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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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As Syria Sinks in Crisis again, Re-embracing Spirit of Resistance Looks Only Working Choice
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As Syria Sinks in Crisis again, Re-embracing Spirit of Resistance Looks Only Working Choice

Sunday 20 July 2025
Trump has widened the ideological divide between the ruling factions in Syria to the point where some, such as Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi and Abu Qatada, and many other Salafi jihadi leaders, have accused al-Jolani of being secular, apostate, and of abandoning religion. Although the ideological appara ...
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War

Tuesday 5 August 2025 ،
Trump on June 24. 3. Limitations of military power Despite the apparent military superiority, Israel and the US failed to gain their strategic goals. Even the most advanced weapons could not check Iran’s nuclear program. Despite the stark difference in the military capabilities of the warr ...
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Ex-Officials Say Gaza War a Failure, Accuse Netanyahu of Leading Israel into Crisis
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Ex-Officials Say Gaza War a Failure, Accuse Netanyahu of Leading Israel into Crisis

Sunday 17 August 2025 ،
Trump into supporting an unwinnable war, arguing that Israel has no path to eliminating Hamas through its current strategy. He denounced Netanyahu as a liar who has lost all sense of direction, warning that his decisions only deepen Israel’s entanglement in Gaza. The Gaza war, which began in ...
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Tough Sana’a-Tel Aviv Encounter: Who’s the Winner?
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Tough Sana’a-Tel Aviv Encounter: Who’s the Winner?

Tuesday 26 August 2025 ،
Trump administration immediately accepted a ceasefire brokered by Oman.  According to the latest assessments,since the US halted attacks, Yemeni forces have rebuilt their radar systems, communications networks, and reconnaissance capabilities. They have also conducted naval exercises in the po ...
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
Trump and the profound influence of Evangelicals on White House regional policy—particularly their unconditional backing of Israeli expansion into the West Bank, the Golan Heights, the Jordan Valley, and Gaza—convinced Tel Aviv's leadership that the current moment is more favorable t ...
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
Trump-era tactics—populist rhetoric masking occupation and resource appropriation. Masoumi emphasized that the Americans seek to maintain their presence in Iraq. He added that prospect of a complete withdrawal of American forces by the end of 2026 exists only on the surface and on paper. In r ...
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What’s Behind Israel’s Pilligrimage Road Project?
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What’s Behind Israel’s Pilligrimage Road Project?

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
Trump is in power in the US. Washington's unconditional support for Tel Aviv has provided Netanyahu with a golden opportunity to rely on this backing to realize the long-standing Israeli ambition of altering Al-Qud's identity and annexing occupied territories. Blocking an independent Palest ...
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Israeli War on Gaza Towers: Display of Destruction, Cover for Losses
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Israeli War on Gaza Towers: Display of Destruction, Cover for Losses

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
Trump. Creating an apocalyptic picture of Gaza to declare victory Tel Aviv has consistently used its propaganda apparatus in its wars against Palestinian groups to project an image of its military's invincibility to both its domestic audience and international backers. However, recent conflict ...
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
Trump's comeback to the power.  This comes at a time when heightening strategic competition between Washington and Beijing may force Washington to reassess its regional commitments and reallocate resources away from West Asia to other regions, such as East Asia. In such a scenario, Arab st ...
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
Trump's envoy has explicitly threatened that any delay by the Lebanese government in meeting these demands will result in the suspension of international support and a cutoff of aid for Lebanon's reconstruction. The envoy claimed that failure to execute the plan would grant Israel a free han ...

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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.