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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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What’s Next for Southern Yemen after STC Dissolution?
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What’s Next for Southern Yemen after STC Dissolution?

Monday 12 January 2026
group from the STC and discussed there recent fights in the south. Meanwhile, the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), a body backed by Riyadh in Aden, has announced a decision for forming a “supreme military committee” under the command of the Saudi-led Arab coalition. Rashad al-Alim ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?
Analysis

What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
groups that can target, as they did in the past, the US interests in Iraq and the region, and at the same time because Iraq hosts US military forces. So, Hussein tries to assure Iran that Iraq will never allow its airspace or territory be a launching pad for anti-Iranian attacks. This trip comes as ...
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?

Sunday 8 February 2026 ،
groups from southern Yemen in the past few weeks, the kingdom’s motivation to revive strategies it started last decade is gaining pace. In this path, the Saudis are pushing to leverage the once UAE-allied southern tribes to tip the field balance to its advantage. In a report, Shafaghna news r ...
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National Unity Providing Iran Impenetrable Defense against Enemies as War Unfolds
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National Unity Providing Iran Impenetrable Defense against Enemies as War Unfolds

Thursday 5 March 2026 ،
groups in Iran and Iraq to spark chaos, but the public’s presence in the field could thwart these schemes, just as they did during the early days of the revolution and the eight years of Sacred Defense against Saddam Hussein’s imposed war in the 1980s.  Public unity, source of mora ...
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications

Tuesday 17 March 2026 ،
groups are increasingly making Iraq unsafe for American forces. Alwaght- As the region sinks deeper in a war the US and the Israeli regime waged against Iran, Iraq everyday moves closer to full involvement in a snowballing regional conflict. Firstly, as serious warnings of Iran about the moves of s ...
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White House Hit by Insider Dispute over Iran War
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White House Hit by Insider Dispute over Iran War

Wednesday 18 March 2026 ،
groups, and the destruction of Iran’s defensive capabilities, are among the reasons fueling Trump’s anger towards Kushner and Witkoff. However, the primary factor behind Trump’s frustration appears to be the US failure to secure control over the Strait of Hormuz, with the ongoing c ...
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What’s Driving Pakistani Meditation in US-Iran Crisis?
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What’s Driving Pakistani Meditation in US-Iran Crisis?

Tuesday 21 April 2026 ،
groups to the spillover of instability from Afghanistan. As past regional crises have shown, if the Persian Gulf war expands beyond its current borders, it could unleash a fresh wave of insecurity, population displacement, and a surge of weapons and drugs into Pakistani territory. The so-called &ld ...
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
groups is aspiring for an independent state in southern Yemen. This approach directly targets strategic interests of Saudis. This confrontation in Yemen between the two Arab rivals went to serious that Saudi Arabia bombed logistic convoys of the UAE in Al-Mahrah, Hadhramaut, and Shabwa of Yemen to b ...
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order
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From Hegemony to Hormuz: The US Decline and Rise of Multipolar World Order

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
groups like al-Qaeda, ISIS, and the al-Nusra Front (later Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) to try to weaken independent Syria and Iraq. With covert support from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, and coordination with the Israeli regime, these terrorist factions were utilized to reshape the regional order. But here ...
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With His Move against Arms of Resistance Groups, Iraq’s Al-Sadr is Playing in Trump’s Game
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With His Move against Arms of Resistance Groups, Iraq’s Al-Sadr is Playing in Trump’s Game

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
group affiliated with his Sadrist Movement and its integration into the official Iraqi army structure, becoming the top figure making headlines in Iraq. The decision was given massive addressing in the Iraqi security and political atmosphere, as expected has offered a massive propaganda feed to the ...

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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.