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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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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
breakdown in high-level decision-making in the coming months. From a strategic perspective, the recent agreement can be seen as the starting point for a gradual erosion of the existing political order in Tel Aviv. The current government remains in place nominally, but it has lost its political capit ...
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Ceasefire Was Inevitable to Israel, Resistance Ready for Fresh War: Expert
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Ceasefire Was Inevitable to Israel, Resistance Ready for Fresh War: Expert

Monday 20 October 2025 ،
breaks out afresh, the resistance can fight with a more strength. Also, it should be taken into consideration that the resistance is not weak in terms of weapons and a few weeks before the ceasefire, we witnessed Palestinian operation taking an upward tone. So, the resistance is ready to stand in th ...
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Revolving Door Policy: The PA as a Gatekeeper for Israeli Military in West Bank
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Revolving Door Policy: The PA as a Gatekeeper for Israeli Military in West Bank

Tuesday 21 October 2025 ،
Prisoners Club in Nablus commented to Al-Nahar about the threats against the prisoners and their families.  Israeli forces stormed the homes of Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences, threatening their families with reprisals if they celebrated a reported prisoner exchange deal. Troops r ...
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Al-Jolani and Syria Breakup Mystery
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Al-Jolani and Syria Breakup Mystery

Tuesday 28 October 2025 ،
break Syria apart? Either way, the outcome is one: weakening of national power, insecurity expansion, and opening the doors to foreign intervention.  Under these circumstances, if the Syrian people cannot emerge from al-Jolani's shadow and seize the initiative to rebuild national instituti ...
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Prisoner Bodies Excuse: Is Netanyahu Seeking to Shatter the Ceasefire?
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Prisoner Bodies Excuse: Is Netanyahu Seeking to Shatter the Ceasefire?

Thursday 30 October 2025 ،
break the ceasefire and resume the war in Gaza was a key factor in his decision to order the bombing. The truce was established at a time when the Israeli regime had failed to achieve any of its war objectives. Hamas still holds power in Gaza, and by the admission of Israel's Channel 14, over 70 ...
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The Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque: The Epicenter of Zionism’s Civilizational Clash
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The Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque: The Epicenter of Zionism’s Civilizational Clash

Saturday 1 November 2025 ،
breakup. The Flag March, the storming of Al-Aqsa by thousands of settlers with military support, and attempts to divide the holy site temporally and spatially are all top examples of these political concessions. These measures are not merely provocative; they are part of a concerted project to ceme ...
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What’s behind Knesset Law Authorizing Execution of Palestinians?
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What’s behind Knesset Law Authorizing Execution of Palestinians?

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
break the morale of prisoners and prevent a repeat of the successful October 7 operation.  Intimidating the Palestinians Israelis are pushing for the death penalty law in a bid to instill fear among Palestinians, sending a clear warning that anyone seen as a potential threat to settlers or th ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
Analysis

ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
breaking free, some refer to secret motivation that facilitated this escape. Alwaght- Following the recent developments in eastern and Northern Syria, reports suggest that hundreds and even thousands of ISIS prisoners broke free from prisons controlled by the Kurdish forces. This terrorists prison b ...
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
breakthrough was formalized in a statement from the Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) an alliance of Iraq's major Shiite parties, following intensive internal negotiations. The announcement confirms the nomination of al-Maliki, who previously held the post from 2006 to 2014.  Over the pa ...
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
break of ISIS militants, a number of elements of this terrorist group are planned to be transferred to Iraq from Syria. Given their threat, Iraq has taken security measures to manage this transfer and prevent any possible crisis.  The spokesperson for the Iraqi government stayed on Saturday th ...

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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.