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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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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia

Sunday 11 October 2026
war on Iran, hundreds of attacks were launched on American positions, including with fiber-optic drones and guided missiles, by the Iraqi resistance, cementing the reality that the resistance is not a peripheral threat but a decisive actor on the battlefield. The role of Iran and the resistance gro ...
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YAF Launch Four Major Operations Targeting Saudi Airports, Aramco Facilities
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YAF Launch Four Major Operations Targeting Saudi Airports, Aramco Facilities

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
warning that retaliatory operations will continue until Riyadh halts its attacks and lifts the blockade on Yemen. Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) spokesperson Yahya Saree announced on Sunday that four major military operations targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Fahd International ...
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Saudi Strikes Across Yemen Kill Civilians
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Saudi Strikes Across Yemen Kill Civilians

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
warplanes carried out 119 airstrikes and missile attacks across Yemen in 24 hours, targeting civilian areas in Sanaa and the governorates of al-Jawf, Taiz, Saada, Marib, Lahij, al-Bayda and Ibb, according to Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree. He said the attacks, involvi ...
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Ansarullah’s Control of Saudi Airspace Sounds Economic Alarm in Riyadh
Analysis

Ansarullah’s Control of Saudi Airspace Sounds Economic Alarm in Riyadh

Friday 16 October 2026 ،
TotalEnergies, Shell, Chevron and BP skipped the event because of disrupted air travel. Such conditions hamper the ability of political officials, multinational executives and investors to reach Saudi Arabia and could push some major events to regional rivals. The scale of the threat becomes cleare ...
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YAF Carries Out Six Operations Against Saudi Energy and Military Targets
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YAF Carries Out Six Operations Against Saudi Energy and Military Targets

Monday 19 October 2026 ،
warned that Saudi oil facilities and airports remained within missile range, urging investors in Saudi Aramco to withdraw their investments.
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
Paper

Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Total obligations related to the deposit by the end of its maturity period in the second half of 2026 were estimated at about $5.434 billion, $5.3 billion in principal and roughly $134.8 million in accumulated interest. The deposit is part of Arab countries' long-term deposits at the Central Ba ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
Paper

Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
war with Iran and taking no practical positions in defense of the Iran-led Axis of Resistance. The Wisedom Movement under Ammar al-Hakim is another effective player in this equation. In the initial cabinet division, the finance ministry and the youth and sports ministry were attributed to this camp ...
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit
Analysis

Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
ward peace and stability in the region. Alongside these comments by the PM, the agreements signed during this short visit carry significant weight. Deals in energy, trade, and security were inked by both sides, set to usher in a new chapter in Baghdad-Damascus relations. Economic cooperation appea ...
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Yemen Tragedy Again: Why’s Saudi Arabia Re-embraced Blind Bombing Formula?
Report

Yemen Tragedy Again: Why’s Saudi Arabia Re-embraced Blind Bombing Formula?

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
warplanes conducted about 20 air raids in the coastal city of Al-Mokha in Taiz province. 3 were killed and several others were injured, reported media outlets. In the same day, Sana'a governor announced a Saudi airstrike on a cement factory in Hamadan town of Taiz province, killing a number of w ...
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Arab Parties and the Decisive Game of Israeli Cabinet Formation
Analysis

Arab Parties and the Decisive Game of Israeli Cabinet Formation

Sunday 1 November 2026 ،
ward and toward hostility to Palestinians. The likelihood that part of the opposition camp will refuse to form a government with Arab backing is therefore very serious, particularly since some of the Arab parties' core demands, such as halting settlement construction, withdrawing from Gaza, and ...

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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.