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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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Why’s Hezbollah Lead in Municipal Elections Important?
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Why’s Hezbollah Lead in Municipal Elections Important?

Wednesday 7 May 2025
construction budgets, public services, and even influence on the regional security. So, the ongoing elections can be decisive for political factions including Hezbollah. 
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
construction of a nuclear power plant. Oil price  Oil price will also be a point of discussion during Trump's tour as the US president has been pressuring the Saudi-led OPEC countries for increase output to decrease the fuel prices for American consumers.  Reuters reported in late A ...
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
construction with foreign money and knowledge model. Instead of localization, they focused on developing services such as finance, tourism, transportation. Their advantage is oil revenues, which made it possible to purchase technology and attract foreign experts. However, their dependence on foreign ...
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
construction and banking sectors. Experts believe that sanctions have represented the most important obstacle to the reconstruction process in Syria after the decade-long civil war. As a result of this devastating war, not only was Syria's economic infrastructure completely destroyed or worn ou ...
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Biblical Military Namings in Gaza War and Their Hidden Aims
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Biblical Military Namings in Gaza War and Their Hidden Aims

Tuesday 20 May 2025 ،
construction of the Third Temple. But today, the name is associated with a military operation that many consider humanitarian and political catastrophes, leading to humorous comparisons between the “historical Gideon” and the “modern Gideon.” The use of the name Gideon in Is ...
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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?
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From Star Wars to Golden Dome: Is the Game Repeating Itself?

Saturday 24 May 2025 ،
construction and deployment of thousands of batteries and advanced radars. The program, said Trump, will cover the states of Alaska, Florida, Georgia and Indiana. He added that the Canadian government has also expressed interest in coming on board. Currently, there is no fully effective system for ...
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Under Fresh Strategy, Netanyahu Focusing on Breaking Gazans’ Will
Analysis

Under Fresh Strategy, Netanyahu Focusing on Breaking Gazans’ Will

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
construction of settlements.  By systematically destroying schools and vital infrastructure, Israel is making it virtually impossible for people to continue their normal lives and forcing them to flee their homeland. This process is a form of ethnic cleansing whose ultimate goal is the gradual ...
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BDS Movement: Palestine’s Historic Chance to Break Free from Israeli Economic Dominance
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BDS Movement: Palestine’s Historic Chance to Break Free from Israeli Economic Dominance

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
construction in the West Bank. The AFP, citing Ireland government spokesman, reported the Irish government agreed to pass a bill banning business with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied territories. This measure had earlier been put on agenda by some other European countries in response t ...
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?
Analysis

Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
construction.  Some trade restrictions against Israel are also already in place, with the European Union considering canceling its €42.6 billion ($48.3 billion) trade deal with Tel Aviv and considering options to suspend preferential trade or ban imports of goods produced in Israeli settl ...
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
construction of four combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants with American and European technology in the Deir Ez-Ezor, Mahrada, Zizon and Trifawi regions of Hama and Homs provinces with a total production capacity of 5,000 megawatts. The agreement also includes the construction of a solar po ...

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Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity

Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity