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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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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
Political sources reported that several cabinet ministers, including Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich and Settlement Minister Orit Strook, have openly expressed their opposition to the Palestinian Authority's involvement in managing the Rafah crossing. During the cabinet debate, Strook demand ...
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
Council. This transfer aims to gather terrorists wanted by the Iraqi judiciary and ensure that they do not escape from unsafe camps in Syria, especially since many of them are senior and dangerous terrorist leaders, Sabah al-Numan said.  Additionally, Syrian sources reported that dozens of Syr ...
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Riyadh Meeting and Re-engineering Southern Yemen Dynamics
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Riyadh Meeting and Re-engineering Southern Yemen Dynamics

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
Political engineering, not peace talks The core analytical lens for this event is the distinction between dialogue for peace and political engineering. Evidence suggests this meeting is driven primarily by the latter. The Telling absence of Abu Dhabi: The UAE, the primary financial and political b ...
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
The Taliban have approved new charter that will see shift of power and laws in favor of Pashtuns. Alwaght- On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s comeback to power in Afghanistan, the group has unveiled its new legal code or charter of rule, causing controversy nationwide. The document is e ...
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What’s behind Iran’s Larijani Visit to Oman?
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What’s behind Iran’s Larijani Visit to Oman?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
Council’s head Ali Larijani has visited Oman. The visit comes a few days after Tehran and Washington held their first round of nuclear talks in Muscat, with the main aim appears to be following up on the outcomes of the talks and advancing the coordination with the Omani mediator to continue t ...
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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?
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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?

Friday 27 February 2026 ،
Ocalan’s message is seen as a step to peace, but challenges are making the road to peace with Turkey bumpy. Alwaght- A year after historic letter by the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, in which he demanded his loyalist militias to put down arms and join a pea ...
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After Nine Days, Trump Must Regret Waging War on Iran
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After Nine Days, Trump Must Regret Waging War on Iran

Monday 9 March 2026 ،
Council, it was the evil temptation of Netanyahu that involved Trump in war he is uncertain can bear its price. Netanyahu’s 14-day promise to achieve the war objectives imposed on Trump through deception is now nearing its 10-day mark. While Trump witnesses the destruction of his costly milit ...
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications

Tuesday 17 March 2026 ،
The Iraqi resistance groups are increasingly making Iraq unsafe for American forces. Alwaght- As the region sinks deeper in a war the US and the Israeli regime waged against Iran, Iraq everyday moves closer to full involvement in a snowballing regional conflict. Firstly, as serious warnings of Iran ...
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Motasim Agha Jan Detention: Restricting the Influential Figure of Taliban
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Motasim Agha Jan Detention: Restricting the Influential Figure of Taliban

Saturday 18 April 2026 ،
Political Committee of the Quetta Council. Seen as a moderate figure, he has had close ties with the family of Mullah Omar, the founder of the Taliban. His gap with the Taliban leader rose when peace talks with Hamid Karzai, the first post-Taliban president, were raised. In 2011, Agha Jan survived ...
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
Council met to condemn a drone strike near a UAE reactor. Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told an emergency Security Council briefing that the May 17 drone strike near the UAE's Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, while dangerous, is far from the first attack on a civilian nuclear facility in the ...

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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.