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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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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?

Sunday 18 May 2025
Saudi Arabia, and even made a comparison between the economic conditions of the two sides of the Persian Gulf, namely Arab monarchies and Iran.  Addressing the Saudis, he said while they have built skyscrapers, Iran's historical monuments are collapsing. The Iranian government’s mism ...
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West

Thursday 22 May 2025 ،
Saudis really need to review their mindset that security can be bought from abroad. Alwaght- During Trump's Persian Gulf tour, Saudi Arabia signed an agreement with the US the White House called the biggest arms sales deal in the history, a contract worth $142 billion for sale of missiles, armor ...
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New Red Sea Bridge a Saudi Push to Win Battle of Corridors
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New Red Sea Bridge a Saudi Push to Win Battle of Corridors

Monday 9 June 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia is to build a sea bridge to Egypt amid heating up corridor competition in the region. Alwaght- Saudi Arabia and Egypt plan to build a sea bridge across the Red Sea to connect the two countries.  Though no official information have been published yet about the railway project, Reut ...
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia and the US, a direction that may be the result of miscalculation and an attempt to eliminate rivals on the path to power, because although al-Sadr had previously announced that he had withdrawn from politics forever, his recent positions indicate that boycott is a tool to advance his pl ...
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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?
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Caught Between Iran and US, What Path Will Saudi Arabia Pick?

Friday 11 July 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia is subject to a strategic test. In recent years, the Saudis have attempted to moderate their aggressive foreign policy of the past, which was primarily represented by the war on Yemen, and now they present the image of an expedient actor inclined to control possible chaos in the region ...
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World Parliaments Conference Highlights Israel’s Isolation
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World Parliaments Conference Highlights Israel’s Isolation

Sunday 3 August 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, China, Oman, Cuba, and 3 international organizations. Qalibaf’s meetings with over 10 counterparts and heads of international organizations: In all the bilateral meetings of the Iranian parliament speaker, Israeli crimes in Gaza and also 12-day war on Iran were ...
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Lebanon, Jordan, and Kuwait. Although the Greater Israel idea was officially shelved following the return of the Sinai to Egypt under the Camp David Accords, the acceptance of a two-state principle with the Oslo Accords, and the military's disengagement from Gaza, it ...
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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence
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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence

Sunday 14 September 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Recent clashes between India and Pakistan have also shown that Israeli equipment plays a decisive role in India's defense capabilities. As a result, Israel has become a critical partner for India's national security. India's role in Israeli weaponry chain Sim ...
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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?
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Can ’Peninsula Force’ Shield Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies against Israel?

Monday 15 September 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia, and its troops are composed of military units from the member states. Over the past four decades, this force has responded to several crises. The most notable instance was its deployment to Bahrain during the 2011 protests, which occurred at Manama's request to support the Al Khal ...
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European Recognition of Palestinian State a Political Show: Analyst
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European Recognition of Palestinian State a Political Show: Analyst

Wednesday 24 September 2025 ،
Saudis seeking to blackmail the US  In response to the question regarding the international conference on Palestine held on the sidelines of the United Nations with the joint presidency of France and Saudi Arabia, Mr Bagheri said that this is an important and fundamental question. Saudi Arabi ...

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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.