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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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Pakistan-Kuwait Defense Agreement and Its Geopolitical Aspects
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Pakistan-Kuwait Defense Agreement and Its Geopolitical Aspects

Thursday 30 July 2026
Kuwait wants Islamabad’s military support and expertise, while Pakistani wants economic benefits and regional influence. Alwaght- Kuwait's royal order for ratification of the security agreement with Pakistan three years after signing the draft agreement amid current sensitive regional conditions ...
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
According to Reuters, the Saudi mediation this time was not a mere phone call and was driven by security and economic calculations. According to reports, the Saudi ruler warned Trump that any US escalation against Iran could sink the whole region into a comprehensive war. Persian Gulf Arab states, f ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia again turns to foreigners for support while the latter each have their own interests behind this defense agreement. Alwaght- While Yemeni Ansarullah's drone and missile attacks have once again put Saudi Arabia in one of its most sensitive security times, in the holy city of Mecca in ...
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
According to the new framework, any military attack on one member of the new bloc will be regarded as an attack on the three members.  This agreement, indeed, has a background. Pakistan and Afghanistan signed a 2025 mutual defense deal and the new deal actually adds Turkey to a broader one. Ho ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
Accords and bring Saudi Arabia into normalization with Israel. Trump himself declared in July that a US-Saudi civilian nuclear agreement should be tied to Riyadh's accession to the Arab-Israeli normalization deal. Yet Saudi Arabia continues to condition normalization with Tel Aviv on a clear pat ...
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Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue
Analysis

Trump’s New Sanctions Plan against Iran Futile, Observers Argue

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
According to Eyre, when Iranian leaders face existential threats, they do not become more inclined to compromise, on the contrary, they view any retreat as a sign of weakness that would only invite even more US pressure down the line. As a result, he assessed that the likelihood of Iran’s lead ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
According to Tlaib, some 200 Muslims have been elected to various offices nationwide since 2019, spanning local councils, Congress, school boards, and state positions. A report from the Islamic Circle of North America on August 5, 2026, put the number even higher: 230 Muslims currently hold elected ...
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump
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Free Fall in Polls: Iran War Consequences Turn Nightmarish to Trump

Tuesday 8 September 2026 ،
According to the latest Pentagon figures, 18 American service members have been killed and 756 wounded, bringing total US military casualties to 774. Critics argue that this level of loss, combined with the protracted nature of the conflict and its soaring costs, directly undercuts Trump’s pl ...
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IAEA Resolution Against Iran Draws Criticism Over Its Limited Impact
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IAEA Resolution Against Iran Draws Criticism Over Its Limited Impact

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
The latest resolution adopted by the IAEA Board of Governors has, according to critics, further raised concerns over the agency’s neutrality ALWAGHT- The latest resolution adopted by the IAEA Board of Governors has, according to critics, further raised concerns over the agency’s neutrality, wi ...
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Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage
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Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
According to a document obtained by Bloomberg, Washington has circulated a questionnaire among NATO members measuring each country's public support for US foreign policy, the restrictions it places on American forces' use of its bases, and how much it buys from US defense contractors. Allies ...

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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.