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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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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025
Syrian soil has worried Iraqis about developments in the neighboring country. However, the moves that have been made in recent months by the White House against the Popular Mobilization Forces, which is a powerful security arm for Iraq and was founded in opposition to ISIS in 2014, require greater s ...
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On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?
Analysis

On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
Syrian government, especially after the recent Hasakah conference that brought together a number of Kurdish and Druze figures. Damascus officials saw this conference a coup against the March 10 agreement between interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish People ...
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
Syrian land to Kurdish areas near the Euphrates River. Arab silence, emboldening Greater Israel project  One of the leading vehicles that over decades encouraged the Israelis to pursue the Greater Israel project was the silence and inaction if the Arab governments. While the Palestinians are ...
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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott
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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
Syrian provinces Turkey has always trumpeted on its media as part of its territory. However, Turkey’s duplicitous and hypocritical policy will ultimately backfire, as the glaring contradiction between its rhetoric and actions severely undermines its regional and international credibility. This ...
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises
Analysis

Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
Syrians for economic improvement was high, Syria began to grapple with extensive challenges soon enough. Threats to its territory, foreign intervention, tensions, and ethnic-sectarian violence have their heavy shadow on the economy and on the nation's bumpy road to economic recovery.  Expe ...
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Unlike Govt., People Think Hezbollah Weapons Source of Security
Analysis

Unlike Govt., People Think Hezbollah Weapons Source of Security

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
Syrian territories bear witness to this unilateral behavior. From the perspective of many Lebanese citizens, this history means that without credible and enforceable security guarantees, the state and its army cannot be relied upon to protect the nation against potential aggression. There is a wide ...
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
Syrian territory outright. These developments collectively prove one thing to the Arab rulers: They cannot rely on normalization to halt the expansionist policies of the Israeli regime. Gap between Arab public and rulers Just contrary to the propaganda of the Arab media funded by the rulers about ...
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
Syrian government said that it destroyed a group affiliated with Hezbollah and arrested its members. It said that they were arrested in raids on Sasa and Kanaker in Damascus outskirts. Hezbollah has denied any links to them, adding that it currently has no activity in Syrian territory.  Common ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Syrian government and expanding its its influence in the neighboring Syria in various areas, including militarily. While it stresses respecting Syrian territorial integrity and security of its borders against Kurdish militant groups, Israeli has been repeatedly attacking the government of Ahmad al-S ...
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Iran Willing but Not Rushing to Resume Ties with Syria
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Iran Willing but Not Rushing to Resume Ties with Syria

Wednesday 17 September 2025 ،
Syrian people. At a press conference on Wednesday, Esmaeil Baghaei stated that Iran regards itself as a friend of the Syrian people and views the suspension of ties between the two historically close Islamic nations as temporary. He stressed that Syria’s future should be shaped with respect ...

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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.