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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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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025
Sudani has denied any external pressure on his government to disband the Shiite armed groups, however, Iraqi political sources and government officials confirmed to the Arab Post that such requests have come from the US and that Washington has pressured the PM to disband PMF.  “The US Se ...
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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China
Report

Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
Sudan, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Afghanistan, Sudan, Uganda, and Ethiopia.  The economies of these eight low-income countries are so small that aid accounts for an average of 11 percent of their total income (based on available GNI data for the seven countries). ...
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
Analysis

Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Sudani during a meeting with Admiral Stuart Monk, Commander of NATO’s Joint Forces Command, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference maintained that Baghdad is still interested in cooperating with NATO.  During the meeting, al-Sudani underscored the importance of working with N ...
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Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa
Analysis

Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa

Wednesday 26 February 2025 ،
Sudanese officials are shifting to closer ties to Tehran as they feel a need to diversify their partners. Alwaght- Geopolitical changes in the world are pushing the developing nations to more convergence and finding new allies in various areas. Meanwhile, African countries, which have turned into a ...
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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?
Analysis

Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?

Sunday 13 April 2025 ،
Sudani government sources, Iram News reported that only 40 percent of the PMF may agree to its dissolution, and the vast majority of these forces will strongly resist any decision by the Baghdad government to weaken the group. Political expert Salem al-Saffar said in a report said that the armed fac ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Ties Remain Frayed by Open Oil Wound
Analysis

Baghdad-Erbil Ties Remain Frayed by Open Oil Wound

Wednesday 16 April 2025 ،
Sudani they has elevated to new heights.  Despite several pushes to settle this dispute through political dialogue and various agreements, there is still no final way found and even the international authorities and Iraqi Supreme Court have stepped in the case. This, for its turn, has produced ...
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Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership
Analysis

Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
Sudani. The visit was aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the energy sector, especially in the oil, gas, petrochemicals, and development of joint fields. Iraqi media outlets, which covered the visit extensively, reported the signing of MoUs and agreements to strengthen oil cooperation a ...
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?
Analysis

Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
Sudani and the Syrian self-proclaimed President Ahmad al-Sharaa ( better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani). The photo, which was not supposed to be published, worked like a bombshell in the Iraqi media and political arenas, leaving the government of al-Sudani face to face with a bi ...
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Sudan Civil War after Two Years:New Military Equations and Scenarios
Analysis

Sudan Civil War after Two Years:New Military Equations and Scenarios

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
Sudan situation remains uncertain as the battleground is yet to decide an outright winner. Alwaght- The civil war in Sudan between the army forces and the rebel groups calling themselves the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has now reached a decisive point. Despite the initial advances of the RSF led by A ...
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Sudani and al-Sharaa in Doha, Qatar. The news was kept secret for two days, until Syrian media published a photo of the two officials. Then it came under focus in Iraq.  Security, not political, delegation sent to Syria  On Thursday, an Iraqi security delegation headed by the chief of th ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution