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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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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements
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From Oil to Development Road: Obstacles Ahead of Major Iraq-Turkey Agreements

Tuesday 4 August 2026
Syria, and Iran, and reiterated their commitment to preventing regional conflict from spiraling into devastation while doubling down on pathways to development and prosperity. Oil agreements: Returning to Kirkuk-Ceyhan transit route Given the growing Turkish need for energy and also proximity of I ...
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria

Thursday 6 August 2026 ،
Syrian rulers should not be seen as a tactical shift or political retreat; it falls under a tendency to redefine Lebanon's security environment after the 40-day Iran war and an effort to prevent opening a new front against the resistance movement.  In a televised address marking Arbaeen co ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
Syria after Bashar al-Assad's fall, which has revived Ankara's influence in Arab geography and ushered in a new phase of competition for leadership of the Muslim world. Beyond politics, the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait hold serious economic and geopolitical weight for Turkey. A sign ...
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
Syria and Israel finds it risky. Alwaght- While President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey nurtures his neo-Ottoman dream leadership, complete with potentially performing prayers at Damascus’s Umayyad Mosque, Israeli regime has turned that dream into a jumbled nightmare, upending Turkey’s ...
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home
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Twilight of US Hegemony: Decline Felt at Home

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
Syria and scaling back in Iraq. Signs of Washington's power decline At the same time, the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) weighed in with a 2026 analysis posing a blunt question: Is this the end of American hegemony? Its answer, it certainly appears so, came with a sharp ...
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel
Analysis

Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
Syrian future, military influence in the region, Eastern Mediterranean, and region's security formation. However, some analysts suggest that in the current conditions, Ankara does not seek to engage directly in war, rather, it seeks to activate a combination of legal, diplomatic, economic, abs m ...
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026 ،
Syrian Kurds have dissolved their key militant structure, but their future remains a question. Alwaght- After months of clashes, talks, and inconclusive agreements between Syrian government led by Ahmad al-Sharaa and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the two sides finally struck a deal on the coun ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
Syria, and it is stirring anxiety among Kurdish allies about what comes next, and just how reliable Washington's commitments to local partners in Iraq really are. Seen through that lens, this is not merely a tactical redeployment. It is a signal that Washington is redefining its role in Iraq an ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
Syria and in the area under Greek Cypriot administration. It is noteworthy that Turkish and Israeli maneuvers have entered a fresh chapter since the Israeli military struck the Abu al-Duhur military base in northern Syria. This timing matters because it suggests that reinforcing Turkey's positi ...
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region
Analysis

Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
Syrian border. Local officials and survivors reported that a US strike hit a wedding celebration, killing between 42 and 45 people, including women and children. What made this incident particularly explosive, however, was the US military's response. It flatly denied that a wedding had occurred ...

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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.