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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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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back

Monday 26 January 2026
Syrian government led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had earlier agreed to end their clashes and return peace to the flash points, this agreement has remained ink on the paper as there are no signs of cessation of hostilities. After several violations of ceasefire ...
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Will Hariri Come Back to Lebanon’s Politics?
Analysis

Will Hariri Come Back to Lebanon’s Politics?

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
Syrian government of involvement in Rafik Hariri's assassination and organized the massive protests known as the Cedar Revolution, demanding the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon and the establishment of an international tribunal to try those responsible for the killing. Hariri maintains ...
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Why Are Arabs and Turkey against US War on Iran?
Analysis

Why Are Arabs and Turkey against US War on Iran?

Saturday 21 February 2026 ،
Syria, or Yemen. Moreover, Iran's demographic makeup, comprising various ethnic groups, compounds anxieties about the aftermath of any war. Consequently, regional states have no desire to see destabilization take hold inside Iran. Fears of hard Iranian response Persian Gulf Arab leaders are de ...
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From Tigris and Euphrates to Nile: Water Disputes and Regional Initiatives
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From Tigris and Euphrates to Nile: Water Disputes and Regional Initiatives

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
Syria, something giving Turkey a geopolitical lever. In 1946, the two countries signed a Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighborly Relations that included six protocols. The first protocol was dedicated to regulating the use of the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and their tributaries. How ...
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Latest Information on US Military Formation amid Threats of War with Iran
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Latest Information on US Military Formation amid Threats of War with Iran

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
Syria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, or the UAE. However, shortly after the Times report was published, Fox News pushed back, quoting an unnamed but reliable US official who flatly dismissed the claims as inaccurate. US military equipment amassment  Amid the floods of contradictory reports, ...
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Strait of Hormuz: The Gordian Knot of Iran-US Talks
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Strait of Hormuz: The Gordian Knot of Iran-US Talks

Sunday 12 April 2026 ،
Syria Steve Witkoff. The sheer size and caliber of both delegations underscore the gravity of the issues at hand. Ahead of the official negotiations, both Iranian and American envoys held separate meetings with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, exchanging messages aimed at defusing tensions ...
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Are Lebanon-Israel Talks a Lebanese Civil War Trigger?
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Are Lebanon-Israel Talks a Lebanese Civil War Trigger?

Thursday 16 April 2026 ،
Syria after fall of Bashar al-Assad, when Israelis occupied new territories under the excuse of rise to power of terrorists in Damascus. Since the government of Netanyahu is aspring to form Greater Israel, occupation of southern Lebanon is part of its agenda. Israel is seeking to agitate a civil w ...
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture
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Gaps Deepen as Trump and MAGA Ties Are at Fresh Juncture

Sunday 19 April 2026 ،
Syria, and 12-day war against Iran. At that point, MAGA supporters spotted a familiar pattern in all of this: unnecessary US entanglement in West Asia. And they quickly arrived at a single conclusion: the Zionist lobby’s hand in it. Tucker Carlson is perhaps the best example of this shift amo ...
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Hormuz Closure in Place as long the US Blockade in Place, Talks Depend on Accepting Iran’s Conditions: Expert
Interview

Hormuz Closure in Place as long the US Blockade in Place, Talks Depend on Accepting Iran’s Conditions: Expert

Thursday 23 April 2026 ،
Syrian government and its exit from Axis of Resistance orbit. Instead, Tehran has dictated its strength to the region, demonstrating beyond any doubt that it possesses the capacity to stand toe-to-toe with two declared nuclear powers, the US and the Israeli regime.  Regarding the regional coun ...
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What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?
Analysis

What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Syria, have long been seen by resistance factions as clear signs of Turkey’s interventionist policies, factors that, in their view, only deepen instability and insecurity in Iraq. Therefore, if Ankara’s involvement in this case is confirmed, the resistance groups are expected to respond ...

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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.