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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 Does Egypt Seek Behind The Octagon Project?
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What Does Egypt Seek Behind The Octagon Project?

Sunday 12 July 2026
Sudan's civil war and Libya's chaos to Red Sea turbulence, Eastern Mediterranean energy rivalries, and Sinai-based terrorist threats—all have pushed Egypt toward building a centralized, rapid-response command structure. Doha-based Al Jazeera Research Center echoes that view, arguing T ...
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
Sudan’s International University of the Quran and Islamic Sciences in 1997. He entered the resistance ranks against Israeli occupation in the early 1990s and spent three years in Israeli prisons. Since his release, he has remained a fixture in the militant landscape, steadily climbing Hamas&r ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
Sudan, Djibouti, and Somalia, had thrown their weight behind the initiative, issuing a joint statement in support of forming the coalition. Saudi Arabia said the coalition would remain open to other nations, stressed its purely defensive nature, and insisted it was not targeting any country, coalit ...
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
Sudani stressed that the performance of security personnel, marked by efficiency, discipline, and sincerity represented the highest expression of responsibility and sacrifice in service to the nation and its citizens. The vast scale of these efforts underscores a clear takeaway: Iraq's governme ...
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?
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Big Absentee of Mecca Agreement: Why Did Egypt not Join Saudi Defense Pact?

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
Sudan, Libya, the Red Sea, and Yemen. Tying itself to a collective defense commitment could seriously constrain that maneuvering room. Seen this way, Egypt's absence from the Mecca agreement should not be read as a collapse in Egyptian-Saudi relations. But it does lay bare an important reality: ...
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?
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Iran’s Central Bank Governor in Iraq: Where is Settling $11 Billion Iraqi Debt to Iran Going?

Wednesday 19 August 2026 ،
Sudani administration is all aimed at deepening bilateral engagement across every domain. On the whole, the trajectory of Tehran-Baghdad negotiations suggests that despite Washington's pressure, shared economic interests still have the capacity to open new pathways for settling claims, sustaini ...
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
Sudani, Nouri al-Maliki, and Hadi al-Amiri, has held a series of closed-door meetings with armed groups in recent days. Operating under the mandate of the State Administration Coalition and the Shia Coordination Framework (SCF), the committee is backing Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi’s push to br ...
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Sudan, Abu Dhabi is backing the Rapid Support Forces in their war against the national army. United Nations reports have documented arms and equipment flowing to the paramilitaries from the UAE, an allegation Abu Dhabi denies. Algeria views that role with alarm: the Sudanese crisis sits adjacent to ...
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Sudan, Syria and Afghanistan, counterterrorism and extremism, expanded economic cooperation, food and water security, communications and technology, humanitarian affairs and the fight against Islamophobia. The Baghdad meeting took place as Muslim countries confront a raft of regional and internatio ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
Sudani has likewise preserved its share in economic and service portfolios. Oil, electricity and agriculture are among the ministries attributed to this camp in the initial government lineup. Yet coalition cohesion and the ability to hold allies are a separate matter from the number of ministries he ...

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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.