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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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Dream for China, Nightmare for US: Yuan Drift Toward Internationalization
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Dream for China, Nightmare for US: Yuan Drift Toward Internationalization

Sunday 19 October 2025
Bank of China’s Hong Kong branch told Global Neighbors: “Financial institutions and banks that once ignored the yuan now readily trade and accept it as a legitimate foreign currency.” Even the European Central Bank (ECB) has taken note of the dollar’s slipping influence. In ...
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Trade War Truce: Have Washington and Beijing Reached a Deal?
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Trade War Truce: Have Washington and Beijing Reached a Deal?

Sunday 2 November 2025 ،
The US president pretends to have the upper hand, but Beijing has concrete game cards, making it hard for Trump to maneuver freely. Alwaght- Recent meeting of the Chinese and American presidents amid heightened trade war carried rays of hope for a truce in the trade war of the two economic heavyweig ...
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Why’s UAE Backing RSF Terrorists in Sudan?
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Why’s UAE Backing RSF Terrorists in Sudan?

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
Banking and financial influence: Dominating Sudan's monetary infrastructure  The third factor driving the UAE’s push for influence in Sudan is a thirst to control Sudanese financial network. Before to war, Dubai Islamic Bank was a major shareholder in Sudan's largest financial in ...
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Israeli-Emirati Security and Military Cooperation from Yemen to Sudan
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Israeli-Emirati Security and Military Cooperation from Yemen to Sudan

Wednesday 5 November 2025 ،
Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi are building an alliance whose devastating impacts in West Asia and Africa begin to show themselves. Alwaght- In recent weeks, the world community more than any other time has grown aware of the UAE role in the bloody crisis of Sudan that, according to the reports by the inter ...
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Government Closure Reaches New Record with Congress Locked in Political Standoff
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Government Closure Reaches New Record with Congress Locked in Political Standoff

Wednesday 5 November 2025 ،
Now in its 36th day, the US government shutdown has set a new record, as another Senate attempt to advance a funding bill has collapsed ALWAGHT- Now in its 36th day, the US government shutdown has set a new record, as another Senate attempt to advance a funding bill has collapsed, leaving no clear p ...
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
Bank of Kazakhstan also announced a $1 billion program for the extraction and processing of these metals between 2025 and 2030. However, the issue of rare earth metals is only one part of the broader US competition with China in Central Asia. To complete this strategic puzzle, Washington is pursuin ...
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
The rebels are preparing to move further to seize the rule from the army. The crisis is going to drag on the foreign intervention continues. Alwaght- In recent days, after the fall of Al-Fashir in Sudan's Darfur region to the Rapid Response Forces (RSF), a big change has happened in the war equa ...
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Israel’s Creeping Influence in Central Asia a Threat to Iran’s Security Interests
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Israel’s Creeping Influence in Central Asia a Threat to Iran’s Security Interests

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
As regional competitions heat up, regional actors step up their activism for broader influence. Alwaght- After collapse of the Soviet Union, Central Asia has become a scene for competition of foreign actors. In recent years, with the increase in the geopolitical rivalry among regional and internatio ...
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What’s behind Saudi Plan to Strengthen Its Lebanon Influence?
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What’s behind Saudi Plan to Strengthen Its Lebanon Influence?

Sunday 16 November 2025 ،
Riyadh intends to enhance ties with Lebanon in a bid to execute American agenda to that aims to give Israel an upper hand in the region. Alwaght- In recent years, the Saudi relations with Lebanon have witnessed many ups and downs; from the downgrading diplomatic relations to cutting off trade ties a ...
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
Pakistan and Taliban are now in complicated relations that make it hard to predict where they will head. Alwaght- The fresh attacks between Afghanistan and Pakistan that expanded to airstrikes and direct clashes of the forces of the two countries once again disclosed the depth of the historical diff ...

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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.