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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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Fatalities in Iran Port Blast Increase to 25
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Fatalities in Iran Port Blast Increase to 25

Sunday 27 April 2025
Bandar Abbas, 20 km away, were closed as a precaution. Officials suspect the blast was caused by poorly stored chemicals in containers, according to crisis management spokesperson Hossein Zafari. Warnings about unsafe storage had reportedly been ignored. While chemicals are the likely cause, the ex ...
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Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials
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Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials

Monday 28 April 2025 ،
Bank report in 2023), with a GDP per capita of $7,155. GDP growth of 1.1 percent in 2023 has been announced. It experienced the largest GDP growth of 25 percent in the first decade of the 21st century). Also, according to data, Azerbaijan has an unemployment rate of 6.5 percent, an inflation rate o ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
The new rulers of Damascus are yielding to the US-Israeli demand to oust the Palestinian groups and refugees from Syria after decades of hosting. Alwaght- Amid extreme thirst of the new Syrian government for regional and international approval and legitimacy and while the interim President Ahmad al- ...
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BRICS Security Cooperation and Iran’s Key Role
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BRICS Security Cooperation and Iran’s Key Role

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
Bank to promote business cooperation among member states—the bloc is also increasingly emphasizing security cooperation. This is evident from its hosting of the recent meeting of the heads of the Supreme National Security Councils of member states in Brazil. The recent visit of secretary-gener ...
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Yemen Prohibits US Crude Oil Exports via Red Sea and Surrounding Waters
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Yemen Prohibits US Crude Oil Exports via Red Sea and Surrounding Waters

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
Yemeni government has implemented an extensive ban on US crude oil ALWAGHT- In response to Washington's ongoing aggression and its targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure in Yemen, the Yemeni government has implemented an extensive ban on US crude oil. Yemen’s Humanitarian Oper ...
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
Oil price  Oil price will also be a point of discussion during Trump's tour as the US president has been pressuring the Saudi-led OPEC countries for increase output to decrease the fuel prices for American consumers.  Reuters reported in late April, citing five sources familiar with ...
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Is Trump Mulling Shift in Gaza Strategy?
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Is Trump Mulling Shift in Gaza Strategy?

Wednesday 21 May 2025 ،
Bank. His main aim is to stir a military confrontation between the US and Iran, as well as to strike and neutralize all potential resistance forces in the region. Netanyahu is also considering expanding and consolidating control over areas in Lebanon, Syria, and along Gaza's Philadelphi Corridor ...
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Haifa Port Blockade, Yemen’s Blow to Major Israeli Trade Artery
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Haifa Port Blockade, Yemen’s Blow to Major Israeli Trade Artery

Wednesday 21 May 2025 ،
Yemeni unveils a new phase in its operations against Israel in solidarity with Gaza. Alwaght- Along with Israeli announcement of a new round of large-scale military campaign in Gaza, Yemen's armed forces announced a new round of military reactions to the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian enc ...
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
Bank are way more inhumane that those of apartheid regime of South Africa, to an extent that countries including staunch backers of Israel like the US, Britain, and Canada declared sanctions against people and organizations in Israel for their illegal actions including settlement construction.  ...
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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 ،
Erbil and Baghdad clash again as KRG says Baghdad cut salaries of its employees. Alwaght- In Recent weeks, differences between Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and central Iraqi government have once again made headlines. One of the most important sources of tensions that these days is making a co ...

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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.