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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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Arbaeen Under the Shadow of US Hostilities: What’s Going on in Iraq?
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Arbaeen Under the Shadow of US Hostilities: What’s Going on in Iraq?

Saturday 1 August 2026
conflicts escalating, concerns have shifted to possible drone strikes, missile fire, or sabotage operations. According to the Al-Malouma news, air defense systems and electronic warfare gear have been deployed around key facilities, and unauthorized drone flights have been banned near shrine cities. ...
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Iran: States Shielding America Could Face the ‘Fire of War’
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Iran: States Shielding America Could Face the ‘Fire of War’

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
conflicts from behind the territory of Muslim countries, transferring the costs of war onto regional governments.
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Araghchi Cautions Britain Over Backing Aggressors
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Araghchi Cautions Britain Over Backing Aggressors

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
conflicts involving the United States and Israel, calling London’s approach unjustified and urging a review of the policy. During a phone call with British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, Araghchi said US and Israeli military actions against Iran were the main cause of current regional tension ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
conflicts, chose to sit out any active military role. Can Turkey fill Pakistan's place? This is the question now looming in the front of Riyadh. Just contrary to Pakistan, Turkey has substantial operational experience and the capability to export military equipment, but is it ready to make Sau ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Regional Government has sought to unify the Peshmerga under a single Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs, streamlining their administrative, financial, and organizational structures. But party-affiliated command structures still weigh heavily on how these forces are organized. Estimates published in 2026 ...
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
conflicts in Libya, Mali, and Sudan. In a television interview in July, he launched a blistering attack on Abu Dhabi, saying wherever they set foot, blood is spilled. Tebboune added that had Algiers not wanted to prevent deepening the rifts in the Arab world, the severing of ties would have happened ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
conflicts have become a tactic to advance political and propaganda agenda of various sides in recent years.  Here is where the main issue forms: If we place this incident within the broader arc of the war and the region's political shifts, who stands to gain from turning it into a wider se ...
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Top Commander Warns: Any New War on Iran Will Draw the Entire Region into the Conflict
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Top Commander Warns: Any New War on Iran Will Draw the Entire Region into the Conflict

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
conflicts had demonstrated the strength of Iran’s armed forces, claiming Israel suffered heavy losses during the latest 12-day war. He warned that any future Israeli aggression would face a strong response from both Iran’s military and population.
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
conflicts and challenges. Alwaght- Though the Israeli regime is considered an air power in West Asia and North Africa, its geographical position, economic dependence on the sea routes, and serious limits in territorial depth have given sea a significance beyond a subordinate operation scene in the I ...
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Araghchi Urges Global Accountability for Environmental Destruction During Wars
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Araghchi Urges Global Accountability for Environmental Destruction During Wars

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
conflicts ALWAGHT- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called for stronger international action to protect the environment during armed conflicts, warning against using environmental issues as instruments of political pressure or sacrificing them for short-term economic and military interest ...

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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.