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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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Gaza Disability Crisis: A Non-healing Wound
Analysis

Gaza Disability Crisis: A Non-healing Wound

Sunday 16 November 2025
caring for disabled members, while countless children and adults, unable to participate in daily life, are sinking into depression and isolation. These consequences show that Gaza crisis is not just a physical issue, but also impacts the people at social and psychological levels. 
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Israeli Strike on South Lebanon Kills One
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Israeli Strike on South Lebanon Kills One

Tuesday 18 November 2025 ،
carrying out strikes that hit civilian vehicles, infrastructure, and public areas. In Bint Jbeil, an Israeli drone fired two missiles at a car, killing one person and adding to the growing pattern of drone strikes deep inside southern Lebanon, raising fears over deliberate targeting of civilian move ...
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Rebuilding or Geopolitical Engineering? A Look into Gaza Division in Red and Green Zones
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Rebuilding or Geopolitical Engineering? A Look into Gaza Division in Red and Green Zones

Monday 24 November 2025 ،
carves Gaza into manageable segments by establishing permanent military corridors. By positioning checkpoints and command posts along the main arteries, the zone is transformed into an advanced security belt. This infrastructure would allow the Israeli military, and potentially US-managed internatio ...
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Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom
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Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom

Tuesday 25 November 2025 ،
carried out tens of attacks deep into southern Lebanon, sometimes in the residential areas. These attacks are seen as a deliberate strategy to sustain instability, prevent reconstruction, and put military strains on Hezbollah. These actions, just contrary to Israeli officials' claims, have noth ...
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Syria’s Beit Jinn Revolt a Clear Message to Tel Aviv, Al-Jolani Govt.
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Syria’s Beit Jinn Revolt a Clear Message to Tel Aviv, Al-Jolani Govt.

Saturday 29 November 2025 ،
carries profound implications that go beyond its immediate tactical outcome. The incident revealed that areas once considered secure and under full surveillance are, in fact, vulnerable. A non-state actor, leveraging asymmetric tactics and without advanced weaponry, successfully forced a retreat of ...
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Iraq May Self-harm Repatriating ISIS Members from Al-Hawl Camp
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Iraq May Self-harm Repatriating ISIS Members from Al-Hawl Camp

Monday 1 December 2025 ،
carry out assassinations. According to a report by the European Center for Counterterrorism and Intelligence Studies, the separate Roj annex within Al-Hawl primarily houses European nationals and women. The report states that as of March 17, 2025, the total number of foreigners in the two facilitie ...
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?

Tuesday 2 December 2025 ،
carried out in 1997. I this operation, Turkey deployed tens of thousand of troops to northern Iraq, leading to arrest of over 3,000 militants and killing of around 4,000. Another turning point was arrest of Ocalan in 1999 in Kenya by the Turkish Special Forces. Though his arrest led to a truce, the ...
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Pope’s Lebanon Visit Puts a Heavy ’Divine Responsibility’ on the Religious Leader
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Pope’s Lebanon Visit Puts a Heavy ’Divine Responsibility’ on the Religious Leader

Wednesday 3 December 2025 ،
carried out a terrorist assassination of a senior Hezbollah official in Beirut. And on the eve of the Pope’s journey from Turkey to Lebanon, Israeli forces refused to halt their artillery barrage against Lebanon, a deliberate and malicious move aimed at undermining his mission. On Monday at H ...
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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 ،
care and assassinations continue? Many of Syrians argue that justice is now a big challenge under the new rule and if the violations continue, the situation will grow worse than before. Civil activists warn that in the new Syria, there is little mention of democracy and the new constitution grants ...
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Moscow Car Bomb Claims Life of Russian General
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Moscow Car Bomb Claims Life of Russian General

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
car bombing in Moscow killed Russian Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, with authorities examining potential links to Ukraine ALWAGHT- A car bombing in Moscow killed Russian Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, with authorities examining potential links to Ukraine. A senior Russian military officer, ...

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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.