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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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US-backed Hezbollah Disarming Plan: Outlook and Challenges
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US-backed Hezbollah Disarming Plan: Outlook and Challenges

Wednesday 10 September 2025
elections, making the dissolution of the current government following that vote highly probable. Salam's initial appointment was achieved with the support of the Shia political bloc. However, it is far from certain that this bloc would be willing to nominate him again for the post after electio ...
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UN Backs Palestinian State—French-Saudi Plan in Focus
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UN Backs Palestinian State—French-Saudi Plan in Focus

Sunday 14 September 2025 ،
elections in Palestine. The declaration reaffirms Gaza and the West Bank as integral parts of a future Palestinian state. The UNGA decision drew mixed reactions. Israel and the United States opposed the resolution, claiming it ignores Hamas’s role and disarmament issues. Conversely, Palestini ...
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
elections—a period that will determine the makeup of the country's next government. Under these circumstances, the US objective is the political, economic, security, and military targeting of the members and leaders of these factions to prevent representatives close to the PMF, Hashd al-S ...
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New Color Revolution? West’s Hands in Georgia Protests
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New Color Revolution? West’s Hands in Georgia Protests

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
elections in Georgia, the country is hit by a new wave of protests, making the small Caucasian nation the focus of geopolitical developments. Roots of the current protests in Georgia return to the November 2024, when the government led by the Georgian Dream party said it will postpone the talks for ...
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Hezbollah Projects Glory and Power on First Nasrallah Anniv.
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Hezbollah Projects Glory and Power on First Nasrallah Anniv.

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
elections, and political presence. Washington continues its pressures to politically gain what Israel could not gain using military force.
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Hamas’s Calculated Response to Trump’s Plan: Yes to Deal, Never to Surrender
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Hamas’s Calculated Response to Trump’s Plan: Yes to Deal, Never to Surrender

Saturday 4 October 2025 ،
elections and forced to leave Gaza, this scenario could simply repeat itself. In summary, Hamas has not been checkmated by the Trump administration's plan for Gaza. Rather, Palestinian resistance movement has adeptly navigated the chessboard laid out by Trump and Netanyahu. Through a shrewd str ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
elections. But now Trump eyes a larger game on a world scale that includes Russia, China Iran, and Venezuela.  However, some oil experts have said that Trump's plan to restrain Iranian oil exports will experience an early failure since China as the largest buyer of Iranian oil has shown th ...
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Syria Elections: Al-Jolani Introducing Caliphate Rule
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Syria Elections: Al-Jolani Introducing Caliphate Rule

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
election where candidates are elected indirectly and a majority are under control of interim President al-Sharaa. Alwaght- Ten months after fall of President Bashar al-Assad and assumption of power by armed militias, Syria is holding its first parliamentary election that is leveraged by the new rule ...
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Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to the US?
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Turkey’s Iran Sanctions: Why’s Erdogan Shifting to the US?

Tuesday 7 October 2025 ،
elections, its worst in two decades. A repeat of this outcome in the next presidential election is a real possibility. Consequently, many analysts and politicians view the newly launched corruption cases against Ekrem İmamoglu and other rival officials as a political maneuver to sideline his challen ...
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Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role
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Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role

Thursday 9 October 2025 ،
elections and cast doubt on her political future. Furthermore, a court ruling would eliminate the political immunity of the PM and her ministers, subjecting them to severe travel restrictions like the war criminals in Tel Aviv. The international community would also recognize her and her government ...

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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.