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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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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?
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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?

Saturday 24 May 2025
President Donald Trump has announced he plans to build the world's most advanced missile defense shield, a project named symbolically Golden Dome that is brazenly similar to the Israeli Iron Dome air defense but in a way larger scale that integrates a broad network of satellites for missile dete ...
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam suddenly decided to stop the extension of the previous term and insist on holding elections, under the shadow of occasional attacks by the Israeli regime, a decision that was strongly influenced by the political intentions of the opponents of Hezb ...
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Has France Really Become Supporter of Palestine?
Analysis

Has France Really Become Supporter of Palestine?

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
President Emmanuel Macron described Israel's renewed attack on Gaza after a two-month ceasefire as wholly disproportionate and threatened to take concrete measures if Benjamin Netanyahu does not stop the attack on Gaza and lift restrictions on humanitarian aid. Although the letter was signed by ...
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Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert
Interview

Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
President Joseph Aoun's stances against Hezbollah are driven by American, Saudi, and French pressures and actually they serve to ease these pressures and can seem logical and are sole stances without actions. Being a former army chief, Aoun is well aware he cannot fast disarm Hezbollah or he can ...
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Why’s Pres. Pezeshkian’s Oman Visit Important?
Analysis

Why’s Pres. Pezeshkian’s Oman Visit Important?

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
President Pezeshkian's Oman visit  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian paid a visit to Oman on Tuesday. In the current conditions, Pezeshkian's visit to Oman is of great importance as it is taking place in a highly sensitive regional period. According to reports, several key issues, in ...
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Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision
Report

Moscow Security Meeting: New Architecture of International Security with Eastern Vision

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
President Vladimir Putin, in his opening speech at the summit, underscored the need for collective efforts to create an equal and indivisible security structure. He said: “The international community must jointly create a new architecture of equal and indivisible security.” One of the im ...
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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?
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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?

Friday 11 July 2025 ،
President Donald Trump is one of the pillars of the active foreign policy of Riyadh and on the other hand, the gradual improvement of relations with Tehran after the China-mediated 2023 rapprochement deal between Riyadh and Tehran promises a new era of peaceful regional coexistence. However, the inc ...
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?

Thursday 17 July 2025 ،
Presidential Leadership Council. This independence of position has kept Al Mahra away from massive conflicts and security crises that encompassed other provinces. The tribes’ reluctance to allow foreign interference and their emphasis on maintaining local sovereignty have played a significan ...
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
President Mahmoud Abbas President Emmanuel Macron's letter about Paris plan to recognize Palestinian state by September. The day after, Macron posted on X: “France, in line with its historic commitment to achieving a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, has decided to recognize Pales ...
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Hezbollah’s Arms Remain a Red Line
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Hezbollah’s Arms Remain a Red Line

Sunday 3 August 2025 ،
President Joseph Aoun has been tasked with completing the scenario of Hezbollah’s disarmament, and in this context, he has recently held meetings with MPs close to Hezbollah to reach a possible agreement in this connection. “Lebanon wants to extend the government’s sovereignty ove ...

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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.