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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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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only  Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse
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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse

Sunday 28 December 2025
Red Sea and strategic islands from Horn of Africa to Yemen’s western coast and Bab-el-Mandeb. This Yemeni writer stated that the UAE ambitions in Yemen not only serve the American, Western, and Israeli agenda but also threaten the national security of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. This is be ...
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Somaliland, Israel’s New Gamble in Horn of Africa
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Somaliland, Israel’s New Gamble in Horn of Africa

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
Red Sea, Somaliland plays a critical role in regional and international maritime trade. This vital chokepoint is one of the main corridors for the transfer of energy, goods, and essential commodities between the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. From Tel Aviv’s perspective, cooperation with Som ...
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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document
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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
The US national security document may be an unwanted admission that the US hegemony is diminishing. Alwaght- On Sunday, Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies hosted a meeting shedding light on the newly published US national security document. In the meeting, the Tehran-based institu ...
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How Yemen Turned the Red Sea into a Global Maritime Wildcard
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How Yemen Turned the Red Sea into a Global Maritime Wildcard

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
Red Sea interfered with Israeli-bound commerce ALWAGHT- An examination of how Yemen’s asymmetric operations in the Red Sea interfered with Israeli-bound commerce, challenged conventional naval supremacy, and recalibrated international security calculations in 2025. For decades, the Red Sea wa ...
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Iran Accuses Israel of Undermining Regional Stability Through Recognition of Somaliland
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Iran Accuses Israel of Undermining Regional Stability Through Recognition of Somaliland

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
Red Sea. He warned that such actions aimed to create a weaker regional order more vulnerable to Israeli influence, and reiterated Tehran’s view that Israel’s policies are inherently hostile to peace. Addressing security and diplomacy, Baghaei dismissed speculation about new Israeli-US m ...
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How’s Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?
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How’s Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
The Russians find southern Libya a key where they can expand north Africa and even West Asia influence at low cost. Alwaght- The geopolitical developments of West Asia and North Africa in recent years and especially after fall of Bashar al-Assad of Syria later in 2024 have once again brought to focu ...
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Iran Preparing to Appoint New Ambassador to Lebanon
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Iran Preparing to Appoint New Ambassador to Lebanon

Thursday 1 January 2026 ،
Red Sea, and Gulf of Aden regions. Responding to claims about Iran’s nuclear program reported by CNN, Baghaei dismissed Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s statements as a long-standing “big lie,” emphasizing that Israel has for decades falsely accused Iran of pursuing nuclea ...
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
Red Sea. Riyadh is concerned that Israeli presence in southern Yemen and the Red Sea would escalate tensions in the region. The Ansarullah movement in Sana'a, which has been holding the north since 2014 following a popular revolution against dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, is wholly intolerant of ...
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In Addition to Israel, Winter a New Enemy of Gazans
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In Addition to Israel, Winter a New Enemy of Gazans

Monday 5 January 2026 ،
Extreme weather conditions have added to the suffering of Gazans as Tel Aviv blocks tents, blankets and fuel to Gaza. Alwaght- Over the past two nights, Gaza has underwent the toughest wave of cold that has become a new enemy to about 2 million displaced Gazans in the war-ravaged enclave. This is th ...
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Riyadh Meeting and Re-engineering Southern Yemen Dynamics
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Riyadh Meeting and Re-engineering Southern Yemen Dynamics

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
Redefining representation of the south in the future national dialogue: Riyadh is playing a longer game. Any final political dialogue to end Yemen's war will require designated representatives for both the north and the south. The kingdom is determined to ensure the southern side at that table i ...

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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.