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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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Democratic Rep: Stop The US War on Iran
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Democratic Rep: Stop The US War on Iran

Thursday 7 May 2026
Prime Minister Netanyahu should never have started the reckless war against Iran, arguing it is time to end the conflict and focus on domestic issues like affordability for New Yorkers, while noting that the US and Israel launched their aggression on February 28 of last year despite ongoing indirect ...
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What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Ceasefire Breaches in Lebanon
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What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Ceasefire Breaches in Lebanon

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is personally driven by domestic crises, including devastating security failures and ongoing corruption charges. For Netanyahu, continuing the war is a matter of political survival, as peace would bring the October 7th failures and judicial proceedings back to the f ...
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Iran, Qatar FMs Exchange Views on Regional Issues in Phone Call
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Iran, Qatar FMs Exchange Views on Regional Issues in Phone Call

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister discussed the most urgent regional issues and ongoing diplomatic initiatives. The two senior officials also reviewed bilateral ties and current regional diplomatic trends focused on tackling shared challenges and promoting stability.
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
The new government has a twisted course towards coming to existence as the new PM had some challenges to overcome. Alwaght- Two weeks after election of Iraqi prime minister, politician factions are pushing to consolidate their share and position in the new government, something making Baghdad, Erbil ...
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam argue that the government, instead of focusing all of its capacities on national sovereignty and protecting national sovereignty against the Israeli aggression, is practically destroying national cohesion in line with the interests and demands of the foreign actors and ene ...
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War in the War Room: Mossad and Army Clashing over Iran Campaign
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War in the War Room: Mossad and Army Clashing over Iran Campaign

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
Power circles in Tel Aviv are uncertain what is their aim behind war against Iran and this is confusing the agenda. Alwaght- Amid the joint American-Israeli aggression against Iran, reports in Israel suggest that deep gaps over the Iran war agenda exist in Israel. According to Israel Hayom, while th ...
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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz
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Paris and London Step into Trump’s Trap Sending Warships to Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
Prime Minister Keir Starmer reiterated for the umpteenth time that he would not draw his country into a war with Iran. Britain’s defense secretary, justifying the deployment, said: “This mission is purely defensive in nature, aimed at restoring confidence in commercial shipping along thi ...
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Moscow: Ukraine Poised to Strike Russia from NATO Soil
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Moscow: Ukraine Poised to Strike Russia from NATO Soil

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Minister Baiba Braze denied allowing Ukraine to launch attacks from Latvian territory, calling the SVR report a disinformation campaign. Ukraine's Defense Ministry spokesman also accused the SVR of making false statements. Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu warned in April that if ...
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Carlson: Trump Surrenders His Position to Netanyahu
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Carlson: Trump Surrenders His Position to Netanyahu

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, allowing a country of 9 million people to drag the United States into a war that harms American interests. He also asserted that Israel is by no means a democracy, pointing to millions of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza who lack the right to vote. Regarding ...
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
Minister José Manuel Albares condemning the treatment of activists as “brutal, inhuman, and shameful.” Madrid has summoned the regime’s chargé d’affaires to file a formal protest. In France, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Israeli ambassador had bee ...

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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.