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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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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?
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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?

Monday 15 September 2025
Peninsula Shield Force to test. Alwaght- Recent Israeli attack on Qatar targeting the Hamas leaders has marked a turning point in West Asia security equations. Until now, many Arab countries were thinking that the range of Israeli aggression will remain limited to the occupied Palestine and the surr ...
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Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations
Analysis

Saudi Arabia under Pakistani Nuclear Umbrella Amid Transforming Security Equations

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
Peninsula. Although Islamabad may not possess the most advanced defense systems or modern weaponry, its ownership of nuclear weapons serves as a powerful deterrent against threats from Tel Aviv. This development alters the deterrence equation in West Asia, demonstrating that Riyadh and its allies a ...
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Military Mobility Corridors: Europe Bracing for Possible Russia Confrontation
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Military Mobility Corridors: Europe Bracing for Possible Russia Confrontation

Tuesday 18 November 2025 ،
Peninsula, the massive Russian campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 caught the Europeans by surprise, seizing from the initiative.  While NATO members have supported Kiev in various ways, from joining anti-Russian sanctions to providing military aid, their capacity for unified decision-making ...
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Israeli Policies Driving a Silent Displacement from Gaza
Analysis

Israeli Policies Driving a Silent Displacement from Gaza

Tuesday 23 December 2025 ،
Peninsula, the cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is these days quietly advancing plans for forced migration of Palestinians from Gaza. Forced migration under the guise of NGOs Tel Aviv has just embarked on a set of new initiatives to realize its old aim of displacing the Palestinians f ...
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Will Board of Peace Initiative Lead to Reopening Rafah Border Crossing?
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Will Board of Peace Initiative Lead to Reopening Rafah Border Crossing?

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
Peninsula in Egypt and the occupied territories. It stretches from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Kerem Shalom crossing in the south, measuring 14 kilometers in length and 100 meters in width. The Rafah ground crossing is located along this route. The establishment of this corridor is a ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
Analysis

Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Peninsula. Strategically, Yemen is no mere regional crisis for Islamabad. It is part of a much larger equation: the security of the Makran Sea, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, and the world’s vital energy shipping lanes. That explains why Pakistan, acting within the framework of its security agreem ...
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Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message
Analysis

Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message

Monday 13 July 2026 ،
Peninsula, pushing vessels farther from Iran's northern shores so Tehran can no longer levy tolls or service and security fees on them. From Tehran's perspective, such a plan would not only undercut Iran's legal standing in the Strait but would effectively strip part of the waterway' ...
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
Analysis

Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
Peninsula than in maintaining stability in the Red Sea, securing the Suez Canal, and preventing Yemen's crisis from spilling over into vital maritime trade routes. That perspective has produced a subtle but real gap between Cairo's approach to Sana'a and Riyadh's more hard-line stan ...
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Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea
Analysis

Hormuz Mission, a Two-sided Blade for South Korea

Wednesday 9 September 2026 ،
Peninsula case remains a convenient lever for Washington to squeeze Seoul. Seoul knows all too well that any reduction in US military support against the Pyongyang could carry a steep price tag. By playing up the North's threat and highlighting the necessity of the American troop presence, Washi ...
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Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game
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Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
Peninsula are, in effect, two pressure points in the global network for moving energy and goods. Any sustained disruption to these two routes drives up shipping costs, insurance premiums, and transit times, and ultimately energy prices. That is why Yemen is no longer just a civil war or a Saudi-Ans ...

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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.