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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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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites

Sunday 8 June 2025
budget, as the region had exceeded the legal ceiling for its share (12.67 percent). Responding to Baghdad, Kurdistan's Ministry of Finance said in a statement that determining the autonomous region’s share based on expenditures is unconstitutional and that the region’s share should ...
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New Red Sea Bridge a Saudi Push to Win Battle of Corridors
Analysis

New Red Sea Bridge a Saudi Push to Win Battle of Corridors

Monday 9 June 2025 ،
budget deficit, such a project can present an effective stimulus for economic growth and regional development.  It should be concluded that this railway over the Red Sea not only facilitates physical connection of the two countries, but also carries profound economic and political messages at ...
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Secret Military Plan under Aid Cover
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Secret Military Plan under Aid Cover

Tuesday 10 June 2025 ،
budget that Washington has earmarked for the GHF. Citing informed sources and former American officials, Reuters reported that the US Department of State is mulling an aid package of $500 million to the GHF.  Reuters also reported, citing the sources, that the funds allocated to the foundatio ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
budget has exceeded $3.4 billion in 2024. The most important parts of these reforms are: The PMF are linked to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and have no administrative links with the Ministries of Defense and Interior. The head of the forces has the rank of minister. This will be seen ...
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Anti-Semitism Redefinition: An Instrument to Crack Down on Zionism Critics
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Anti-Semitism Redefinition: An Instrument to Crack Down on Zionism Critics

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
budget allocated to Trump’s 2024 campaign—over $100 million—conditional on support for the annexation of the West Bank by Israel, because, according to Zionists, “God gave the West Bank to the Jews. Adelson had previously been sued as a major supporter of settlement construct ...
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
budget deficits have compelled Washington to seek to control regional energy resources and reinforce the dominance of the US dollar to maintain its international standing. Iraq, with its vast oil reserves and financial reliance on the dollar-based system, represents a strategic arena for the US. By ...
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
budget.  Economy awaiting stability  The complexity of internal landscape of Syria, marked by political and ethnic divisions, foreign interventions, and repeated Israeli airstrikes, has left the country in an acutely fragile state. Like many parts of the world, economic recovery in Syria ...
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
budget, it would still take three years from the contract date for the interceptors to be delivered. Geopolitical consequences and future of the region Institutes like the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Atlantic Council have focused on the g ...
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Much Ado about Nothing: Dissecting Trump’s Gaza Plan
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Much Ado about Nothing: Dissecting Trump’s Gaza Plan

Tuesday 30 September 2025 ،
budget. Yet, reconstruction efforts ultimately went nowhere. Critique 3 Claim: If both sides accept this plan, the war will end immediately. Israeli forces will withdraw to agreed-upon lines to facilitate the release of hostages. During this period, all military operations, including airstrikes an ...
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Government Shutdown in US As Trump Threatens Mass Dismissals of Federal Workers
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Government Shutdown in US As Trump Threatens Mass Dismissals of Federal Workers

Wednesday 1 October 2025 ،
budget agreement with Democratic lawmakers ALWAGHT- The United States has gone into shutdown once more as Republicans, led by President Donald Trump, were unable to reach a budget agreement with Democratic lawmakers. The US government entered a shutdown Wednesday after Republicans and Democrats fai ...

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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.