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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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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026
deadline, September P30World, for disarming all groups operating outside state structures. Coincidentally, that timeline aligns with the withdrawal deadline for US-led foreign military forces from Iraq. That order has already driven a wedge between the resistance factions. Leaders of three groups, ...
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Israeli Attacks Leave 16 Dead Across Gaza in the Past 24 Hours
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Israeli Attacks Leave 16 Dead Across Gaza in the Past 24 Hours

Wednesday 15 July 2026 ،
dead were four members of the Abu Qassem family, including a six-year-old girl, in a drone strike on a residential apartment in Deir al-Balah. Two other Palestinians were killed in a separate drone attack southwest of Gaza City. In northern Gaza, an Israeli strike on a police station in the Jabalia ...
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Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects
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Hamas Gaza Govt. Dissolution: Aims and Effects

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
deadlock over ending the occupation and the fate of the resistance's weapons. Until those two issues are resolved, an end to the war and the onset of stability in Gaza will remain a distant prospect. 
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Minab School Crime: Why’s US Angry with ICC Judges for Iran Visit?
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Minab School Crime: Why’s US Angry with ICC Judges for Iran Visit?

Saturday 18 July 2026 ،
deadliest American strikes during the aggression against Iran and it occurred on the morning of February 28, the very first day of the war. Multiple missiles slammed into the elementary school in the Hormozgan province town, destroying parts of the building and killing more than 160 school children. ...
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Why Are the US Casualties in the Iran War Rising?
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Why Are the US Casualties in the Iran War Rising?

Monday 20 July 2026 ،
dead, one missing, and hundreds wounded. While past wars have seen far higher overall US fatalities, it should be taken into account that those 16 deaths have come in under six months, whereas heavy American losses in other conflicts were spread across years. Experts point to the sheer intensity a ...
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
deadlock in implementing the ceasefire agreement, and mounting US pressure to reshape Lebanon's security landscape, the meeting has become one of the most consequential political events in recent months. Still, the history of Beirut-Washington relations shows that such high-level meetings have ...
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Day 285 of Gaza Ceasefire: Israeli Attack Leaves Family of Six Burned to Death
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Day 285 of Gaza Ceasefire: Israeli Attack Leaves Family of Six Burned to Death

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
dead were six members of the al-Masri family after their apartment in central Gaza City was struck, triggering a large fire. Additional strikes killed four people at the Yemen Al-Saeed shelter in Jabalia refugee camp, one person in central Gaza, and three others near the British Hospital in Al-Mawa ...
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Eight Palestinians Injured in Israeli Settler Attacks Across the West Bank
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Eight Palestinians Injured in Israeli Settler Attacks Across the West Bank

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
dead or wounded, while Israeli media reported one Israeli officer killed and three other Israelis injured.
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Iran Rejects Reports of Possible Talks With US
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Iran Rejects Reports of Possible Talks With US

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
deadline to fulfill its commitments. He said Iran would not compromise on its principles or national security. He also alleged that the US, in coordination with certain regional countries, diverted ships in the Strait of Hormuz from a safe northern route to a riskier southern route. He claimed some ...
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Passing of "Ahmad the Japanese": How Were the Japanese Attracted to the Palestinian Cause?
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Passing of "Ahmad the Japanese": How Were the Japanese Attracted to the Palestinian Cause?

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
dead and dozens wounded. Two of the attackers were killed, but Okamoto was wounded and taken into custody. The assault became one of the most infamous armed operations of the 1970s, carried out by three Japanese nationals against Zionist targets. Trial in Israel At his trial in Tel Aviv, he accept ...

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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.