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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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Under Fresh Strategy, Netanyahu Focusing on Breaking Gazans’ Will
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Under Fresh Strategy, Netanyahu Focusing on Breaking Gazans’ Will

Wednesday 28 May 2025
educational, and civilian infrastructure facilities are prohibited in times of war, and violators must be prosecuted as war criminals. However, Israel, in flagrant disregard for these principles, has repeatedly and systematically carried out these attacks, effectively turning impunity to punishment ...
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Creeping Inflation in Persian Gulf Arab States
Report

Creeping Inflation in Persian Gulf Arab States

Wednesday 11 June 2025 ،
education sector remained relatively flat, registering a slight increase of 0.7 percent. In contrast, the transportation index, which accounts for 7.5 percent of the overall index weight, fell 1.5 percent year-on-year due to lower vehicle purchase prices and operating costs of personal transportatio ...
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Israeli Situation after New Iranian Missile Attack
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Israeli Situation after New Iranian Missile Attack

Sunday 15 June 2025 ،
educational institutions and factories amid tensions with Iran. A tough night for Israelis  The situation in the occupied territories is such that the Israeli authorities have also acknowledged Iran's military power. The commander of the Israeli regime's Home Front Command announced i ...
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Israel’s Costs of War on Iran
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Israel’s Costs of War on Iran

Friday 27 June 2025 ،
education, tax increases or increased borrowing, which could push the debt-to-GDP ratio beyond 75 percent. Damage to infrastructure  A report by the Financial Times suggests that Iranian attacks mainly targeted vital infrastructure in Tel Aviv and Haifa. This includes a missile attack on Baza ...
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Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?
Report

Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
education, health services, and loans for business. Over the past years, Afghan immigrants in Iran have benefited from health services in public and private centers. During these years, according to statistics from the Center for Nationalities Affairs of the Ministry of Interior, 610,317 Afghan stu ...
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Trump Announces US Withdrawal from UNESCO Due to Palestine Admission
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Trump Announces US Withdrawal from UNESCO Due to Palestine Admission

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
education, science, and culture. This latest departure follows earlier withdrawals by the US under the Reagan and Trump administrations, both times due to claims of mismanagement and political bias within UNESCO. Critics argue that the US has frequently used its influence to block cultural initiati ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
Report

New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
educational qualification). This clause was included in the draft because the new law includes a mandatory retirement age clause that, if implemented, would force many leaders and members of the PMF to retire. If this exemption were not for it, Faleh al-Fayyadh, 68, the PMF commander, along with 18 ...
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Why’s Iranian Branch of PKK not Disarmed?
Analysis

Why’s Iranian Branch of PKK not Disarmed?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
educational system. Also, not only is the Marxist-Leninist ideology the intellectual and working root of the PJAK and the PKK, but also the statute and work program of the two groups are identical and based on democratic confederalism. This statute was presented by Ocalan as the intellectual policy ...
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Iran Seeks Closer Bilateral Ties, Araghchi Says in Meeting with Tajik President
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Iran Seeks Closer Bilateral Ties, Araghchi Says in Meeting with Tajik President

Wednesday 30 July 2025 ،
educational fields. Araghchi also delivered warm greetings from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian to the Tajik president and people. In response, President Rahmon praised the special nature of Tehran-Dushanbe relations and highlighted the impo ...
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Why Are Israeli Elites and Rights Organizations Now Growing Critical of War Crimes in Gaza?
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Why Are Israeli Elites and Rights Organizations Now Growing Critical of War Crimes in Gaza?

Monday 4 August 2025 ،
education, health care, treatment, and other basic rights are mentioned. In addition, Holocaust and genocide scholar Omer Bartov has stated: “There is a clear will on the part of the Netanyahu government to destroy the Palestinians as a human group and make life in Gaza impossible.” The ...

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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.