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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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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap
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UAE-Algeria Rift Is Beyond a Diplomatic Gap

Saturday 12 September 2026
UAE’s interventionist policies in North Africa detrimental to the Algerian and regional interests. Alwaght- Interventionist policies of the UAE in West Asia and North Africa have brought the relations of Abu Dhabi with a number of regional countries to a critical point, with some choosing to review ...
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Iran and UAE Pursue Renewed Ties After US War on Iran
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Iran and UAE Pursue Renewed Ties After US War on Iran

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
UAE have agreed to mend bilateral relations, marking a new diplomatic opening following tensions during the war ALWAGHT- Pezeshkian says Iran and the UAE have agreed to mend bilateral relations, marking a new diplomatic opening following tensions during the war. Pezeshkian said Iran and the UAE hav ...
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
UAE, in particular, has worked to build a network of influence around strategic ports and shipping lanes. For Israeli regime, too, the Horn of Africa has emerged in recent years as a central arena in its foreign policy thinking, especially in its rivalry with Turkey, as seen, for example, in the ea ...
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Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire
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Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire

Friday 18 September 2026 ،
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan, with reconstruction costs not yet factored into the $33.4 billion figure. $22.3 billion for munitions The report's most telling figure is that $22.3 billion munitions tab, a number that shows the war with Iran was not merely a costly operation for the ...
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12 American Bases and Facilities Iranian Missiles Damaged
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12 American Bases and Facilities Iranian Missiles Damaged

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
UAE The AP, in its March 17 report analyzing satellite imagery from Airbus Defence and Space, said visible damage could be seen at Al Dhafra. Imagery from March 15 showed a hangar complex in the northwest of the base had been damaged, while another hangar in the southeast had been severely destroy ...
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Three Cases in a Secret Trip: Netanyahu’s Mystery in Abu Dhabi
Analysis

Three Cases in a Secret Trip: Netanyahu’s Mystery in Abu Dhabi

Thursday 1 October 2026 ،
UAE ruler Mohammed bin Zayed is more reliable than some of the details surrounding the visit. Netanyahu's unannounced, one-day trip to Abu Dhabi on Sunday and his meeting with bin Zayed were confirmed to Reuters by a senior Israeli official. Reports say Netanyahu flew to Abu Dhabi on a private ...
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
UAE and Qatar in the US calculus The political expert also cited Arab countries as part of the US influence equation in Iraq, adding that presence of some Persian Gulf monarchies in Iraq completely aligns with the American and British plans. On top of these countries are the UAE, and to some extent ...
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Leader’s Advisor Warns UAE Against Challenging Iran
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Leader’s Advisor Warns UAE Against Challenging Iran

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
UAE to avoid confrontation with Tehran ALWAGHT- A senior adviser to Iran’s Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, has urged the UAE to avoid confrontation with Tehran, particularly over Iran’s claim to three Persian Gulf islands. He argued that the UAE lacks Iran’s historical d ...
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Battle for Yemen’s Strategic Belt: Marib, Taiz, and Lahij at One Equation
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Battle for Yemen’s Strategic Belt: Marib, Taiz, and Lahij at One Equation

Sunday 4 October 2026 ،
UAE have recently pushed to unify their forces, particularly in Hadramawt, in a bid to open a front from the east and relieve pressure on the coastal region. Taken together, a look at the map of conflict shows that the scattered fighting does not mean Ansarullah lack a coherent war strategy. Sana&# ...
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How Have Drones Transformed Yemen War?
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How Have Drones Transformed Yemen War?

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
UAE, and later in attacks tied to the Red Sea. These drones are broadly designed for sustained flight over long distances. The Wa'id drones were also built for Ansarallah's long-range strikes and fall broadly into the one-way attack category, designed to deliver an explosive payload to its ...

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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.