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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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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US

Sunday 9 November 2025
Trump in Washington on Monday.  But while things have gone well for al-Jolani and his orbit throughout Syria’s upheaval, they have delivered little to the Syrian people, only empty promises and a future darkened by the boot of extremist militant groups. Amid this reality, al-Jolani has ...
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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 ،
Trump is seeking a foothold in Central Asia to press China and Russia, but he has a tough way ahead as Moscow and Beijing have deep-seat influence there. Alwaght- The US President Donald Trump has recently hosted the tenth annual C5+1 summit. The bloc includes five Central Asian countries of Uzbekis ...
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
Trump appointed a special envoy for Iraq, Mark Sawaya has been actively engaged in his mission drawing on unofficial diplomacy. This was noticeable in his several visits to various Iraqi cities and meetings with senior Iraqi officials.  These moves, timed on the eve of Iraq’s parliamenta ...
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Iran: Israeli Assassination Claims “Baseless, Absurd”
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Iran: Israeli Assassination Claims “Baseless, Absurd”

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
Trump’s recent admission of US involvement in Israeli aggression against Iran. He stated that Iran has officially submitted Trump’s remarks to the United Nations as evidence that Washington bears full responsibility for the attack, accusing the US of falsely portraying itself as open to ...
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Mamadani’s Victory: Sociological Roots and Implications
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Mamadani’s Victory: Sociological Roots and Implications

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
Trump's immigration policies. His win, which makes him New York's first Muslim mayor and one of its youngest, was powered by unexpectedly high voter turnout among young people, renters, and new arrivals in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Sociology of Mamadani's electorate: Four interac ...
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Venezuela Mobilizes Forces as US Carrier Enters Caribbean
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Venezuela Mobilizes Forces as US Carrier Enters Caribbean

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
Trump insists that a direct war is unlikely—though he maintains that Maduro’s “days are numbered.”
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Colombia Buys 17 Swedish Jets in $4.3bn Deal Amid US Tensions
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Colombia Buys 17 Swedish Jets in $4.3bn Deal Amid US Tensions

Saturday 15 November 2025 ،
Trump has also alleged that Petro and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro are involved in the drug trade, which both leaders deny. Although there were warnings in US media of possible strikes on Latin American targets, Trump later denied plans to attack Venezuelan territory, contradicting his ...
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Trapped Hamas Members Case Proves an Israeli Failure
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Trapped Hamas Members Case Proves an Israeli Failure

Saturday 15 November 2025 ،
Trump administration.  Israelis fail It seems that the Israelis are trying to abuse the case to stir a crisis amid ceasefire and so prevent the deal to proceed to its second stage. But Trump is struggling to steer clear of any collapse of the agreement as he is the architect of the deal and i ...
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Maduro Denounces US And Trinidad And Tobago Military Maneuvers As ‘Irresponsible’
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Maduro Denounces US And Trinidad And Tobago Military Maneuvers As ‘Irresponsible’

Sunday 16 November 2025 ،
Trump denied plans for attacks on the country. However, he acknowledged previously considering CIA covert operations and possible military action aimed at regime change, contradicting his public statements.
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US Multi-layer Plan to Dominate Gaza
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US Multi-layer Plan to Dominate Gaza

Sunday 16 November 2025 ،
Trump's Riviera plan in Gaza The second American goal in Gaza is less public but more important: Gaza economy In the eyes of the strategists close to Trump, Gaza is not only a security crisis but also is an enormous economic opportunity. In his various speeches, the US president described Gaza ...

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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.