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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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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?

Saturday 22 August 2026
construction has taken on new urgency. That location means reviving the base is not merely a construction project, it is part of the new Syrian government's broader effort to rebuild its military capacity. The base also lies near the main routes for moving troops and equipment between eastern a ...
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Radical Settlers: Netanyahu’s Yesterday Allies, Today’s Headache
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Radical Settlers: Netanyahu’s Yesterday Allies, Today’s Headache

Thursday 3 September 2026 ،
construction at an unprecedented pace. Human Rights Watch reports that settler violence has spiked sharply since the current cabinet took office in December 2022, with attacks reaching record levels in 2026. In effect, Netanyahu spent the past several years cozying up to this political fringe to ke ...
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Drop Site Reports US Construction of New Military Base in Bosaso, Somalia
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Drop Site Reports US Construction of New Military Base in Bosaso, Somalia

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
construction of a new facility in Bosaso fuels concerns over Washington’s expanding role in the region. The United States is reportedly expanding its military and intelligence presence in Puntland, northern Somalia, under the stated goal of combating ISIS and protecting maritime security. A n ...
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Oman Meeting of Regional Foreign Ministers Canceled at Saudi Arabia’s Request
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Oman Meeting of Regional Foreign Ministers Canceled at Saudi Arabia’s Request

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
construction at Iran’s Mount Kolang as part of US media and psychological warfare. He also condemned Austria’s denial of a visa to Iran’s nuclear chief and said Tehran had summoned Austria’s chargé d’affaires, while describing a captured US unmanned underwater ve ...
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
construction program. In 1999, it was rebranded Naval Support Activity Bahrain. Over the past two decades, Washington has poured substantial sums into maintenance, upgrades, communications, logistics, and ship repairs. The turning point came in 2010, when Washington launched a five-year, $580 milli ...
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
construction materials, steel, petrochemicals, consumer goods and energy moving across these same land borders. Baghdad has put the two countries' trade volume in 2025 at roughly $12 billion. Iranian customs figures show non-oil exports to Iraq at about $11.9 billion, meaning Iraq accounts for ...
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
construction. So even if the prime minister changes, a shift in political power alone does not mean Israel's broad policy toward the Palestinians will necessarily undergo fundamental change. Put another way, an election may bring a change at the top of the political pyramid, but the question re ...
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Minab School Reopens: Alwaght Reports from Bombed Iranian School
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Minab School Reopens: Alwaght Reports from Bombed Iranian School

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
construction, is ready. In the school year 2026-2027, 120 male students and 107 female students are to study there, in two separate complexes. The children who were entering through the gate of the new school this morning, most of them are the survivors of that same famous Shajareh Tayyebeh school. ...
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
construction contracts across Africa and become the continent's largest official bilateral creditor. At the same time, China's security footprint is expanding: in 2017, Beijing opened its first overseas military base, in Djibouti. Russia, by contrast, plays to its comparative advantage in e ...
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Iran’s Pars-2 Satellite Set for Launch
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Iran’s Pars-2 Satellite Set for Launch

Sunday 4 October 2026 ،
construction continues on the Shahid Soleimani communications satellite constellation, described as a key project of the Communications Ministry.

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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.