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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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Key Strategic Remarks by the Martyred Leader on the Persian Gulf
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Key Strategic Remarks by the Martyred Leader on the Persian Gulf

Saturday 2 May 2026
Muslim neighbors to form a new, multilateral regional order—one where the main players are local countries, and the US and Zionist regime have no place.
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Iran President Affirms Readiness to Strengthen Ties with Iraq
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Iran President Affirms Readiness to Strengthen Ties with Iraq

Wednesday 6 May 2026 ،
Muslim world. Al-Zaydi also expressed Iraq's readiness to host negotiations between Iran and the US to end hostilities, calling it a religious and political duty, and argued that confrontation must give way to dialogue.
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Large Yemeni Rallies Back Al-Aqsa and Lebanon
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Large Yemeni Rallies Back Al-Aqsa and Lebanon

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Muslims worldwide to intensify boycott campaigns, participate in million-man marches, and stand against the Zionist plot and its hostile campaigns against Islam, the Quran, the Prophet, and Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?
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Is Oman Facing a Repeat of the 2017 Qatar Crisis?

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
Muslim Brotherhood-linked movements, and, with Washington’s green light, tightened the noose on Doha. On the surface, media spats and security concerns were framed as the root of the crisis. But digging deeper, one of the main drivers behind the pressure campaign was Qatar’s close ties t ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Muslim world. Armed with a nuclear arsenal, a massive Muslim population, a battle-hardened professional army, and extensive counterterrorism experience, Pakistan has earned the trust of many Arab nations as a reliable security partner. The roots of Pakistan’s military expansion into the Arab ...
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Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community
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Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
Muslim world. In Afghanistan, this year like the past years, Afghanistan Shiites have faced vast restrictions imposed by the Taliban rulers on marking their religious ceremonies. While this period should be a time for Muslims and free people worldwide, especially Shiites, to reflect on the values o ...
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?
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Why Do Bahrain’s Shiites Need Axis of Resistance’s Security Umbrella?

Wednesday 24 June 2026 ،
Muslim, and even non-Muslim, communities in the region against the oppressive occupation and aggression of the Israeli regime, as well as against takfiri groups like ISIS. In the current period too, while Arab and Islamic countries have sat on their hands in the face of Israel regime aggression and ...
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture
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Iran and Pakistan: Emerging Axis in New West Asia Security Order Architecture

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Muslim world's sole nuclear power, remains a secondary threat for Israel, and Pakistani officials now take the threat of strikes on their own nuclear facilities more seriously than ever. This deep convergence of views on regional developments has propelled Tehran-Islamabad ties far beyond mere ...
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Muslims and Shiites across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. In places like Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran, recent wars and political developments lent the rituals a particularly charged and poignant tone. This report takes a look at Ashura traditions across the world: Labbaik Ya Hussein chants at ...
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Martyred Leader Was Honest, Inspired Russians: Russian Citizen Attending Ayatollah Khamenei’s Commemorations
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Martyred Leader Was Honest, Inspired Russians: Russian Citizen Attending Ayatollah Khamenei’s Commemorations

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
Muslim world, it opened aspects of his life, personality, and thoughts to the people of Russia, and even to the the non-Muslims. The Russian citizen opened the conversation by explaining why he attended the funeral of the martyred leader, saying he viewed it as a religious and moral duty. According ...

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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.