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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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Israeli Economy Caught between War and Isolation Impacts
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Israeli Economy Caught between War and Isolation Impacts

Saturday 4 October 2025
The Israeli economy is counting the costs of war and the government is increasingly directing its resources to keep the war machine running. Alwaght- As Tel Aviv approaches the second anniversary of Hamas's Operation Al-Aqsa Storm and the invasion of Gaza, Netanyahu government continues to pour ...
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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 ،
Baghdad and Erbil have agreed on resuming Kurdistan oil exports, paving the way for influences ranging from home to the foreign actors. Alwaght- After over two years of halt, Iraqi Kurdistan region has resumed its oil exports via the Turkish Port of Ceyhan. This development is an outcome of a new de ...
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Figures on Palestinians Hamas Freed during Two-year War: Epic Stories of Four Prisoners
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Figures on Palestinians Hamas Freed during Two-year War: Epic Stories of Four Prisoners

Wednesday 15 October 2025 ،
Under various deals during war, Hamas freed large number of Palestinian prisoners. Alwaght- After years behind the bars in the Israeli occupation prisons, tens of Palestinians who were serving life sentences were freed under a prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas. The swap comes as the Israelis af ...
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Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space
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Resolution 2231 Expires: Fresh Breath for Iran in a Multipolar Space

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
Iran and its allies celebrate expiration of the UNSC sanctions, arguing the West should finally cede to this reality. Alwaght- Ten years after signing the Iran nuclear deal with the world powers and suspending the UN Security Council sanctions under Resolution 2231, the resolution has finally expire ...
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Rare Earth Metals: China’s Bargaining Chip in Trade War with US
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Rare Earth Metals: China’s Bargaining Chip in Trade War with US

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
Chinese government restricted exports of rare earth materials to the US as a counter-step to Trump’s tariff hikes. Alwaght- In recent days, the trade war between the US has taken new aspects and the announcement of massive restrictions on rare earth elements exports to the US has sparked afresh the ...
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?
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What Are the Challenges a Possible Trump War on Venezuela Would Face?

Sunday 26 October 2025 ،
The US should precisely calculate before possible military action against Venezuela. Alwaght- Tensions have reached their peak recently in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela coast. On side of the confrontation is the US and the other is Venezuela. Since the Cuba missile crisis of 1962, such amassment o ...
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How’s War Impacting both Pakistan and Afghanistan Economically?
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How’s War Impacting both Pakistan and Afghanistan Economically?

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
The war blocks the trade which is key to the two neighbors and leads to the withdrawal of foreign capital. Alwaght- The impacts of war between Taliban and Pakistan are not limited to economy but also influence the living conditions of the Afghans and Pakistanis. Reports suggest that as the border cr ...
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation
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ECO Message from Tehran: No Sanctions, No Isolation

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
ECO members held a meeting in Tehran, highlighting Iran’s significance in regional order and failure of West to sanction it. Alwaght- A month after Western members of the UN Security Council have unilaterally announced reinstatement of international sanctions on Iran under snapback mechanism, Tehran ...
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
The US president is seeking further ways to curb China’s rise as he finds Beijing defiant and resilient to trade war. Alwaght- President Donald Trump who is trying to turn the trade balance in the US favor through imposing heavy tariffs on imports from other countries this time has picked the East A ...
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
Trump is seeking a foothold in Central Asia to press China and Russia, but he has a tough way ahead as Moscow and Beijing have deep-seat influence there. Alwaght- The US President Donald Trump has recently hosted the tenth annual C5+1 summit. The bloc includes five Central Asian countries of Uzbekis ...

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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.