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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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Barrack’s Insult to Lebanese Journalists Echoes Washington’s Lebanon Policy
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Barrack’s Insult to Lebanese Journalists Echoes Washington’s Lebanon Policy

Friday 29 August 2025
with Lebanese officials. Alwaght- The humiliating behavior of the US envoy to Lebanon Thomas Barrack at a press conference in Beirut has heavily impacted the country's political and media atmosphere. Barrack, who appeared before Lebanese journalists on Tuesday, used a disrespectful and insultin ...
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions
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SCO: Iran’s Shield against West’s Sanctions

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
with the opportunity to implement the 25-year cooperation pact with Beijing and get further chances to export more oil. In general, the Iranian-Chinese relations have a long history and since the ancient Silk Road to date, the two nations have maintained their bonds and a common history. At the sam ...
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power
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SCO Summit Marks Rise of Eastern-led Balance of Power

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
with the world shifting toward multipolarity, the statements and stances of leaders at this summit made it clear that the East is laying out and locking in a new order—one designed to reflect the values, interests, and priorities of non-Western states and push back against the West’s lon ...
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
withdrawal. Alwaght- Over the past weeks, there have been many Iraqi and regional media reports of the US moving its forces in Iraq, once again bringing to the surface the fate of the American military presence in Iraq. Some reports talked about Washington relocating its forces based in Ein Al-Assa ...
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What’s Behind Israel’s Pilligrimage Road Project?
Analysis

What’s Behind Israel’s Pilligrimage Road Project?

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
with the presence of the US Secretary of State Mark Rubio ahead of the UN General Assembly. The project was first officially unveiled in June 2019 at a ceremony attended by former US Ambassador David Friedman and then-US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt. The 700-meter-long structure is located in ...
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises
Analysis

Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
with extensive challenges soon enough. Threats to its territory, foreign intervention, tensions, and ethnic-sectarian violence have their heavy shadow on the economy and on the nation's bumpy road to economic recovery.  Expensive reconstruction A report by Washington-based Al-Tahrir Insti ...
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Israeli War on Gaza Towers: Display of Destruction, Cover for Losses
Analysis

Israeli War on Gaza Towers: Display of Destruction, Cover for Losses

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
with three missiles following a warning by Defense Minister Israel Katz, razing the building to the ground. Katz has threatened to wipe out Gaza’s inhabitants, stating that the initial warnings to evacuate multi-story buildings are just the beginning, as they are now being targeted. Tel Aviv ...
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Click, Boom: US Tech Giants’ Hands Stained with Palestinian Blood
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Click, Boom: US Tech Giants’ Hands Stained with Palestinian Blood

Tuesday 9 September 2025 ،
with the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to run advertisements promoting Israeli war narrative. This advertising deal, signed in late June for a period of six months, will publish the desired ads for Tel Aviv on social media like YouTube and Facebook. It has been said that the ag ...
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
with Israel despite Gaza genocide and proven Israeli treachery. Alwaght- Despite more than 700 days of the Israeli crimes against humanity in Gaza, it appears that Arab states still think of normalizing relations with Tel Aviv at the back of their mind. Recently, the Arab League chief Ahmad Aboul G ...
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications

Wednesday 10 September 2025 ،
with reports suggesting that a large number of candidates have been disqualified for a variety of reasons. The commission stated that the individuals were barred due to issues related to accountability, the judiciary, or criminal and corruption charges. The electoral commission had previously anno ...

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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.