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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 Rejects Revival of Expired UN Resolutions as Illegitimate and Baseless
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Iran Rejects Revival of Expired UN Resolutions as Illegitimate and Baseless

Saturday 18 October 2025
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Security Council President Vassily Nebenzia, rejected efforts by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom to revive terminated UN sanctions against Iran. The letter coincided with the expiration of Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed the 2015 nuclea ...
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?

Sunday 26 October 2025 ،
base in the region. The US military has also flown three B-52 strategic bombers through the Caribbean. Concurrent with this volume of military assets being positioned in the Caribbean, President Trump has ordered his special envoy, Richard Grenell, to end all diplomatic engagement with Caracas. The ...
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Why’s UAE Backing RSF Terrorists in Sudan?
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Why’s UAE Backing RSF Terrorists in Sudan?

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
based banks.  According to reports in Sudanese media, nearly 23 percent of Sudan's banking institutions were directly or indirectly under the influence of Emirati investors. This financial foothold allowed the RSF, after the war began, to leverage financial networks in the UAE to convert t ...
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Where’s Sudan Heading as Clashes Boil Over?
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Where’s Sudan Heading as Clashes Boil Over?

Saturday 8 November 2025 ،
based Arab Center, warns that the RSF's seizure of Al-Fashir will effectively partition Sudan, triggering further conflict across the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region. Harb outlines several potential consequences: 1. Escalating Regional War: The conflict could spill over Sudan's borde ...
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Security Chief Says the West Has No Standing to Comment on Iran’s Missile Capabilities
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Security Chief Says the West Has No Standing to Comment on Iran’s Missile Capabilities

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
Secretary Ali Larijani said that Western criticism of Iran’s missile program is not based on genuine security concerns but is a tool to exert pressure and limit the country’s defensive capabilities. He stressed that no foreign power has the right to interfere in Iran’s military mat ...
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UN Envoy Dismisses US and Israeli Claims Against Iran
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UN Envoy Dismisses US and Israeli Claims Against Iran

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
Secretary-General António Guterres and Security Council President Michael Imran Kanu, Iran’s UN ambassador Saeed Iravani firmly rejected US and Israeli accusations that Iran has supplied weapons to non-state actors or destabilized the region. He described the allegations as part of a &l ...
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Trump Signals Potential Negotiations with Venezuela’s Maduro
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Trump Signals Potential Negotiations with Venezuela’s Maduro

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, to brief Congress on efforts to curb narcotics trafficking from Mexico and Venezuela. At the same time, the US has intensified military operations in the Caribbean and the Pacific, expanding deployments under the justification of counter-narcotics operations. Assets ...
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy

Sunday 23 November 2025 ،
Secretary of State, wrote on X that the agreement “strengthens US’s economic and commercial interests globally, creates local jobs, and provides affordable and reliable energy for countries like Egypt.” The deal comes even though Egypt had previously sourced much of its gas imports ...
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Muscat Forum, a Path for Understanding and Convergence in Persian Gulf Region
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Muscat Forum, a Path for Understanding and Convergence in Persian Gulf Region

Tuesday 25 November 2025 ،
Secretary General of Norway's Foreign Ministry, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, and the CEO of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. Delegates have also held separate meetings with Oman's FM.  This high-profile event in Muscat is a rare and significant development, cementing Oman's ...
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Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule
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Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule

Wednesday 26 November 2025 ،
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned of the potential for civil war and partition, stating, US intelligence assessments confirm that, given the challenges facing the transitional government, Syria may be just weeks away from collapse and a full-scale civil war. A warning that appears to be material ...

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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.