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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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Dismissal of Special Envoy Sawaya Showcase of Trump’s Failure Story in Iraq
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Dismissal of Special Envoy Sawaya Showcase of Trump’s Failure Story in Iraq

Monday 2 February 2026
deal, Trump openly talked about huge Iraqi oil reserves, saying that Iraqis do not know what to do with abundant oil. He even had said that since 2003, the US spent $7 billion in the region and Arab countries, including Iraq, should shoulder part of its repayment. So, given the tense international ...
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China Urges Panama to Uphold Cooperation After Port Deal Setback
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China Urges Panama to Uphold Cooperation After Port Deal Setback

Tuesday 3 February 2026 ،
deal ALWAGHT- China has warned Panama of heavy prices following a court's annulment of a major port deal, a $23 billion move seen as part of US-China strategic competition. China has issued a strong warning to Panama, threatening heavy prices after the Panamanian Supreme Court annulled a major ...
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US Pursuing Own Agenda, not a Deal, behind Iran Negotiations: Expert
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US Pursuing Own Agenda, not a Deal, behind Iran Negotiations: Expert

Saturday 7 February 2026 ،
deal only a few hours before talks kicked off? Did this serve internal aims or they pursued other goals? Zarean: For the Americans, the ideal form of negotiations is one that is broad in scope, where Iran makes significant concessions across various issues. This objective has been repeatedly stated ...
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Iraq’s Govt. Formation in Deadlock as Kurds Wrestle over Post of President
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Iraq’s Govt. Formation in Deadlock as Kurds Wrestle over Post of President

Saturday 7 February 2026 ،
deal that exists no more The core issue in the Kurdistan Region is the absence of a valid agreement framework between the KDP and the PUK. For years, political, administrative, and financial crises have been piling up in the semiautonomous region without any solution. Fifteen months after the regi ...
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
deal. Alwaght- With the end of the first round of Iran-US talks in Muscat, which were described as “very good” by the US President Donald Trump, the Israeli lobby that is concerned about the outcomes of these talks is pushing to disrupt the process and block signing a deal Tel Aviv finds ...
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Is Horn of Africa Becoming New Flashpoint after New Rivaling Agreements?
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Is Horn of Africa Becoming New Flashpoint after New Rivaling Agreements?

Thursday 12 February 2026 ،
Port has made Abu Dhabi a key actor in the region's economy and infrastructure. Last month, Somalia revoked all of its agreements with the UAE, including security and port cooperation, justifying the move by saying it is against detrimental measures to the Somalian national unity and political ...
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Global Media Attention on Iranian Leader’s New Statements amid New Talks with the US
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Global Media Attention on Iranian Leader’s New Statements amid New Talks with the US

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
dealt a crippling blow from which it could not recover. Saudi-run news channels Al Arabiya and Al Hadath focused their coverage on two main angles: Trump's inability to destroy Iran and the folly of pre-judging the outcome of negotiations, in an effort to present a dual image of the political a ...
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What Do we Know about Chinese and Russian Air Bridge to Iran?
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What Do we Know about Chinese and Russian Air Bridge to Iran?

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
deal's value between $300 and $400 billion. Such a level of economic commitment naturally makes structural stability in Iran a strategic priority for Beijing. From an energy perspective, Iran's importance to China is even more pronounced. China purchases the lion's share of Iran's e ...
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Trump Facing Refund Burden as Supreme Court Strikes Down his Tariffs
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Trump Facing Refund Burden as Supreme Court Strikes Down his Tariffs

Monday 23 February 2026 ،
deals with the Trump administration in response to the threat of new tariffs. A significant portion of the pharmaceutical industry, for instance, committed to investing hundreds of billions of dollars in the US. While they may review those plans, the uncertainty over the tariffs' fate means they ...
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Reuters: Iran Nears Agreement with China on CM 302 Anti Ship Missile Purchase
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Reuters: Iran Nears Agreement with China on CM 302 Anti Ship Missile Purchase

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
deal would represent a major step in strengthening Iran’s naval deterrence against expanding US forces in the area ALWAGHT- Finalizing the CM‑302 missile deal would represent a major step in strengthening Iran’s naval deterrence against expanding US forces in the area. Iran is reportedly clos ...

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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.