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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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20 Killed, 4 Journalists Among Victims of Twin Israeli Strikes on Gaza Hospitals
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20 Killed, 4 Journalists Among Victims of Twin Israeli Strikes on Gaza Hospitals

Monday 25 August 2025
Reuters, Al Jazeera, The Independent Arabia, and NBC. Photographer Hatem Khaled was also wounded in the strikes. Gaza’s authorities condemned the attacks as part of a broader “systematic targeting” of Palestinian journalists, noting that 244 media personnel have been killed since ...
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Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages
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Iran’s Missile Drills in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Goals and Messages

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
Reuters reported, China imported worth of $57 billion goods from Saudi Arabia and exported worth of $50 billion to the Arab kingdom.  India is actively bolstering its naval capabilities, a strategic imperative driven by the fact that 95 percent of its trade relies on maritime routes traversing ...
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Israeli Assassination Attempt on Hamas Delegation in Qatar Fails
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Israeli Assassination Attempt on Hamas Delegation in Qatar Fails

Tuesday 9 September 2025 ،
Reuters correspondents reported explosions and smoke rising over Doha’s Katara district. Analysts described the strike as a deliberate attempt to undermine negotiations, pointing to US-Israeli coordination in the operation. Palestinian Resistance Affairs expert Hani al-Dali argued that the at ...
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Israeli Economy Caught between War and Isolation Impacts
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Israeli Economy Caught between War and Isolation Impacts

Saturday 4 October 2025 ،
Reuters. Military costs, a heavy burden on the Israeli economy A report by Israeli newspaper Calcalist reveals that of the 31 billion shekels, a direct 29 billion shekels ($8.75 billion) is earmarked for the security sector. Meanwhile, funding for public welfare programs continues to be set under ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
Reuters reported that resumption of the oil exports by Kurdistan comes as the region is in about $1 billion debt to around 10 Western oil companies.  Trump administration's role The agreement between Erbil and Baghdad immediately drew Washington into the fray. The Trump administration off ...
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World’s Pariah: How’s Gaza War Isolated Tel Aviv?
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World’s Pariah: How’s Gaza War Isolated Tel Aviv?

Wednesday 8 October 2025 ،
Reuters reported that the Slovenian government declared Netanyahu, along with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, personae non gratae, citing obvious war crimes in Gaza. Economic isolation  Last week, the European Union as the biggest trade partne ...
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Hamas’s Post-war Political and Military Future
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Hamas’s Post-war Political and Military Future

Saturday 11 October 2025 ،
Reuters that its leaders are well aware their gamble could backfire, fearing Israel will resume its military operation after hostages are freed, just as it did after the January ceasefire. Two Hamas officials told Reuters that the movement has not received any official, written guarantees backed by ...
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Rare Earth Metals: China’s Bargaining Chip in Trade War with US
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Rare Earth Metals: China’s Bargaining Chip in Trade War with US

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
Reuters.  Statistics indicate that Germany, South Korea, Vietnam, the US, and Mexico were the top five destinations for China's rare earth magnet exports by volume last month. Who are the leading suppliers of rare earth metals?  The US was the world's top producer from the 1960s ...
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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 ،
Reuters: The loaded vehicles, along with containers and cargo trucks, are stuck on both sides of the border. He detailed that the trucks are carrying not just perishable fresh fruits and vegetables, but also vital import-export goods and transit merchandise. Sarhadi warned that the continued blockad ...

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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.