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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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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
Saudi Arabia again turns to foreigners for support while the latter each have their own interests behind this defense agreement. Alwaght- While Yemeni Ansarullah's drone and missile attacks have once again put Saudi Arabia in one of its most sensitive security times, in the holy city of Mecca in ...
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End
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Hormuz not to Reopen until Assassination, Blockade, and War End

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Saudi ships because Saudi Arabia has imposed a cruel blockade on Yemen for the past 10 years across maritime, aerial, and land domains. In response to this action, the Yemenis have decided at this juncture to prevent ships from transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in order to force the Saudis to reco ...
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey is not just making a military alliance, rather, it can signal rise of a new security formation in West Asia that at the end of the road would seriously challenge the US and Israeli regime's interests and lofty ambitions.  Signed last week by leaders of th ...
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia, were struck, with 16 US bases sustaining damage in the barrage. Concerns about possible Russian role and technical dimensions of attacks A critical layer of this saga is the classified US intelligence probe into Russia's possible behind-the-scenes role in the attacks. American an ...
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia, and Turkey on August 7, though he added a final decision is yet to be made. Mecca Pact is a joint defense agreement whose some of articles bear resemblance to NATO's, like Article 5 which says attack on one member is an attack on others. For many, the agreement bore the fact that ...
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12 American Bases and Facilities Iranian Missiles Damaged
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12 American Bases and Facilities Iranian Missiles Damaged

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia The AP reported on March 17, citing satellite imagery, that Iran's strike on Prince Sultan air base had caused damage at the site. An image captured March 15 showed the scars of the damage. The Washington Post, in its more comprehensive May 6 review, offered further detail, report ...
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia for military involvement in Yemen war, but there are factors that keep it from stepping in this abyss. Alwaght- Cairo began to face a key question about future of its regional policy when recently Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi declared the country's readiness to take actio ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
Analysis

Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
Saudi game, with its pieces deployed against the Iran-led Axis of Resistance alliance in the war, with a focus on controlling the energy crisis. In the Yemen war, the Saudis in recent years have arrogantly refused to take any step through diplomacy and Omani-Qatari mediation toward lifting the inhu ...
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia, he visited Syria on Wednesday, being the highest-ranking Iraqi official to visit Damascus since new Syrian government led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his mom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, assumed the power in December 2024. Iraqi media had reported that Lebanon was also o ...
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia and Egypt have joined the ranks of serious critics of Israeli regime, and the Tel Aviv's international standing has been severely damaged as a result of the wars Netanyahu waged. Referring to the economic consequences of the war, the regional affairs expert said war costs have weig ...

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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.