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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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Yemen’s Missile Lock on Saudi Airports Deals Blows to Kingdom’s Aviation Industry
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Yemen’s Missile Lock on Saudi Airports Deals Blows to Kingdom’s Aviation Industry

Saturday 10 October 2026
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Friday advised airlines against operating in Saudi airspace following the latest attacks on Riyadh airport. The data analytics firm Cirium also reported that roughly 300 scheduled arrivals and departures at King Khalid International Airport had be ...
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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?
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Taliban Investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port: Opportunity or Challenge?

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
The second point concerns the backstory. During Afghanistan’s previous government, and from 2016 onward, we saw repeated border tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. During that period, crossing points and customs posts, including Torkham, Chaman, Ghulam Khan and the Khyber Pass, were shu ...
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
Therefore, it is natural that an actor possessing air power and the ability to provide support and fire dominance can achieve limited advances in areas that do not have suitable fortifications and defensive arrangements. But this does not mean absolute geographical and territorial dominance, and as ...
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OIC Foreign Ministers Gather in Baghdad as Araghchi Arrives for Meeting
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OIC Foreign Ministers Gather in Baghdad as Araghchi Arrives for Meeting

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
The 52nd session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers opened in Baghdad under the theme “Dialogue and Solidarity: Two Essential Pillars for Promoting Peace and Sustainable Development.” The two-day meeting brings together representatives f ...
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Iran Signals Capability to Strike Persian Gulf Internet and AI Infrastructure
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Iran Signals Capability to Strike Persian Gulf Internet and AI Infrastructure

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
The threat highlights the growing strategic importance of digital infrastructure across the Persian Gulf, where countries have invested heavily in internet connectivity, data centers, and artificial intelligence. Submarine fiber-optic cables carry much of the world’s international internet tr ...
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
The solidarity of Iraqi resistance groups with the Yemeni people has raised concerns among Iraqi officials, including al-Zaidi himself, and there is a real possibility that if other countries step in to assist Saudi Arabia and suppress Ansar Allah, the majority of Iraqis and non-state bodies would r ...
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Minab School Tragedy: Iranian Director Becomes Iran’s Voice from Busan Film Festival
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Minab School Tragedy: Iranian Director Becomes Iran’s Voice from Busan Film Festival

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
The new shine of Majid Majidi, the renowned Iranian director, at the Busan Film Festival in South Korea has drawn considerable attention these days, with international media widely covering the remarks of this stylistically distinctive figure of Iranian cinema, known worldwide for works such as Chil ...
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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 ،
The 52nd session was held in the Iraqi capital on October 17–18 under the theme Dialogue and Solidarity: Two Essential Pillars for Promoting Peace and Sustainable Development. According to Al Jazeera, representatives from 55 countries and more than 40 organizations attended. Regional politica ...
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
The president also called on the parliament to issue authorization for such an action. Here is the question: Is Egypt about to enter the Yemeni war more seriously? Or is this position a soft effort to back Saudi Arabia and contain fallout of an unfolding crisis in the Red Sea rather than a prelude ...
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Netanyahu’s Transition from Ben-Gurion Doctrine to His Own
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Netanyahu’s Transition from Ben-Gurion Doctrine to His Own

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
The timing of the doctrine's rollout carries particular political weight: Netanyahu is fighting to stay in power amid widespread domestic criticism of his government's performance and while entangled in corruption cases that could be revived in court if he loses the coming election. His gov ...

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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.