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In Focus
Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Tuesday 12 August 2025
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Syria included AK-47 assault rifles, machine guns, mortars, and later anti-tank missiles made by Russia and China.
Over 1980s and 1990s, Hezbollah's arsenal was expanded. In addition to light weapons, the resistance movement acquired short-range Katyusha rockets, allowing it to respond to the I ...
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans
Saturday 30 August 2025
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Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon.
Its roots are a mix of ideology, religion, politics, and strategy. In the Book of Genesis, the land promised to the Israelites is described as stretching “from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates.” For centuries, that vision remained largely a theologic ...
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms
Wednesday 3 September 2025
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Syria and the Druze in Sweida as cautionary examples.
The government is aware that any attempt to forcibly disarm Hezbollah could set off a civil war. Therefore, despite its strong rhetoric, the state does not appear ready to push the country toward an open confrontation. Accordingly, it has tasked ...
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Unlike Govt., People Think Hezbollah Weapons Source of Security
Monday 8 September 2025
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Syria border, and shutting down illegal crossing points. Yet it remains silent on critical procedural and political details.
A major point of contention is Hezbollah’s extensive and diverse arsenal, accumulated since its founding. It remains entirely unclear which weapons would be subject to ...
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming
Saturday 13 September 2025
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Syria under new regime led by Ahmad al-Sharaa. Alwaght- Given the current climate in Beirut, where baseless accusations are flying thick and fast, the origins of some of Lebanon's most destabilizing news can be traced back across the border, especially into Syria and from the regime of Ahmad al- ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
Tuesday 16 September 2025
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Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and recently Qatar, with a seeming sense of impunity. According to Serhat Suha Çubukçuoğlu, director of the Turkey Program at the Trends Research and Advisory Institute, these actions are setting a dangerous precedent that circumvents international norms and regi ...
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Larijani’s Riyadh Visit: Laying the Groundwork for New Regional Security Order
Friday 19 September 2025
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Syrian crisis, developments in Lebanon, and, most critically, the Palestinian issue and the war in Gaza. This centrality means that any convergence between these two regional actors would have consequences far beyond their bilateral relations. Such a rapprochement could forge a new security order in ...
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Israeli Forces Continue Operations in Quneitra and Daraa
Saturday 20 September 2025
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Syria, Israeli troops escalate actions with ground raids and short-term checkpoints in Daraa and Quneitra, monitored by drones ALWAGHT- In Syria, Israeli troops escalate actions with ground raids and short-term checkpoints in Daraa and Quneitra, monitored by drones.
Israeli forces continue to viola ...
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Israeli Troops Carry Out Ground Raids in Southern Syria, Detain Three
Sunday 5 October 2025
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Syria near the occupied Golan Heights ALWAGHT- Reports indicate that Israeli forces carried out multiple incursions into southern Syria near the occupied Golan Heights, establishing checkpoints and detaining three locals.
Israeli forces carried out multiple incursions into southern Syria on Saturda ...
