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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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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US

Sunday 20 September 2026
party in this conflict that has committed war crimes is the Iranian regime,” Kelly claimed. The US State Department has also said the Trump administration does not regard the UN Human Rights Council’s findings as credible and takes the responsibility to protect civilians very seriously. ...
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Honesty, Bluntness, and Resistance Are Secrets Making Nasrallah Remembered: Iranian Expert
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Honesty, Bluntness, and Resistance Are Secrets Making Nasrallah Remembered: Iranian Expert

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
party to a regional player During Nasrallah' s leadership, Hezbollah, along with regional developments, embarked on new conditions as he acted in line with these developments. For example, at one point West Asia and North Africa were hit by the takfiri phenomenon and its sedition, movements op ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
New Middle East” project, Kazemi Qomi said the Americans pursued four objectives there: first, shaping Iraq’s political system on an American model; second, making the US military presence permanent; third, fully Americanizing Iraq’s armed forces; and fourth, managing Iraq’s ...
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What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?
Analysis

What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
Peoples Party and their allies hold a majority, will take over the powers of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly. The emergency order stipulates that the chief minister, provincial ministers, advisers, special assistants and the advocate general are immediately removed from their posts. Has ...
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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 ،
New Delhi is noteworthy in this context as well, though the available information is insufficient to conclude that a specific mediation initiative has taken shape. Gaza and Egyptian public opinion: A variable that cannot be ignored Another factor in Cairo's calculations is the place of the Pal ...
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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 ،
New Generation Movement of Shaswar Abdulwahid—a sign that the Kurdish share-out, unlike in the past, is no longer confined to competition between the two traditional parties. Even so, the KDP could not secure all its demands as the cabinet was completed. A vote on the party's nominee for ...
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
The Iraqi PM wants a new chapter of cooperation with Syria, but this depends on the manners of the Syrian government led by a former takfiri leader. Alwaght- As Iraq has recently completed its cabinet and the politicians have settled this home policy's complicated case, the government of Prime M ...
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms
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Trump and Peospects of Democratic Win in Midterms

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
New York's Democratic mayor, Zohran Mamdani. The experience of Trump's first term shows such cooperation is not impossible. Back then, the administration's most significant bipartisan legislative achievement was the passage of the so-called First Step Act, aimed at reforming the crimina ...
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump
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GOP Defeat: Iran War Takes Its Toll on the Republicans and Trump

Wednesday 4 November 2026 ،
New Hampshire were among the significant results of these races. The significance of these developments deepens when considering that some of these contests took place in states where Trump and Republicans had previously enjoyed considerable electoral advantage. This demonstrates that dissatisfactio ...
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Netanyahu  Teetering on the Brink
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Netanyahu Teetering on the Brink

Saturday 7 November 2026 ،
party, which holds 8 seats in the Knesset, likewise declared its support for Eisenkot. These Arab coalitions argue that such a move could bolster the chances of ousting the current government and diminish the likelihood of a coalition forming that would keep Netanyahu in power. Yousef Jabareen, a ...

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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.