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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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Palestinians Detained by Israeli Forces in West Bank Operations
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Palestinians Detained by Israeli Forces in West Bank Operations

Saturday 7 February 2026
Raids by Israeli forces in several West Bank towns and al-Quds led to the detention of multiple Palestinians and resulted in clashes ALWAGHT- Raids by Israeli forces in several West Bank towns and al-Quds led to the detention of multiple Palestinians and resulted in clashes. Israeli forces conducte ...
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
The Iraqi cabinet formation looks uncertain as the Iraqi factions are thinking over their next moves after US opposition to al-Maliki’s candidacy. Alwaght- Iraq's parliamentary elections of November 11 with a 55-percent turnout marked a turning point in establishing a relative political order af ...
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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 ،
Washington and Tel Aviv thought that political differences among Iranians are good opportunity to destroy Iran. But Iranians prove them wrong. Alwaght- The US and Israeli regime started a war against Iran with the imagination that with assassination of military and political leadership and destructi ...
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Why Is London Getting Drawn into a Perilous New Security Gamble?
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Why Is London Getting Drawn into a Perilous New Security Gamble?

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
Storm, with 75 MPs speaking in favor of sanctions against Israel. Despite this, British police suppress anti-Zionist protests, and the UK has quietly shut down a unit monitoring Israeli violations of international law, citing budget reductions. London's leadership appears trapped in an Israel f ...
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Key Strategic Remarks by the Martyred Leader on the Persian Gulf
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Key Strategic Remarks by the Martyred Leader on the Persian Gulf

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
Storm had already paved the way for American decline, but the destruction of US bases and Iran's intelligent control of the Strait of Hormuz sealed it. Today, the message of the Martyred Leader's successor, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, confirms this collapse and heralds a new regional ...
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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 ،
UAE exit from OPEC is not just driven by economic ambitions. It has much to say about broader regional interests. Alwaght- While West Asia is struggling with a storm of military conflicts and geopolitical changes, an announcement from the UAE came out suggesting that the Arab country withdrew from t ...
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Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?
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Discrimination against Arab Allies: Why Does UAE Matter More to US Security Umbrella?

Thursday 7 May 2026 ،
Storm by Hamas on October 7, 2023. That event shook the foundations of the Israeli regime's stability, triggering its brutal, all-out scramble to strike multiple countries in the region in a desperate bid to avoid collapse. Interestingly, these opposing forces have now converged on the UAE as a ...
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What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Ceasefire Breaches in Lebanon
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What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Ceasefire Breaches in Lebanon

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
Storm, operation and Israel's subsequent security failure, Tel Aviv's primary priority became the elimination of the Axis of Resistance from the regional equation entirely. Israel sought to use the Gaza war as the beginning of a comprehensive redesign of West Asia's balance of power, ta ...
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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 ،
Storm on October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war in Gaza, laying bare another dimension of American strategic failure. Through the “Deal of the Century” and the Abraham/I2U2 corridor, the US had sought to normalize Arab ties with Israel and erase Palestine from the region’s agenda. Bu ...
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
Storm on October 7, 2023, and the months-long captivity of a large number of settlers, serves as a bitter reminder of a devastating defeat. Should Hezbollah replicate that scenario on the northern front, it would feel like the return of a terrible nightmare. Despite heavy military censorship, relea ...

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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.