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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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US Halts Funding for New Weapon Sales to Ukraine
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US Halts Funding for New Weapon Sales to Ukraine

Tuesday 4 March 2025
arms sales to Ukraine ALWAGHT- According to unnamed sources cited by the Wall Street Journal, the US has paused funding for any new arms sales to Ukraine. The US has reportedly halted funding for new weapons sales to Ukraine and is considering freezing arms shipments from US stockpiles, according t ...
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UK Police Arrest 9, Including 6 Young Women, Over Gaza Genocide Meeting
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UK Police Arrest 9, Including 6 Young Women, Over Gaza Genocide Meeting

Saturday 29 March 2025 ،
arms sales to Israel, reported that nine of its members and supporters were arrested within 20 hours. Police raided homes and events linked to the group, including a welcome talk at the Quaker Meeting House in Westminster, where six young women were detained. Three were released, while the others re ...
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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?
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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?

Sunday 13 April 2025 ،
arms against common enemies like Israel and the US.  Political officials in Baghdad are well aware of consequences of firing over 220,000 PMF forces and stripping them of their rights. They know that dissolution or impairment of the PMF can produce security disruption and armed clashes. So, in ...
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
arms in the hands of the government and the army, particular political factions and media outlets close to them with direction of Western embassies have tied defense strategy to disarmament of Hezbollah. Reacting to this stance, several Hezbollah leaders have so far come against these targeted polit ...
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Nuclear Riddle in $1 Trillion US-Saudi Deal
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Nuclear Riddle in $1 Trillion US-Saudi Deal

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
arms deal. Second, the US is concerned Saudi Arabia will lean towards Russia or China if its nuclear demands are not met by the Americans. In fact, the decline of American influence in West Asia and the increasing competition with China and Russia in the energy sector have changed American prioritie ...
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Tehran Dialogue Forum: Promoting Iran as Hub of Anti-imperialist Diplomacy
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Tehran Dialogue Forum: Promoting Iran as Hub of Anti-imperialist Diplomacy

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
arms races and instability in the region, Iran by arranging the TDF showed it follows a different path characterized by boosting regional diplomacy, dialogue between the nations, and cooperation to ensure collective security.  Iranian officials have repeatedly asserted that the time has come f ...
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EU to Review Ties with Israel Amid Ongoing Gaza Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis
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EU to Review Ties with Israel Amid Ongoing Gaza Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis

Wednesday 21 May 2025 ،
arms sales to Israel. Other Western leaders have jointly criticized the aid restrictions as disproportionate and hinted at potential further actions. Despite these moves, the EU remains divided, with countries like Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic maintaining strong support for Isr ...
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West

Thursday 22 May 2025 ،
arms sales deal in the history, a contract worth $142 billion for sale of missiles, armored vehicles, and aircraft to the Arab kingdom. The sale plan is divided in five main areas: Air force and space, air defense, maritime and coastal secure,army and border guard, and intelligence and communicatio ...
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BDS Movement: Palestine’s Historic Chance to Break Free from Israeli Economic Dominance
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BDS Movement: Palestine’s Historic Chance to Break Free from Israeli Economic Dominance

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
arms manufacturer (Elbat Systems). Recently, Colombia announced that it will slash Israel from its coal exports destinations. Effects of boycotting Israeli products and boost of Palestinian economy The aforementioned data show that over half of the Palestinian imports are from Israel, though after ...
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The US Greenlights A $510 Million Arms Sale to Israel Amid Gaza Genocide
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The US Greenlights A $510 Million Arms Sale to Israel Amid Gaza Genocide

Wednesday 2 July 2025 ،
arms sale to the Israeli regime, bolstering Washington’s military support ALWAGHT- With the conflict in Gaza now in its 21st month, the US government has greenlit a $510 million arms sale to the Israeli regime, bolstering Washington’s military support. The United States approved a $510 millio ...

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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.