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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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Does Larijani’s Pakistan Visit Mean Tehran-Islamabad-Riyadh Alliance on the Way?
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Does Larijani’s Pakistan Visit Mean Tehran-Islamabad-Riyadh Alliance on the Way?

Wednesday 26 November 2025
alliances and linking them to larger coalitions appears to be part of Pakistan's strategy to overcome its regional challenges. Iran, a powerful military neighbor and a Chinese ally, could be key to tipping the regional balance in Pakistan's favor against India. Simultaneously, for Iran, sec ...
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Ankara and Tehran: From Economic Partnership to Anti-Israeli Alliance
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Ankara and Tehran: From Economic Partnership to Anti-Israeli Alliance

Monday 1 December 2025 ،
Turkish FM’s Tehran visit sends a clear message that neighbors seek closer ties as they have common interests and threats. Alwaght- The spirit of ancient trade is returning to the body of the region in a new world. West Asia, a region whose name is mainly associated with security and political agree ...
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UAE in Africa: Rise of Arab Neo-imperialist Power Worrisome to Traditional Powers
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UAE in Africa: Rise of Arab Neo-imperialist Power Worrisome to Traditional Powers

Thursday 4 December 2025 ،
alliances. Deals such as the sale of 71-meter corvettes to the Angolan navy, delivery of armored vehicles to the Democratic Republic of Congo to defend the city of Goma, light armored vehicle sales to Senegal, and the establishment of a joint armored vehicle production line in Uganda are key example ...
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
alliances within a deeply fragmented anti-Sana’a coalition. 3. Avoiding political and military marginalization if the current trend continues. This trend is not only targeting Islah Party, rather, it shifts the balance of power on the anti-Sana’a front and boosts the role of new actors ...
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?

Monday 8 December 2025 ،
alliance has formed between the Israeli regime, Greece, and Cyprus, all of which have competitive, if not hostile, relations with Ankara. This tripartite axis not only enjoys Western political support but also shares common interests in Eastern Mediterranean energy resources. They have clear plans f ...
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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance
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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
The two countries are tightening their partnership, but in addition to bilateral interests, it has side effects to others, mainly Iran. Alwaght- Over the past decade, the UAE has transformed from a peripheral actor to an effective regional power, and in this path it has gone beyond West Asia. South ...
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
alliances to a logic of overt great power competition and national interest maximization. The first pillar of the document is the acceptance of the return of great power competition as the central reality of global politics. Unlike the post-Cold War era, which assumed unchallenged American supremac ...
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Signs of Israel Losing Its Strategic Equilibrium
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Signs of Israel Losing Its Strategic Equilibrium

Friday 12 December 2025 ،
alliances, technology, and weaponry. Equilibrium, however, can only be revived through the complete reconstruction of a state's foundational pillars. The Zionist regime has lost the capacity to recover either its internal or external equilibrium. The problem is not a shortage of arms or a failu ...
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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall
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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall

Friday 12 December 2025 ،
alliance with the West has not ended the deep-seated public discontentment. A year after a new government took the power in Damascus still many regions are suffering from structural crisis and devastation of infrastructure. In a speech at Umayyad Mosque marking his first year in power, interim Syri ...
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Is Yemen on the Verge of Split?
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Is Yemen on the Verge of Split?

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
alliance maps to continue shaping today’s alignments. As a result, Rashad al-Alimi, alongside Islah Party, Saudi Arabia, and several figures within the Aden-based puppet government, is moving toward closer coordination against the council and the UAE. With al-Zubaidi increasingly bent on conso ...

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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.