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- Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule
- Iran Urges Pakistan to Deepen Strategic Cooperation, Says Security Chief
- Satellite Images Show Israel Strengthening Southern Lebanon Outposts
- Three Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza as 15 Palestinian Bodies Are Returned
- Hidden DOJ Memo Challenges Trump’s Account of Boat Strike
- Peaceful Protest by Alawites Met with Gunfire From HTS
- Does Larijani’s Pakistan Visit Mean Tehran-Islamabad-Riyadh Alliance on the Way?
- Beirut Assassination: Tel Aviv’s Dangerous Game and Mystery of Hezbollah Response
- Muscat Forum, a Path for Understanding and Convergence in Persian Gulf Region
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Satellite Images Show Israel Strengthening Southern Lebanon Outposts Satellite images reveal Israel maintains and strengthens military positions in southern Lebanon, a year after its ceasefire with Hezbollah
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Gaza, West Bank Endure Severe Economic Downturn, UNCTAD Reports UNCTAD: Gaza’s economy in historic collapse, West Bank shrinking, recovery could take decades without international aid
Iran and Libya Hold Talks on Bilateral Relations, Regional Issues Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Libyan Presidential Council Vice-Chairman Mossa al-Koni in Muscat on Monday to discuss bilateral relations
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OHCHR: Israeli Attacks on Lebanon Violate UN Charter, Constitute War Crimes A UN human rights expert strongly denounces Israel’s persistent strikes on Lebanon, calling them part of a systematic pattern of illegal violence
Israel Conducts New Attacks on Southern and Eastern Lebanon Israel continues to violate the ceasefire in Lebanon without facing consequences
Araghchi, Omani FM Discuss Regional Issues, Ties, And Iran’s Nuclear File During a visit to Muscat on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi
Medical Staff Say Gaza Hospitals Are Running Out of Supplies as Israeli Airstrikes Persist Severe shortages reported in area hit by Israeli strikes that have left over 50 dead and more than 100 wounded
IAEA Resolution Expected to Create New Complications, Iran Warns Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson cautioned that the IAEA Board of Governors’ recent resolution against Tehran will add further complications
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Israeli Forces Kill Young Palestinian, Arrest Two in West Bank Raids As Israeli forces intensified their operations throughout the West Bank, they fatally shot a Palestinian man and took two others into custody
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Trump Struggles to Escape Epstein Scandal
Wednesday 19 November 2025
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crisis stemming from this relation.
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Iran Accuses US and EU3 of Undermining Cairo Agreement with IAEA
Saturday 22 November 2025
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crisis and that its goodwill has gone unrecognized. According to Araghchi, the US and E3 knowingly provoked the situation, making the end of the Cairo agreement an inevitable result of their actions.
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How Are Lebanese Govt.’s Incorrect Policies Emboldening Israeli Attacks on Lebanon?
Saturday 22 November 2025
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crisis of trust among Israelis toward their military and political leaders, still willing to roll the dice on such a high-stakes gamble?
Simultaneously, a second crucial issue should be considered: the political conduct of certain factions within Lebanon's government and establishment. By bowin ...
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Will Belated Russian Help Save Al-Jolani?
Sunday 23 November 2025
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crisis.
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy
Sunday 23 November 2025
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crisis, is countering economic and energy threats and by diversifying its supply resources and boosting its energy security tries to preserve its strategic independence and minimize taking foreign impacts.
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Beirut Assassination: Tel Aviv’s Dangerous Game and Mystery of Hezbollah Response
Wednesday 26 November 2025
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crisis facing Netanyahu. To escape a perfect storm of corruption trials, public criticism over his government's failures on October 7th, and growing discontent from his far-right allies over accepting a Gaza ceasefire without Hamas's disarmament, he has resorted to his perennial tactic of cr ...
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Wednesday 26 November 2025
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crisis is descending into organized violence.
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US, Israel Strategy for Lebanon Is Failed State
Thursday 27 November 2025
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crisis, maintaining controlled instability, and preventing a powerful Lebanon.
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