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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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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
cabinet is exploiting this matter for propaganda purposes to project a military achievement. Hezbollah’s calculated silence Hezbollah, under these circumstances, has preferred not to show a hasty reaction to the regime's claims regarding the occupation of the heights. This calculated sil ...
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
cabinet from Riyadh, described Sanaa's advances Thursday as temporary, claiming Ansarallah had suffered heavy losses in Taiz, Marib, Lahj, al-Jawf, Hajjah, al-Bayda and al-Dhale. He vowed government forces would seize the initiative and retake areas under militia control. But Interior Minister I ...
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power
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Completion of Iraq Cabinet and Redrawing Balance of Power

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
cabinet of al-Zaidi, which can hit the US power to sway Iraqi government’s decisions. Alwaght- After nearly five months of debate among political parties, the Iraqi parliament finally approved remnants of the ministers of the government of Ali al-Zaidi on Thursday. The lawmakers granted confidence t ...
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Netanyahu’s Transition from Ben-Gurion Doctrine to His Own
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Netanyahu’s Transition from Ben-Gurion Doctrine to His Own

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
cabinet critics' anger over rising antisemitism worldwide, a wave critics trace to the hawkish policies of Netanyahu and his hardline allies. Therefore, Netanyahu aims to reframe criticism of his government's performance as security threats and antisemitism by playing up threats against Tel ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
cabinet was completed, but the challenges remain in place amid political discontent and US interference. Alwaght- Completion of the cabinet of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on October 15 after about five months of debating over distribution of ministries and executive posts in the shadow of home ...
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Netanyahu’s Dangerous Gamble in Iraqi Skies
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Netanyahu’s Dangerous Gamble in Iraqi Skies

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
cabinet. Nahum Barnea, the political analyst for Yedioth Ahronoth, has laid out an even more dangerous scenario. In his assessment, launching a regional war, with or without US, could become a tool for delaying the transfer of power. He warned that the emergence of a state of emergency and mounting ...
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit
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Oil and Security, Two Drivers of Iraqi PM’s Damascus Visit

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
cabinet and the politicians have settled this home policy's complicated case, the government of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi seems to now have free time to address foreign policy and after his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, he visited Syria on Wednesday, being the highest-ranking Iraqi official to ...
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Arab Parties and the Decisive Game of Israeli Cabinet Formation
Analysis

Arab Parties and the Decisive Game of Israeli Cabinet Formation

Sunday 1 November 2026 ،
cabinet's formation. That said, discerning the Arab parties' choices, tactical shifts, and political strategy during the coalition negotiations first requires a concise understanding of, firstly, these parties' core political and ideological platforms, and secondly, the imperatives and c ...
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert

Monday 2 November 2026 ،
cabinet a difficult job. Addressing this crisis, Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies in Tehran hosted ananalytical meeting with the presence of West Asia affairs expert Ahmad Zarean and others to discuss the outcome of election, the reason behind Netanyahu's defeat, and the fu ...
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
cabinet formation. Addressing this issue, West Asia affairs expert Hussein Ajorlu at a meeting hosted by Tehran-based Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies shed light on the reasons behind decline of Netanyahu-propagated victory discourse, shift in the political polarity, obstacles ...

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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.