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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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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation
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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation

Monday 25 August 2025
The Taliban are pushing for regional trade involvement with China and Pakistan, but they have a big job of responding to security concerns. Alwaght- Four years into Taliban rule, security concerns remain the biggest roadblock to regional cooperation. While neighbors are eager to develop economic and ...
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
President Xi Jinping stressed the need to remake the framework of global governance—not around domination and hegemony, but through cooperation, mutual respect, and equal participation. He argued that the world must move past the straitjackets of the Cold War legacy and power politics, and for ...
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
President George W. Bush, told The Hill the effort could run into the hundreds of millions of dollars, calling it a hugely expensive undertaking. Broader estimates for renaming hundreds of Pentagon agencies and replacing all their stationery, insignia, and signage—both domestically and on bas ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
President Bashar al-Assad government, tensions have been growing between Ankara and Tel Aviv. Turkey has been supporting the new Syrian government and expanding its its influence in the neighboring Syria in various areas, including militarily. While it stresses respecting Syrian territorial integrit ...
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
President Donald Trump on Thursday in a press conference with the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that Washington is seeking to take back control of the key Afghanistan base. Pointing to the strategic position of the base, Trump said: We're trying to get it back. We want that base. Thi ...
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Three Years of Fighting: Why’s Sudan not Settling?
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Three Years of Fighting: Why’s Sudan not Settling?

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
President Omar al-Bashir in 2019. After his fall, a deal to share power between the civilian factions and military leaders made a slim chance for democratization of the North African country.  However, the October 2021 coup orchestrated by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the army, ...
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What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?
Analysis

What’s the Message of Turkish-Egyptian Military Drills?

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
President Mohamed Morsi in 2013 through 2023. Now the joint naval and aerial drills are not only a sign of mended ties, but also carry broader geopolitical messages for Eastern Mediterranean and the whole regions of West Asia and North Africa. The roots of the Turkey-Egypt rift go back to the turbu ...
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Stark Double Standards: Nuclear Technology Good for Australia, Bad for Iran
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Stark Double Standards: Nuclear Technology Good for Australia, Bad for Iran

Thursday 23 October 2025 ،
President Donald Trump's meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday. The two signed a worth $8.5 billion deal for supply of Australian minerals to the US to counter China. The two countries are also slated to invest $2.2 billion in mining projects of Australia. During the ...
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How’s War Impacting both Pakistan and Afghanistan Economically?
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How’s War Impacting both Pakistan and Afghanistan Economically?

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
The war blocks the trade which is key to the two neighbors and leads to the withdrawal of foreign capital. Alwaght- The impacts of war between Taliban and Pakistan are not limited to economy but also influence the living conditions of the Afghans and Pakistanis. Reports suggest that as the border cr ...
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
President Donald Trump who is trying to turn the trade balance in the US favor through imposing heavy tariffs on imports from other countries this time has picked the East Asian economic blocs as the new focus of his trade strategies. As part of this policy, he participated in the summit of the ASE ...

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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.