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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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With His Move against Arms of Resistance Groups, Iraq’s Al-Sadr is Playing in Trump’s Game
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With His Move against Arms of Resistance Groups, Iraq’s Al-Sadr is Playing in Trump’s Game

Sunday 31 May 2026
elections, when a sizable chunk of the public once again voted decisively to back the resistance current. Relying on this public support, these groups are resolutely following putting an end to the US military presence in Iraq. The manifestation of them walking this path is their recent attacks on ...
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West
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Armenia Parliamentary Election: A Referendum to Choose between East and West

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
elections since all these developments. As West Asia is undergoing substantial security developments, Ukraine war is impacting the Russian-Western relationship, and the big powers are escalating their rivalry in South Caucasus, the June 7 election can leave major influence on the balance of power in ...
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A Kiss of Guillotine of Time on Netanyahu’s Neck
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A Kiss of Guillotine of Time on Netanyahu’s Neck

Saturday 6 June 2026 ،
elections. A motion to dissolve the cabinet has already passed its first reading decisively. With two more Knesset votes likely to follow under the law, Netanyahu’s political fate hangs by a thread: either ousted or hobbled by an unmanageable crisis. Trapped between relentless pressure and a w ...
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?
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Yielding to Ceasefire: Why’s Trump Agreed to Iran War End?

Tuesday 16 June 2026 ،
elections approaching, Trump found himself facing a war that brought rising energy prices and domestic political pressure. Continuing the conflict, the agency added, could have carried a heavy political price for the White House. Failure of the regime change project in Iran The failure to achieve ...
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Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered
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Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
elections managed to secure seats that put him nearly on top, will face essential challenges in the future elections
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
elections, held in May 2025 and widely seen as a referendum on the resistance, Hezbollah and its allies scored a resounding victory. So from that camp's perspective, the math is simple: a government that has proven either unable or unwilling to stop Israeli strikes, house the displaced who are o ...
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz
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Washington–Tehran War of Image and Prestige over the Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
elections looming. European allies, too, would not hold back their criticism. They ask about the point of this war after months of energy shocks and disrupted maritime trade hammering the Western economy. In the end, a waterway that was open before the US's saber-rattling would now be operating ...
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert
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US Ground Offensive likely, Trump’s Ultimate Strategy Is Containing China: Expert

Thursday 16 July 2026 ،
elections Pointing to the domestic US factors that could shape Trump's calculations on launching a new war with Iran, Hanizadeh stated that to read Trump's behavior, you have to factor in US's internal dynamics. Polls show Republican popularity has tanked, largely due to Trump team' ...
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What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?
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What’s Behind Postponing Netanyahu’s Planned US Visit?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
elections, would deal a serious blow to his political standing. That fear cuts even deeper because Netanyahu does not want a repeat of Volodymyr Zelensky's disastrous Oval Office meeting with Trump, a session that devolved into a media firestorm and cost the Ukrainian president dearly in politi ...
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
elections, al-Hayya registered within Change and Reform list of Hamas, becoming one of the influential and prominent figures of the movement. In 2021 elections that was called off by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, he led Hamas’s list. Al-Hayya was among the handful of Hamas po ...

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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.