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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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Iran-US Nuclear Talks in Rome ‘Constructive’
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Iran-US Nuclear Talks in Rome ‘Constructive’

Saturday 19 April 2025
US envoy Steve Witkoff, with Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi acting as mediator. The session lasted over four hours and was held at the Omani ambassador’s residence in Rome, with both delegations seated in separate rooms. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei emp ...
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
US invasion of Afghanistan began in 2001, there were signs of the Taliban's rapprochement with Russia, including Sergei Ivanov, the then head of the Russian presidential administration, later revealing in an interview with the BBC that Mullah Omar, the spiritual leader of the Taliban, had sugges ...
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UN Condemns US Envoy to Tel Aviv for Justifying Israel’s Gaza Aid Blockade as ‘War Crime’
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UN Condemns US Envoy to Tel Aviv for Justifying Israel’s Gaza Aid Blockade as ‘War Crime’

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
US ambassador to Tel Aviv, rejected calls to pressure Israel to allow aid, instead demanding Hamas release Israeli captives first. The UN’s Francesca Albanese swiftly condemned his remarks, citing international law that classifies deliberate starvation as a war crime. She warned that obstructi ...
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
Iraqi PM’s office defended the move as a step to address Baghdad’s security concerns and interests. Alwaght- Everything started with publication of a photo, a photo so provocative that unleashed a major scandal to the Iraqi government. Later last week, Aljazeera reporter Ali Hashem published photo ...
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Iran Corridors: The Key to Afghan Mineral Exports to Global Markets
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Iran Corridors: The Key to Afghan Mineral Exports to Global Markets

Thursday 24 April 2025 ،
US sanctions, Iran still has a vast network of active trade routes that could serve as an opportunity for Kabul. Iran’s flexibility in the face of sanctions has been able to provide a relatively stable platform for the passage of goods, an issue that is doubly important for a government like t ...
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
US plan to withdraw Hamas from Gaza has caused concern among Jordanian officials, and Amman is concerned that if the joint Israeli-US plan to expel Hamas from Gaza is implemented, Hamas forces will use Jordan as their base and join their colleagues and party members in Jordan. This seems to be givin ...
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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 ،
US and France—guarantors of the ceasefire—to rein in Israel’s attacks. Qassem condemned recent Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs, claiming they had US backing, and warned Washington that its interests in Lebanon would be at risk if instability continues. Qassem ...
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Iranian UN Representative Dismisses France’s Nuclear Claims as Groundless and Reckless
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Iranian UN Representative Dismisses France’s Nuclear Claims as Groundless and Reckless

Wednesday 30 April 2025 ،
US withdrawal from the deal and the failure of European partners to uphold their obligations. Iran stressed that its actions were transparent and in line with the provisions of the agreement, not a sign of pursuing nuclear weapons. Iran also condemned France’s threat to reimpose sanctions as ...
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Trump Escaping Netanyahu’s  Regional Game to Avoid Troubles
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Trump Escaping Netanyahu’s Regional Game to Avoid Troubles

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
US president believes that he is being abused by the Israeli PM and needs to avoid being a yes man to Israel like his predecessors. Alwaght- Despite the old alliance of Washington and Tel Aviv, the conflict of interests between the US President Donald Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne ...
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Hell on Earth: Gaza Suffering amid Sham Aid Promises
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Hell on Earth: Gaza Suffering amid Sham Aid Promises

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
US has not acted on its promise of arranging aid to the coastal enclave. Alwaght- Gaza famine and hunger have hit a stage beyond crisis. Expressing regret at the suffering of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip due to the deliberate starvation policies imposed by the Israeli occupation, UN Special Rappor ...

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