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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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Party Tensions Rise as North Carolina Democrats Label Israel an ‘Apartheid’ State
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Party Tensions Rise as North Carolina Democrats Label Israel an ‘Apartheid’ State

Sunday 13 July 2025
Approved narrowly at the end of last month, the resolution calls for an arms embargo on Israel ALWAGHT- Approved narrowly at the end of last month, the resolution calls for an arms embargo on Israel, echoing measures adopted by Democratic parties in several other states. The North Carolina Democrat ...
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Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
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Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Wednesday 27 August 2025 ،
The Iraqi Kurdistan region is sinking in a dangerous disunity that risks its current existence. Alwaght- Though the Iraqi Kurdistan region has long lost the fragile unity it had after the end of the civil war of the 1990s and the agreements signed between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the ...
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
Hezbollah is facing growing pressure not only from thd us but also from neighboring Syria under new regime led by Ahmad al-Sharaa. Alwaght- Given the current climate in Beirut, where baseless accusations are flying thick and fast, the origins of some of Lebanon's most destabilizing news can be t ...
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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 ،
The Persian Gulf Arab monarchies’ security is at stake and this puts the effectiveness of 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 ...
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New Color Revolution? West’s Hands in Georgia Protests
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New Color Revolution? West’s Hands in Georgia Protests

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
West thinks it cannot afford losing Georgia to Russian camp, so pressure on government to review it’s policies is on agenda. Alwaght- Only two weeks to the local elections in Georgia, the country is hit by a new wave of protests, making the small Caucasian nation the focus of geopolitical developmen ...
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
Egypt and Ankara are mending their ties as new regional threats, mainly from Israel, are emerging. Alwaght- The Sea of Friendship naval drills between Egypt and Turkey that are set for September 22-26 in the Mediterranean Sea mark a turning point in the relations of these two regional powers. This ...
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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap
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Snapback Mechanism Lays Bare Fundamental East-West Gap

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
The US and its European allies reinstated Iran sanctions, but China, Russia and Global South called the move illegitimate. Alwaght- The recent developments related to the West activating the snapback mechanism which means return of all of the UN sanctions against Iran have once again disclosed the f ...
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Al-Barghouthi: Netanyahu’s Nightmare and a Second Sinwar
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Al-Barghouthi: Netanyahu’s Nightmare and a Second Sinwar

Wednesday 8 October 2025 ،
Hamas has called for release of al-Barghouthi from Israeli prison under swap deal, but Tel Aviv is strongly against the idea. Alwaght- With the start of the new round of talks between Hamas representatives and Israel in Egypt to strike a deal to implement the terms of the Trump's plan to end the ...
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Fatah Between Demise and Strategic Review of Approaches
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Fatah Between Demise and Strategic Review of Approaches

Saturday 11 October 2025 ،
Fatah has reached a dead end as its approach to Israeli occupation and home politics have proven a mistake and needs to make a hard decision. Alwaght- Over the past two years, the Fatah Movement of Palestine has witnessed an open equivocality in stances of factions within its body. On the one hand, ...
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Gaza Ceasefire a Tactical Move in Netanyahu’s Crisis-making Strategy: Expert
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Gaza Ceasefire a Tactical Move in Netanyahu’s Crisis-making Strategy: Expert

Sunday 12 October 2025 ،
Tel Aviv has sustained a loss and needed to restructure itself. This was the main driving force behind it accepting Gaza ceasefire. Alwaght- The Israeli regime and Hamas reached an agreement to end Gaza war according to the US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan on Thursday. Alwaght has discu ...

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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.