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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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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026
arrest warrant, the Israeli prime minister has canceled some trips, rerouted flights, and leaned on extraordinary security measures just to set foot abroad. The playbook is now familiar: keep the itinerary dark, swap out aircraft, change routes on a whim, and coordinate obsessively with host nations ...
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
arrest warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another defendant for attack on Global Sumud flotila for breaking Gaza siege. On August 21, Turkey announced Ankara asked a Red Notice of Interpol for Netanyahu, who is already under risk of arrest by ICC for war crimes in Gaza. Th ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
arrested at more than 130 American universities during the pro-Palestinian demonstrations, and what ignited at Columbia University quickly spread to campuses across the country and eventually to universities around the world. Columbia, with its deep history of student activism and its outsize acade ...
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Netanyahu Escapes Foward in Lebanon, Time and Equations in Favor of Axis of Resistance: Expert
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Netanyahu Escapes Foward in Lebanon, Time and Equations in Favor of Axis of Resistance: Expert

Monday 7 September 2026 ،
arrests and security crackdowns inside the Israeli regime, could be indicative of the mounting pressures that the opposing side is facing. Time working in favor of Axis of Resistance and Hezbollah  The element of time is working in the interest of the Axis of Resistance and the future develop ...
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Iranian Cleric Assassination: Marks of Israeli-American Plot
Analysis

Iranian Cleric Assassination: Marks of Israeli-American Plot

Wednesday 16 September 2026 ،
arrest and punish the terrorist elements involved, fundamental measures must be taken to prevent such incidents from recurring. It bears remembering that behind such assassinations lie three key objectives: The first objective centers on stoking sectarian and ethnic division. Targeting Sunni cleric ...
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Europe on a Powder Keg: Protests Spreading from France to Others
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Europe on a Powder Keg: Protests Spreading from France to Others

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
arrested in the recent clashes. Reuters reports that by October 5, more than 5,000 people, most of them teenagers, had been detained during the protests, with roughly 1,800 now facing prosecution. In one of the most harrowing episodes, a 15-year-old boy in the city of Lens lost his hand and part of ...
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Tehran Accuses France of ‘Double Standards’ Over Shift From ‘Peaceful Uprising’ to ‘Urban Violence’
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Tehran Accuses France of ‘Double Standards’ Over Shift From ‘Peaceful Uprising’ to ‘Urban Violence’

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
arrested, most of them minors, while investigations are underway into alleged police brutality. Baghaei cited injuries among protesters as evidence of the harsh response, while French authorities said violence, arson, and damage to public property cannot be justified.
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What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?
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What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
arrested by police and security agencies. Islamabad has cited restoring law and order, combating terrorism, and saving innocent citizens from the devastating toll of terrorist attacks as its principal justifications for the emergency. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the government possesses doz ...
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French Protest Turnout Doubles as Demonstrators Call for Macron’s Government to Resign
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French Protest Turnout Doubles as Demonstrators Call for Macron’s Government to Resign

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
arrests and property damage. France’s Interior Ministry recorded 161,500 participants nationwide, more than double the 71,500 reported at the previous rallies, while unions estimated turnout at 480,000. Paris saw some of the most serious confrontations, with several cars set on fire and maske ...
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
arrested. The government frames its repressive policies as a fight against extremism, a guard against foreign interference, and a defense of national security. But critics argue that secularism has become a pretext for suppressing independent religious activity and political dissent in society. Eve ...

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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.