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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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Confiscating Hezbollah’s Explosives Shipment by Govt. a Dangerous Game
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Confiscating Hezbollah’s Explosives Shipment by Govt. a Dangerous Game

Saturday 17 October 2026
control. More than 7,500 Lebanese troops have been stationed at 116 positions along the Litani, and rather than confronting Israeli occupation, they are trying to push resistance fighters out of the area. In that context, focusing on uncovering and confiscating Hezbollah's weapons while Israeli ...
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
control over religious institutions. Azerbaijan's constitution formally guarantees freedom of religion. In practice, however, the faithful face stringent requirements in observing their Islamic rites and beliefs, and Islamic parties and activists in particular encounter severe restrictions on p ...
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
control of the Suez Canal, coupled with the direct link between its national security and the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, makes it a pivotal player in the region's power equations. Yet, this very strategic dependence on Red Sea security places Cairo in a bind: entering the war might streng ...
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Macron and France Bearing the Fallout of Iran War and Consequent Energy Crisis
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Macron and France Bearing the Fallout of Iran War and Consequent Energy Crisis

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
controlling public debt. Reuters reported on October 19 that the French president is squeezed simultaneously by financial markets demanding fiscal discipline and by protesters demanding more support. What is unfolding in France today is a case study in the indirect costs of war, costs borne not onl ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
controlling and confronting threats emanating from its territory against Iran's national security and territorial integrity. In recent weeks, terrorist raids by hostile, separatist, and takfiri groups on border towns in Sistan and Baluchestan have killed a number of security personnel and civili ...
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Ayatollah Khamenei and Ghalibaf Review Latest Developments in US-Israeli War on Iran
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Ayatollah Khamenei and Ghalibaf Review Latest Developments in US-Israeli War on Iran

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
control rising costs. Meanwhile, Ghalibaf said Iran was pursuing military action and negotiations simultaneously to establish lasting deterrence and secure its demands. He argued that Washington had underestimated Iran’s capabilities, adding that the United States must change its conduct and ...
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Damaged Tankers and  Lasting Wound of Energy Market
Analysis

Damaged Tankers and Lasting Wound of Energy Market

Saturday 24 October 2026 ،
controlled more than 95 percent of world shipbuilding by that measure. Nor is their shipbuilding capacity unlimited. Yards are already booked years out, and a sudden surge in tanker demand would mean reshuffling priorities, sourcing components and raw materials, and allocating new production capaci ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
control of executive posts and swaying government orientation. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, whose nomination was announced on April 27 by the ruling Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF), on May 14 managed to win vote of confidence of the lawmakers for the government plan and 14 ministers. However, g ...
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Saudi Arabia vs. Ansarullah: The Neutralized Saudi Conventional Power
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Saudi Arabia vs. Ansarullah: The Neutralized Saudi Conventional Power

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
controlling mountainous regions for a long time requires ground operations, precise military data, and constant boots on the ground. An analysis of Al Jazeera data about Yemen war describes the mountainous terrain of Ansarullah-controlled regions as one of the factors giving the movement a defense s ...
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Yemeni Forces Strike Key Targets Deep Inside Saudi Arabia
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Yemeni Forces Strike Key Targets Deep Inside Saudi Arabia

Monday 26 October 2026 ،
control centers were among the sites struck. The third operation targeted a Saudi naval base in the southwestern Jizan region, where Saree said Saudi Border Guard personnel were killed or injured. He described the strikes as retaliation for Saudi-led attacks on Sana’a and southwestern Yemeni ...

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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.