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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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How Yemen Turned the Red Sea into a Global Maritime Wildcard
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How Yemen Turned the Red Sea into a Global Maritime Wildcard

Monday 29 December 2025
war, aimed to pressure Israel and lift the blockade on the Strip. While narrowly framed, its impact was global: attacks on commercial and military vessels shattered long-held assumptions about maritime dominance and demonstrated that chokepoint disruption no longer requires conventional naval suprem ...
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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post
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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
warn that this attempt to rebuild the rules of the game is backfiring, complicating negotiations rather than simplifying them. The dispute is no longer merely about names; it has escalated into a fundamental conflict over breaking the political custom that has governed Kurdish power distribution for ...
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Breaking the Ice: Iran’s Araghchi Visit to Beirut Signals New Chapter
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Breaking the Ice: Iran’s Araghchi Visit to Beirut Signals New Chapter

Sunday 11 January 2026 ،
war on Lebanon, as well as ongoing air assaults and continued destruction of infrastructure that has claimed civilian lives during this period, the situation was successfully managed thanks to the steadfastness of Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Sheikh Naeem Qassem and his courageous positions. ...
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What’s Next for Southern Yemen after STC Dissolution?
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What’s Next for Southern Yemen after STC Dissolution?

Monday 12 January 2026 ،
warring sides, now new developments are taking place politically that are slated to boost the position of Riyadh and its local allies. In this connection, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) has recently issued a statement saying that the separatist bloc has failed to realize its agenda and so ...
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?

Tuesday 13 January 2026 ،
war on Iran in June the troika of leadership, people, and powerful armed forces slapped the Israeli enemy hard in the face and shattered its plot to bring Iran to its knees using military force, in recent days a scenario designed by foreign intelligence agencies to destabilize Iran and make it anoth ...
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What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?
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What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?

Friday 16 January 2026 ،
wards a “neither war nor peace” relationship with Sana’a, where Ansarullah resistance movement has been holding the power since 2014. 2. Saudi Arabia regards separatism of southern Yemen as direct threat to its national security. Southern Yemen clashes, while undermining the Presi ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
warnings After ISIS was defeated in Syria and Iraq in 2017, thousands of its members and supporters were sent to several prisons on Syria's north and east. The most important of these prisons was Al-Shaddadi, south of Hasakah province, which according to Kurdish resources, had been holding abou ...
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What Does Israeli Delegation Seek in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?
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What Does Israeli Delegation Seek in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
wards this end through trade and economic channels. The composition of the Israeli delegation's visits to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan further reveals Tel Aviv's push for economic influence in Central Asia. Reports indicate that Sa'ar is accompanied by a business and economic delegation co ...
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What Does Trump Want From Cuba?
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What Does Trump Want From Cuba?

Thursday 29 January 2026 ،
warn that cutting off Venezuela oil supplies can bring the already struggling Cuban economy to a critical point.  Meanwhile, many ask what the US president exactly want from Cuba and why these days Washington has stepped up its anti-Havana rhetoric.  Cuba: Then and now  Ever since ...
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From Mercusor or "Mother of Agreements" : EU’s Economic Divorce from the US
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From Mercusor or "Mother of Agreements" : EU’s Economic Divorce from the US

Thursday 29 January 2026 ،
Trade Organization have not only tarnished its credibility but have also accelerated a global push for alternatives. The result is a steady erosion of Washington’s economic influence and the rising clout of rivals, on top of them China.  The very institutions the US built after World War ...

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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.