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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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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026
Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stands out as a notable problem in the right-wing camp. At the same time, Smotrich is in talks with Moshe Feiglin, head of the Zehut party. Their negotiations, analysts say, could pave the way for a new coalition on the right. ...
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
New York. Protesters carried placards reading Stop the genocide, and the scene turned violent as police moved in. The episode makes plain that in today's politics, the content of a speech is not all that matters, the image an event projects in the media can count just as much. Netanyahu meant t ...
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Iranian Flight Suspension Tests Iraq’s Sovereignty Amid US Pressure
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Iranian Flight Suspension Tests Iraq’s Sovereignty Amid US Pressure

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
New York and remarks by Marco Rubio concerning the disarmament of regional resistance groups. Mazaheri argued that the aviation issue could therefore affect the wider political balance between Baghdad and Tehran. The suspension has drawn criticism from several Iraqi political factions and former Pr ...
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Israel’s Opposition Coalition: A Final Nail in the Netanyahu’s Coffin?
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Israel’s Opposition Coalition: A Final Nail in the Netanyahu’s Coffin?

Sunday 27 September 2026 ،
New York once again laid bare signs of friction between the two, and under such conditions, even White House support may not be enough to repair Netanyahu's political fortunes. Given Israelis' sensitivity to Trump's dealings with Netanyahu, overt Trump backing on the eve of the election ...
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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 ،
Under Nasrallah, Hezbollah transformed from an internal actor to one with regional and even international standings. Alwaght- As Lebanon and the region mark the second anniversary of martyrdom of Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, regional affairs expert Saadullah Zaree in an exclusive piece t ...
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Three Cases in a Secret Trip: Netanyahu’s Mystery in Abu Dhabi
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Three Cases in a Secret Trip: Netanyahu’s Mystery in Abu Dhabi

Thursday 1 October 2026 ،
New York Times on September 25 and echoed by the Times of Israel, based on minutes from an October 1, 2023, security meeting, claims that after receiving the Emirati warning, Netanyahu stressed the need to maintain calm in Gaza during a meeting with the regime's security officials. The reason ci ...
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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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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recently visited a naval base in Ashdod port city and talked about plans to boost naval power on the surface and subsurface with the aim of turning this regime to a sea power, beef up its deterrence against threats, and maintain Tel Aviv's dominance over the ...
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also weighed in, declaring the Nobel Committee had lost its moral compass and attacking Pillay in derogatory terms. Taking aim at the committee, he said: I admire President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio for their resolute decision to impose sanctions on the In ...
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What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?
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What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan was ousted, the confrontation of his party, Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf, and the federal government still continues. Now it has entered a new stage that can impact the political and security stability in the country more than ever.  In a related and significa ...

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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.