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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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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025
New Syria. The decision comes as many of these fighters have records of membership in such terror groups as ISIS, Al-Nusra Front, and extremist organizations. This report sheds light on the security repercussions of this decision and the US aims behind it. Foreign militants in Syria: Figures and re ...
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
News quoted Kurdish political analyst Mohammad Zangeneh as saying that Baghdad told Erbil that federal oil storages have the capacity to store only 80,000 oil barrels and even for this no money is paid to Erbil and no agreement has been reached over the price. These accusations by Erbil come despit ...
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Secret Military Plan under Aid Cover
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Secret Military Plan under Aid Cover

Tuesday 10 June 2025 ،
New York Times reported on May 24, citing anonymous Israeli officials, that the new US-backed aid plan for Gaza was designed and developed largely by the Israelis as a means to weaken Hamas.  According to the paper, Israeli institutions were the first to propose the idea of ​​civilian companie ...
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Haraki Tribe Rebellion: A Socio-Political Quake for Barazanis
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Haraki Tribe Rebellion: A Socio-Political Quake for Barazanis

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
New Generation Movement, and even part of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan are seeking to capitalize on this discontentment. In the 1990s, a severe internal conflict occurred between the KDP and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which led to the de facto division of the region into two administrati ...
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Israel is backing Druze minority against new Syrian government as it eyes building influence and presence in southern Syria. Alwaght- Syria, which after the fall of the government of Bashar al-Assad has not seen the color of peace, in the latest developments has witnessed clashes between the forces ...
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As Syria Sinks in Crisis again, Re-embracing Spirit of Resistance Looks Only Working Choice
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As Syria Sinks in Crisis again, Re-embracing Spirit of Resistance Looks Only Working Choice

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
People, elites, local commanders, and even some supporters of the overthrow of the government day by day more than ever rest assure that at the end of the road saving national sovereignty and territorial unity takes a review of alliances and approaches. If al-Jolani’s government continues its ...
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
People and government of this country are opposed to occupation and support pro-liberation struggles of the Palestinians. Earlier in January, Jakarta dismissed a rumor suggesting that the country had accepted an American proposal to settle Palestinians. The idea of filling Indonesia’s uninhab ...
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Tel Aviv’s Tough Path to West Bank Annexation
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Tel Aviv’s Tough Path to West Bank Annexation

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
party of Israeli described the move “futile”, adding that proposing this after 16 years is just a political show. In general, although Tel Aviv has high logistical and military capabilities, annexation of the West Bank amid Gaza war would be a risky, costly, and escalatory move and coul ...
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
New York conference The initial whispers about the new French decision were first heard in the heart of the occupied territories. On July 24, the French Consul General in Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Nicolas Kassianides delivered to the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas President Emmanuel Macro ...
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Why’s Iranian Branch of PKK not Disarmed?
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Why’s Iranian Branch of PKK not Disarmed?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
PJAK seems to be serving the American and Israeli agenda against Iran and this explains why it continues life despite its parent group disarmed. Alwaght- less than a month after Israeli demand for ceasefire with Tehran in the recent war, it seems that the Israelis have turned to destabilizing activi ...

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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.