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

Sunday 7 September 2025
Trade Agreement signed in 2005 but suspended in 2011. Such steps risk further weakening Syria’s already struggling manufacturers and farmers, who cannot compete with their Turkish counterparts. At the same time, Syria is confronting one of the most severe food crises in decades. A “prol ...
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Much Ado about Nothing: Dissecting Trump’s Gaza Plan
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Much Ado about Nothing: Dissecting Trump’s Gaza Plan

Tuesday 30 September 2025 ،
Union pledged more than €400 million, but neither resolved the Gaza crisis. Critique 7 Claim: Gaza will be administered under the temporary governance of a Palestinian, non-political technocratic committee. This committee will operate with the presence of Palestinian and international experts ...
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World’s Pariah: How’s Gaza War Isolated Tel Aviv?
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World’s Pariah: How’s Gaza War Isolated Tel Aviv?

Wednesday 8 October 2025 ،
Union as the biggest trade partner of Israel, proposed a sanctions package against Tel Aviv that, should approved, can suspend part of a free trade agreement with Israel. Several Israeli countries had earlier approved targeted sanctions against some Israeli individuals, settlers, Israeli organizatio ...
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Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role
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Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role

Thursday 9 October 2025 ،
Union and her stance on the Palestinian conflict consistently reflect her hardline ideology. A staunch nationalist, Meloni frequently clashes with the EU's liberal policies, particularly on immigration. Throughout the Gaza conflict, her rhetoric aligned firmly with other pro-Israeli European le ...
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?

Tuesday 14 October 2025 ،
Union of Muslim Scholars.  Given this complex backdrop, we can now understand why the Afghan Taliban's approach to Islamabad's demands, including crackdown on and severing ties with the TTP, has been so hesitant and calculated. Border tensions: New Taliban is different from the jihadi ...
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President Reiterates Iran’s Commitment to Global Economic Collaboration
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President Reiterates Iran’s Commitment to Global Economic Collaboration

Wednesday 15 October 2025 ،
Union (EAEU) as well as regional partners including Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Turkey. He emphasized that new mechanisms have been introduced to facilitate these interactions, allowing traders and business leaders to fully leverage emerging opportunities. Pezeshkian also reaffirmed his commit ...
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Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space
Analysis

Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
Union has doubled down on its uncompromising position. In a new statement, it announced that several non-EU countries, including Albania, Norway, Serbia, and Ukraine, have aligned with the European Council's decision to restore nuclear-related sanctions against Iran via the snapback mechanism. I ...
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
Union or ASEAN. According to data from 2023-2024, the ECO region's share of global trade stands at approximately $1.016 trillion, equivalent to 4-5 percent of world trade. Of this, intra-regional trade accounts for only about $110 billion, roughly 8-9 percent of total trade among member states. ...
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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 ،
Union and the US have raised possibility of sanctioning UAE companies assisting the RSF. So, internationally and regionally, a notion is growing: Abu Dhabi is a destabilizing actor. 2. Regional instability: The longer war in Sudan is, the weaker will be the security in the Red Sea and Horn of Afric ...
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Ghalibaf’s Islamabad Visit: New Step to Strengthening Alliance
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Ghalibaf’s Islamabad Visit: New Step to Strengthening Alliance

Thursday 6 November 2025 ،
Trade and economic objectives While economic agreements traditionally fall under the purview of governments and executive branches, parliaments are now playing an increasingly pivotal role in shaping policy and ratifying international deals to bolster foreign trade. This shift was evident during Gh ...

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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.