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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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Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma
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Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma

Tuesday 27 May 2025
8 decades ago. No expert at the beginning of the war predicted that it will continue 20 months after its start and even the Israelis themselves expected to take control of Gaza in a lightening operation, but they are yet far from this aim. The Israeli occupation has bombed the coastal enclave in the ...
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Gaza, the "Hungriest Place on Earth"
Report

Gaza, the "Hungriest Place on Earth"

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
85 percent of Gaza residents (about 1.9 million) face food insecurity and 35 percent of them are in a catastrophic hunger (IPC phase 5). At best, the aids entering Gaza through Rafah border crossing with Egypt for the total population of over 2 million are 30 trucks a day, while before October 2023 ...
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
Report

Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
84, which will include Syrians too.  Can al-Jolani’s government control them?  Sources close to the Syrian Defense Ministry told Reuters that al-Jolani argues to Western officials that integrating foreign fighters into the army poses fewer security risks than leaving them unmonitor ...
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Why Are Israeli Casualties in Gaza Rising?
Analysis

Why Are Israeli Casualties in Gaza Rising?

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
8 Israeli troops were killed in Gaza Strip.  Also, according to the Israeli army, 862 soldiers have been killed since the start of the war on October 8, 2023, 428 of whom were killed in internal battles in the Gaza Strip. According to this data, 5,921 soldiers have been injured since the start ...
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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 ،
8, which stated that the ministry could no longer continue to pay the region's share of the state budget, as the region had exceeded the legal ceiling for its share (12.67 percent). Responding to Baghdad, Kurdistan's Ministry of Finance said in a statement that determining the autonomous re ...
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Creeping Inflation in Persian Gulf Arab States
Report

Creeping Inflation in Persian Gulf Arab States

Wednesday 11 June 2025 ،
8.9 percent increase in the prices of housing, water, electricity and other fuels, which are the heaviest categories in the index. This increase was due to a 10.6 percent increase in rent, supported by a 9.9 percent increase in villa rental prices. The growth in food and beverage prices was lower d ...
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The Grand Project: Iran’s Long Step to Settle Water Crisis
Report

The Grand Project: Iran’s Long Step to Settle Water Crisis

Tuesday 29 July 2025 ،
81 water disputes in the world in the last half century, 81 of which have resulted in military conflicts or the destruction of dams. In West Asia, countries such as Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman are at the highest level of water crisis. This crisis could fuel water wars in the region in the near ...
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Gaza War, an Artery for Netanyahu’s Political Life
Analysis

Gaza War, an Artery for Netanyahu’s Political Life

Monday 25 August 2025 ،
8 percent of Israeli Jews, who make up four-fifths of the population, believe that they are not concerned about reports of famine and suffering among the Palestinian population in Gaza. Also, about 80 percent of them said that they have no problem with the famine in Gaza. So despite the protests in ...
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power
Analysis

SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
80th anniversary of victory over Japan in World War II. The spectacle, attended by officials from dozens of countries, was a full-scale show of China’s military muscle and cutting-edge technology. On display were the latest missiles, air-defense systems, drones, and advanced equipment from th ...
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
89 percent of the Arab public opinion are against their countries recognizing the Israeli regime. This poll also reveals a sharp increase in the percentage of Saudis opposing normalization—jumping from 38 percent in 2022 to 68 percent following the start of the war in Gaza. In Morocco, public ...

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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.