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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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Israeli Strikes Continue in Gaza as Hypothermia Claims More Infant Lives
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Israeli Strikes Continue in Gaza as Hypothermia Claims More Infant Lives

Tuesday 30 December 2025
dead since October 2023. Humanitarian agencies warn that widespread destruction, restrictions on aid entry, and harsh weather are compounding civilian suffering. Thousands remain without adequate shelter, fuel, or winter supplies, while health officials caution that additional victims remain trappe ...
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Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy
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Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision. General Solemani is present today not just in memories but in the power dynamics, on the resistance battlegrounds fields, and in the awakened conscience of the nations. Perhaps it is this living presence that is rattling his enemies ...
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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post
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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
deadline for political blocs to nominate a president. This step is critical because the president is constitutionally tasked with nominating a prime minister for parliamentary approval. However, a serious political impasse within the Kurdish leadership now threatens to derail the entire government f ...
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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 ،
deadline by end of 2025 for the Kurdish militias and interim Syrian government led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani to agree on a mechanism merging the Kurdish forces into the regular Syrian army, the two sides have failed to strike a deal despite several rounds of negotiations. Now, in the middle of the ...
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How Have West and Israel Supported Riots in Iran?
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How Have West and Israel Supported Riots in Iran?

Tuesday 13 January 2026 ،
dead lost their lives by throat cutting, knife attacks, or direct shooting by shotguns from a very close range. Some others were killed by shooting from rooftops. Rioters captured with raw materials for making bombs: General Kiyasat Sepehri, the commander of border guard of Kermanshah Province comm ...
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?

Tuesday 13 January 2026 ،
dead bodies of the US troops. This is against his approach about avoiding long-term, costly wars with high casualties which was his election campaign promise to his support base MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement. Actually, such human and material costs will sink the Trump administration in an ...
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
dead and 50 wounded. Additionally, a bombing at the Faizabad mosque in Badakhshan province in June 2023 resulted in 19 deaths and 38 injuries, while a suicide bombing in Kunduz in February 2025 left at least 5 dead and 7 injured. These attacks illustrate that despite the Taliban’s claims of ha ...
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Gaza Hit by Fresh Israeli Airstrikes and Mortar Attacks, Leaving 11 Dead
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Gaza Hit by Fresh Israeli Airstrikes and Mortar Attacks, Leaving 11 Dead

Wednesday 21 January 2026 ،
At least eleven individuals lost their lives in a new wave of Israeli airstrikes and shelling against the Gaza Strip ALWAGHT- At least eleven individuals lost their lives in a new wave of Israeli airstrikes and shelling against the Gaza Strip, according to regional reports. Al-Araby Al-Jadeed repor ...
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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 ،
deadline, opening another front against Kurdish forces. However, nearly a year after the pact was inked, it remains unimplemented due to profound disagreements between the Kurds and the al-Jolani government. Sticking points include Kurdish demands for a comprehensive rewrite of the Syrian constitut ...
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The Bear’s Friendship: A Look at Recent Turkish Comments on Iran
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The Bear’s Friendship: A Look at Recent Turkish Comments on Iran

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
deadly assistance, threaten to bring ruin where they claim to offer help. In recent days and amid escalated military threats against Iran by the US, the world community has witnessed different stances. Several countries, including Russia, China, Pakistan, Iraq, and even some Persian Gulf Arab monar ...

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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.