Arabia can set up a bulwark in the face of the Israeli ...
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FM Fidan, the Mysterious Man of Turkish Foreign Policy
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FM Fidan, the Mysterious Man of Turkish Foreign Policy

Saturday 27 December 2025 ،
Muslim world. In line with this, Fidan pursues a form of spiritual leadership and a coordinating role for Turkey, positioning it not merely as a regional player, but as the reference point for managing crises across the Muslim world and the Middle East. This idea manifests in the Gaza case, where h ...

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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.