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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Fact-checking Israeli Claims about Hamas Tunnel Discovery
Wednesday 20 December 2023
The Israelis claim they discovered largest Hamas tunnel, but the latter signaled the facility was evacuated before Israelis came. Alwaght- 11 weeks have gone since Israel started its barbaric attacks on Gaza, but the outcomes show that the Israelis have failed to reach their stated goals, and despit ...
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Sweden NATO Membership Closed with Turkey: Whats Next?
Tuesday 30 January 2024
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S-400 air defense systems, Washington and NATO military support to the Syrian Kurds, Turkish maintaining of close relations with Western-sanctioned Russia and Iran and finally Turkey’s neutral position in the Ukraine war have inflamed these differences to an uncontrollable level.
Howeve ...
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A report on the Eid al-Adha prayer attended by 40,000 Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Monday 17 June 2024
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40,000 Palestinians performed the Eid al-Adha prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque today (Sunday) ALWAGHT- 40,000 Palestinians performed the Eid al-Adha prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque today (Sunday).
The report mentions that at the same time, Israeli forces assaulted Palestinian worshippers traveling to and from Al- ...
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What Next for Russian Military Bases in the Mediterranean after Syria Collapse?
Monday 16 December 2024
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S-400.
By the end of July, the Russians had deployed “22 combat aircraft and about 15 attack helicopters and drones” to the base, says Pierre Razoux, academic and research director of the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies.
It is not yet clear whether the Russian military&r ...
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West
Saturday 17 May 2025
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S-400 system and two indigenous defense models, the Akash-NG and Barak-8, the former for short-range missiles and manufactured by the Indian Air Force and the Indian company Bharat Electronics, and the latter for long-range surface-to-surface missiles jointly developed with Israel.
On the oth ...
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites
Sunday 8 June 2025
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Erbil and Baghdad clash again as KRG says Baghdad cut salaries of its employees. Alwaght- In Recent weeks, differences between Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and central Iraqi government have once again made headlines. One of the most important sources of tensions that these days is making a co ...
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Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to the US?
Tuesday 7 October 2025
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S-400 air defenses from Russia. Meanwhile, Washington supplied Turkey's rivals Greece and Cyprus with F-35s and upgraded F-16s.
4. Turkish home situation and political pressures
Domestically, Erdogan's political footing is far shakier than in previous years. His Justice and Development Par ...
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
Saturday 22 November 2025
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S-400 system effectively knocked it out of the high-tech arms race. Now, Saudi Arabia's potential accession to the F-35 club threatens to widen this technological gap into a chasm, visibly underscoring Ankara's strategic drift from the West.
In the soft-power rivalry between Riyadh and Anka ...
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?
Monday 8 December 2025
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S-400, a move paving the way to receive the F-35s in the next six months.
The American diplomat added that Ankara plays an important role in the F-35 program, and four of this model of fighter jet are now ready for delivery, but Turkey has not accessed them so far. Barrack said that in the recent m ...
Analysis
Driving Forces Behind Rising Iranian-Russian Alliance
Thursday 18 December 2025
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S-400 surface-to-air missile platform and Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets.
Growing economic cooperation
The two allies have expanded their cooperation in response to the Western economic pressures and sanctions. By 2022, their trade volume hit $5 billion annually, bit it had increased now. ...
