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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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Netanyahu’s Push for Longer War Can Kill More Prisoners
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Netanyahu’s Push for Longer War Can Kill More Prisoners

Sunday 29 December 2024
US political developments. Netanyahu never sought to stop the war in Gaza, and the serious approach to achieving a ceasefire in recent weeks was because US President-elect Donald Trump warned Israel to end the war by January 20, the day of his inauguration.  Since Trump wants to close Gaza war ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Ties Remain Frayed by Open Oil Wound
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Baghdad-Erbil Ties Remain Frayed by Open Oil Wound

Wednesday 16 April 2025 ،
Supreme Court have stepped in the case. This, for its turn, has produced an atmosphere of distrust.  While some politicians accuse Kurdistan region of smuggling oil to foreign destinations, the demands for more precise watchdog and redefinition of relations between Baghdad and Erbil according ...
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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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Trial or Infighting? How Are Netanyahu Cases Polarizing Israel?
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Trial or Infighting? How Are Netanyahu Cases Polarizing Israel?

Saturday 26 April 2025 ،
Supreme Court and gain greater control over the appointment of judges by proposing judicial reforms. These measures have been met with widespread public protests. 3. Media propaganda and creating doubt in public opinion Netanyahu has used pro-government media to accuse the judicial system of polit ...
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From Syria Oil to Iraq Gas: How’s US Seeking to Plunder Regional Energy Resources?
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From Syria Oil to Iraq Gas: How’s US Seeking to Plunder Regional Energy Resources?

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
US is trying to seek roots of these differences not in the Iraqi political structure or the conflicting internal interests but in the Iranian influence in Iraq. In this connection, while Tehran and Washington held a new round of indirect nuclear talks for a deal, the Americans upped their rhetoric ...
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Iran Executes Spy Accused of Mossad Ties in Nuclear Scientist Assassination Case
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Iran Executes Spy Accused of Mossad Ties in Nuclear Scientist Assassination Case

Wednesday 6 August 2025 ،
Supreme Court upheld his death sentence, citing laws against hostile acts by the Zionist regime. His case is part of a broader crackdown, during which Iran claims to have arrested over 700 Mossad-linked spies and dismantled covert Israeli-operated drone facilities across the country.
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Ending Gas Waiver for Iraq: From Power Crisis to Profit to American Companies
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Ending Gas Waiver for Iraq: From Power Crisis to Profit to American Companies

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
US President Donald Trump who has recently pushed the tensions with Iran to their height has now embarked on a policy of restricting Tehran's business and energy interactions with neighboring countries. In the latest move, he ended the waiver for Iraqi gas purchases from Iran, throttling the cou ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
US welcomes the announcement of an agreement between the government of Iraq and the KRG, with international companies, to resume oil exports through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline. This US-facilitated agreement will deliver tangible benefits for the American and Iraqi people. He went on: It will help str ...
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As Pro-Israeli Board Acquires TikTok, Palestinian Voice Censorship Concerns Rise
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As Pro-Israeli Board Acquires TikTok, Palestinian Voice Censorship Concerns Rise

Monday 6 October 2025 ،
US is eventually nearing its end. Reports suggest that TikTok with nearly 1.6 billion active users is going to be acquired by a group of pro-Israel investors and the US President Donald Trump— a group at the center of which are there the Oracle tech giant and Fox Corporation. Under this deal, ...
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Marco Rubio Urges Israel Against Annexing the West Bank Following Knesset Approval
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Marco Rubio Urges Israel Against Annexing the West Bank Following Knesset Approval

Thursday 23 October 2025 ،
US Secretary of State calls Israel’s preliminary step to extend its law to occupied territory “counterproductive” and a threat to peace ALWAGHT- US Secretary of State calls Israel’s preliminary step to extend its law to occupied territory “counterproductive” and a threat to peace. ...

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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.