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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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Rare Earth Metals: China’s Bargaining Chip in Trade War with US
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Rare Earth Metals: China’s Bargaining Chip in Trade War with US

Saturday 25 October 2025
One, Trump said he did not want China “playing the rare earths game with us.” He hinted that he might delay tariff hikes, potentially to levels exceeding 100 percent, if China as world’s largest buyer of agricultural products committed to purchasing American soybeans. But Beijing ...
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?

Sunday 26 October 2025 ،
One of the initial challenges the US invasion of Venezuela would face is the air defense system of the Venezuelan army. While analysts disagree on the full capabilities of Venezuela's air defenses, they concur that the Venezuelan military possesses a network of anti-aircraft systems, several air ...
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
China’s rise as he finds Beijing defiant and resilient to trade war. Alwaght- President Donald Trump who is trying to turn the trade balance in the US favor through imposing heavy tariffs on imports from other countries this time has picked the East Asian economic blocs as the new focus of his trade ...
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Trade War Truce: Have Washington and Beijing Reached a Deal?
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Trade War Truce: Have Washington and Beijing Reached a Deal?

Sunday 2 November 2025 ،
China said the two countries “have a promising outlook for cooperation,” adding that relations between Beijing and Washington have “maintained overall stability” under his and Trump’s leadership. He noted that the two nations’ trade negotiation teams had “re ...
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Trump Nuclear Tests Order Revives a Dark Era, Spurs New Race
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Trump Nuclear Tests Order Revives a Dark Era, Spurs New Race

Sunday 2 November 2025 ،
China may be preparing a facility for an underground nuclear test. The suggestion is that its goal may be to demonstrate that if other countries resume testing, China can respond in kind. China and Moscow's strong response  But as was expected, immediately after Trump's official annou ...
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
China’s Road and Belt Initiative, India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), or the corridor routes crossing Iran. Turks' electoral aspirations On the other hand, it must be considered that Fidan's visit to Baghdad, taking place amid the competition of Iraq's parliamentar ...
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Manama Dialogue 2025: Overt and Covert Agenda
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Manama Dialogue 2025: Overt and Covert Agenda

Tuesday 4 November 2025 ،
China. And third, outlook of economic and technological cooperation within the new security order in the Persian Gulf. An analysis of the discussions at this year's summit reveals a central strategic horizon: the rebuilding of a new order in the region. The forum's proceedings highlighted a ...
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
One of the main pillars of this competition is the rare metals. After Chinese restrictions on the exports of these metals, the US rushed to find alternative suppliers. Meanwhile, Central Asia with its rare metals sees its role highlighted. These metals are used to produce smartphones, electric vehic ...
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
China and Russia from expanding their outreach in the Iraqi oil and gas sectors which are central to the strategic interests of the big powers. The special envoy's presence allows the US to bypass formal diplomatic channels and directly influence Iraq's economic and energy decisions. This ro ...
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Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges
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Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
China, thereby broadening its range of strategic choices. In turn, Turkey is building its indigenous missile capability, an effort that appears to be proceeding with support from Islamabad. Politically, the growing convergence between Ankara and Islamabad on sensitive regional issues such as Kashm ...

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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.