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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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The US Urges Ukraine to Hold Elections by Year-end
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The US Urges Ukraine to Hold Elections by Year-end

Sunday 2 February 2025
US administration. However, the details of the plan remain unclear, and it is uncertain how it would be received in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously stated that elections could be held if hostilities end and strong security guarantees are in place to prevent renewed Russia ...
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Second Round of Gaza Ceasefire Talks: Peace or New Stalemate?
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Second Round of Gaza Ceasefire Talks: Peace or New Stalemate?

Tuesday 11 March 2025 ،
US-backed mediators and will send a delegation to Doha on Monday to advance the negotiations.” In this regard, Israeli media reported that the deputy head of the Shin Bet will lead the Israeli negotiating team in Doha. Axios, citing US officials, reported that US President Donald Trump's ...
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Trump’s "Sarcastic" Promises and Uncertainty of Ukraine War End
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Trump’s "Sarcastic" Promises and Uncertainty of Ukraine War End

Monday 17 March 2025 ،
US President Donald Trump are being followed in Riyadh, but they do not seem to have yielded a result so far. This is while Trump had vowed during his election campaigns he will end the war within 24 hours once he became president. Trump's sarcasm with the world When in May 2023, the US Presid ...
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Erdogan’s Nightmare: What Can Arrest of Opposition Leader Bring to Turkey?
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Erdogan’s Nightmare: What Can Arrest of Opposition Leader Bring to Turkey?

Wednesday 26 March 2025 ،
US dollar, and eventually closed at 37.665 lira, down 2.6 percent. If the protests continue, it could fall lower, posing a serious challenge to Turkey's struggling economy. At the same time, the Turkish stock index fell 9 percent, the biggest drop in four years. The main index of the Istanbul S ...
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?

Tuesday 15 April 2025 ،
US and persuade the Westerners to lift the sanctions. Since as long as sanctions are on the Syrian neck like sword of Damocles, any opening in economy and progress in reconstruction are unthinkable. In addition, the HTS is one of the groups that was previously blacklisted as a terrorist group and d ...
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
US foreign policy looks quite confused regarding a series of issues from Ukraine to Iran nuclear talks. Alwaght- The US is confused and its foreign policy is largely paradoxical and truly lucks a clear and predictable orientation. In the past decades, with the change of administrations in the US, ho ...
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
US seeks to sway Iraqi parliamentary vote because if resistance groups retain their parliamentary influence, next cabinet can be tougher on US military presence in Iraq. Alwaght- These days, the US is more openly appearing as the supporter and facilitator of the Israeli occupation, as if it has a mi ...
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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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Syria Elections: Al-Jolani Introducing Caliphate Rule
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Syria Elections: Al-Jolani Introducing Caliphate Rule

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
US and European countries labelled his elections illegal and him illegitimate. Their main argument was that thr vote was not held Ina democratic atmosphere. But now that al-Jolani is holding a totally undemocratic election, these powers are turning a blind eye.  Going beyond mere silence, West ...
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Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to the US?
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Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to the US?

Tuesday 7 October 2025 ،
US President Donald Trump and is likely part of agreement of the two countries on the region. This prompts questions: What is the aim of this shift and what is the motivation of Erdogan's alignment with Trump's anti-Iranian agenda? What would be the possible damages of Turkish economic dista ...

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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.