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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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US Invasion of Venezuela: Test of Latin America’s Bolivarin Resistance and Geopolitical Realignment
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US Invasion of Venezuela: Test of Latin America’s Bolivarin Resistance and Geopolitical Realignment

Saturday 3 January 2026
clashes. Other Latin American countries next? Cuba can be next in line Beyond Venezuela, many regional observers say that attack on Caracas is not the end. Rather, it is part of a broader strategy Washington intends to pursue to redefine security order in Latin America. Since its return to power, ...
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
clashes between their proxies over the years, the competition has recently intensified and taken on new dimensions following recent regional developments. In an interview with Alwaght, West Asian affairs analyst Jafar Ghanadbashi commented on whether the competition between Saudi Arabia and the UAE ...
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Kurdish Merger an Unsettled Challenge for Damascus and Ankara
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Kurdish Merger an Unsettled Challenge for Damascus and Ankara

Wednesday 7 January 2026 ،
clashes between Kurdish forces and elements of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), including incidents in Aleppo, have underscored that the path toward a comprehensive agreement on security arrangements remains long and intricate. Kurds' political and security demands Though Kurdish leaders have, unde ...
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Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance
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Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance

Wednesday 7 January 2026 ،
clashes serve Israeli and American interests who want to resink Iraq in crises. Alwaght- The mysterious assassination of Hussein al-Allaq, a senior commander of Iraq's Al-Salam Brigades (Saraya Al-Salam) as the military wing of the Sadrist Movement in the city of Amarah in southern Iraq has trig ...
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Iranian Ambassador Criticizes West’s Perceived Hypocrisy Towards Protests
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Iranian Ambassador Criticizes West’s Perceived Hypocrisy Towards Protests

Sunday 11 January 2026 ،
clashes with rioters. He also criticized the imposition of tougher sanctions on Iran and the lack of response to protests in the United States as evidence of this bias. Jahromi also referenced interventionist comments by US President Donald Trump and Israeli officials regarding developments in Ira ...
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What’s Next for Southern Yemen after STC Dissolution?
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What’s Next for Southern Yemen after STC Dissolution?

Monday 12 January 2026 ،
clashes may re-erupt. While eyeing dominance on the south and its oil and strategic islands, Saudi Arabia is against separation of the south, and so if its conference fails, tensions with the STC will escalate and the UAE may afresh back its allies.  
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What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?
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What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?

Friday 16 January 2026 ،
clashes, while undermining the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) and bolstering the position of Ansarullah in Yemen’s political dynamics, can lead to declaration of independence of the south. Saudi Arabia has long opposed such a scenario as it is concerned that this will lead to spillover ...
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq

Thursday 22 January 2026 ،
clashes between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who is the current interim president of Syria. These concerns are not merely about the security consequences of these two groups near the Iraqi borders. These consequences become more ser ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
clashes in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood and several areas west of the Euphrates. The Kurds now find themselves in a perilous bind: facing simultaneous military pressure from Turkey and al-Jolani's forces, while watching their traditional US support erode as Washington draws closer t ...
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
clashes and return peace to the flash points, this agreement has remained ink on the paper as there are no signs of cessation of hostilities. After several violations of ceasefire last week by the two sides, the defense ministry of al-Jolani on Saturday announced extension of the truce deal with th ...

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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.