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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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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?

Sunday 2 August 2026
Saudi Arabia hoped oil relations will sway Chinese policy regarding Iran, but Beijing showed it knows the strategic game. Alwaght- These days, the Red Sea has become one of the world's top hot spots. On July 20, Yemen's Ansarullah after an attack on Sana'a International Airport by Saudi ...
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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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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Pact in mid-August, concerns in Tel Aviv over Ankara's rising clout in West Asia have intensified. The pact, which emphasizes mutual defense and strengthened military cooperation, is viewed in Israeli circles as potentially bolstering Turkey's stan ...
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No More Security for the US: Goals and Messages of Iran’s Attack on Titin Base in Jordan
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No More Security for the US: Goals and Messages of Iran’s Attack on Titin Base in Jordan

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia. That is precisely why Iran's choice of this target carries a strategic message: If Iran's own depths are struck, Tehran's response can materialize far beyond the main theater of war, right on the doorstep of the US's key allies and the Israeli regime. From crisis manag ...
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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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Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game
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Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
Saudis must face a new fact and that is Yemen can no longer sit on its hands and watch being chocked to death. Alwaght- Since its beginning, Yemen war was supposed to be a short-period military operation to restore the Saudi-favored political equations in Yemen, but eight years of conflict have deli ...
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
Saudi-backed Aden government. Alwaght- Yemen's Ansarullah advances into the western coastal regions and seizure of Bab-el-Mandeb region have redrawn a major part of Yemen military map, opening the door to new phase of clashes whose consequences will not be limited to inside Yemen, but spread to ...
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Three Cases in a Secret Trip: Netanyahu’s Mystery in Abu Dhabi
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Three Cases in a Secret Trip: Netanyahu’s Mystery in Abu Dhabi

Thursday 1 October 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia involved in the case? But Saudi Arabia is involved in the case in a various form and it is the normalization negotiations that preceded the October 7 attack. A report published by the New York Times on September 25 and echoed by the Times of Israel, based on minutes from an October 1, ...
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Yemen War Highlights Growing Saudi-Israeli Military Coordination
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Yemen War Highlights Growing Saudi-Israeli Military Coordination

Sunday 4 October 2026 ،
Saudi Arabia and Israel are expanding discreet military ties in their efforts to counter Yemen’s Armed Forces ALWAGHT- A ScheerPost analysis contends that Saudi Arabia and Israel are expanding discreet military ties in their efforts to counter Yemen’s Armed Forces, citing alleged intelligence ...
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How Have Drones Transformed Yemen War?
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How Have Drones Transformed Yemen War?

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
Saudi-backed mercenaries, so much so that drones have become one of the most determining tools in the war, something not imagined until recently. Evolution of battle of drones This shift came into sharper focus in August, when small drones and multirotor craft rigged to carry and drop munitions en ...

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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.