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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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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism

Monday 14 April 2025
UN Security Council resolutions 541 (1983) and 550 (1984), which condemn the declaration of the self-proclaimed Republic of Northern Cyprus and call on UN members not to recognize it. The European Union and the Central Asian countries reaffirmed their firm commitment to United Nations Security Coun ...
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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert
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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia is concluding that Iran is a key actor in the region and improved ties with Tehran are beneficial to Riyadh. Alwaght- In recent days, visit to Tehran of Saudi Defense Minister Khaled bin Salman has grabbed broad media attention. The visit, seen as a significant development in the Irania ...
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
Hezbollah says Israel and the US are pushing for its disarmament for easy occupation of Lebanon. Alwaght- These days, the debate over Lebanon's defense strategy is stirring controversy, and despite its beautiful, rational, and convincing title, it is actually a codename for advancing a plot to d ...
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UN Condoles Iran Over Fatal Port Blast
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UN Condoles Iran Over Fatal Port Blast

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
UN sends condolences to Iran ALWAGHT- After Bandar Abbas port explosion, UN sends condolences to Iran. The UN expressed solidarity with Iran following the deadly explosion at Shahid Rajaei Port, with Secretary-General’s spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric offering condolences to the victims ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
UNRWA). Level 3: Dealing with refugee camps and residents or those displaced from these camps. At the first level, from the very first hours of the seizure of the rule in Damascus by rebel groups, the HTS closed the offices of the General Command, Fatah al-Intifada, and the headquarters of the Pal ...
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Sheikh Qassem: Israeli Breaches Won’t Deter Hezbollah’s Ceasefire Commitment
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Sheikh Qassem: Israeli Breaches Won’t Deter Hezbollah’s Ceasefire Commitment

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
UN and summoning the US ambassador. He stressed that Lebanon’s strength lies in the unity of its resistance, armed forces, and people. The Hezbollah leader outlined three national priorities: ending Israeli aggression and occupation, accelerating reconstruction efforts, and advancing state-bui ...
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BRICS Security Cooperation and Iran’s Key Role
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BRICS Security Cooperation and Iran’s Key Role

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
Given its military and cyber capabilities and regional influence, Iran can play a key role in new security order eyed by BRICS. Alwaght- Although BRICS primarily focuses on institution-building—such as the establishment of the New Development Bank to promote business cooperation among member s ...
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days

Tuesday 6 May 2025 ،
Secretary-General Sayyed Abbas al-Moussawi in 1991. After the assassination of al-Moussawi and leadership of Nasrallah in 1992, he remained in this position until he was elected as Sayyed Nasrallah's successor. Sheikh Qassem also chaired the Council of Hezbollah for Parliamentary Action, superv ...
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Trading Fire: Are India and Pakistan Going to Full-scale War?
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Trading Fire: Are India and Pakistan Going to Full-scale War?

Thursday 8 May 2025 ،
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has also called for “restraint”, warning that “the world cannot afford a military confrontation between India and Pakistan.” US President Donald Trump has called the escalation “shameful” and expressed hope that the clashes wi ...
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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role
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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, along with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and prominent international figures, are participating in the summit. However, some countries are not attending the summit at the leaders level. Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa is not attending, and the ...

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Breathtaking and sad moments of Shahid Rajaee Port  Iran mourns

Breathtaking and sad moments of Shahid Rajaee Port Iran mourns