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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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Iran and Russia Sign Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Pact
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Iran and Russia Sign Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Pact

Friday 17 January 2025
challenges, investment guarantees, and easing trade and visa processes. Both leaders emphasized strengthening cooperation within frameworks like the Eurasian Economic Union and addressing shared concerns, including combating extremism and terrorism. Pezeshkian expressed optimism about deepening ties ...
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Why’s Netanyahu Agreed to Gaza Ceasefire?
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Why’s Netanyahu Agreed to Gaza Ceasefire?

Friday 17 January 2025 ،
challenges. Netanyahu failed to reach his goals of destroying Hamas and freeing the prisoners, and naturally voices of his opponents rose as war went prolonged. Seeing the war going on without any results, the families of prisoners called for halt of war and striking a deal with Hamas. Almost every ...
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UN Calls on Israel to Immediately Withdraw from Lebanese Territory
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UN Calls on Israel to Immediately Withdraw from Lebanese Territory

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
challenges faced by the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), whose personnel are confined to bases or bunkers due to Israeli attacks. UNIFIL's operations are further hindered by unexploded ordnance, roadblocks set up by the Israeli army, and interference from local individuals. Lacroix emphasiz ...
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How’s Gaza War Impacted Israeli Society?
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How’s Gaza War Impacted Israeli Society?

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
challenges in Israeli society  A few months ago, Channel 12 reported that psychological conditions of half of the Israelis has deteriorated after war. Accordingly, the use of antidepressants among Israelis has increased significantly since the start of the Gaza war (October 7, 2023). Recently, ...
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Hamas Affirms Commitment to Gaza Ceasefire Agreement with Israel
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Hamas Affirms Commitment to Gaza Ceasefire Agreement with Israel

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
challenges faced by the people of Gaza.
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Outlook of Ansarullah-Israel Confrontation after Gaza Ceasefire
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Outlook of Ansarullah-Israel Confrontation after Gaza Ceasefire

Monday 20 January 2025 ،
challenge for the US as the superpower which considers itself the guardian of the seas. In terms of land operations, missile strikes deep into Israel, especially Tel Aviv, carried a strong message of Yemeni army being capable of imposing a new deterrence equation on the regional and international p ...
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
challenge to Ankara-Erbil relations. In October 2014, Barzani led an initiative to unite the ranks of the Kurds in Syria, and Duhok city in northern Iraq hosted several meetings between the PYD and the Kurdish National Council (composed of parties and groups opposed to the PYD in Syria), which led ...
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of  Security and Military Partnership
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of Security and Military Partnership

Wednesday 22 January 2025 ،
challenge of the two countries. ISIS and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists have repeatedly carried out terrorist operations in various cities of the country, and for this reason, over the past year, Tehran and Islamabad have reached agreements to confront terrorists on both sides of the b ...
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Leader Highlights BRICS as a Valuable Opportunity for Iran
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Leader Highlights BRICS as a Valuable Opportunity for Iran

Wednesday 22 January 2025 ،
challenges. He highlighted Iran's membership in BRICS as a significant advantage to counter sanctions and stimulate economic growth. The Leader emphasized the potential of BRICS’ financial system and encouraged trade exchanges among member states using their local currencies to reduce depe ...
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Gaza Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel
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Gaza Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel

Thursday 23 January 2025 ،
challenges, especially in Gaza and other areas. Ofer Shelah, a security and military affairs researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University, said: “Given the increasing interference of the defense minister and prime minister in the affairs of the military est ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures