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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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Lebanon Ceasefire: Outcome of Pres. Aoun’s Compromises or Iran’s Ultimatum?
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Lebanon Ceasefire: Outcome of Pres. Aoun’s Compromises or Iran’s Ultimatum?

Saturday 18 April 2026
emergency conditions following the 66-day war, a government born of the Hezbollah’s flexibility in breaking a two-year political deadlock over the presidency, a concession meant to pave the way for post-war reconstruction and domestic stability. Yet today, that government has morphed into a ho ...
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Why Is London Getting Drawn into a Perilous New Security Gamble?
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Why Is London Getting Drawn into a Perilous New Security Gamble?

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
emergency plans for disruptions in goods and energy imports. Projections point to higher inflation, household pressure, and slower growth. The Financial Times has even published an image of Starmer with a red nose outside Downing Street, symbolizing his political strain. By aligning with US-Israeli ...
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Trump’s 60-Day Window for Unilateral Military Action Closing: What Are His Escape Ways?
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Trump’s 60-Day Window for Unilateral Military Action Closing: What Are His Escape Ways?

Thursday 30 April 2026 ،
emergency actions. Alwaght- The US military amasses a major portion of its naval capability including aircraft carriers, destroyers, nuclear submarines, and strategic bombers along with tens of thousands of forces around Iranian land and sea borders while the White House has only one day to the end ...
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
emergency conditions following Iran war. The regional war has not only threatened security, but also brought the Emirates economic structure face to face with fundamental challenges.  1. Capital flight and liquidity crisis: War has produced uncertainty, leading to flight of foreign capital fro ...
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Strait of Hormuz Instability and Its Cascading Impact on Airline Operations
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Strait of Hormuz Instability and Its Cascading Impact on Airline Operations

Sunday 3 May 2026 ،
emergency decisions that led to bankruptcies—including Spirit Airlines and Air Antilles—along with widespread flight cancellations and workforce downsizing. In Europe and North America, major carriers like Lufthansa, Air France-KLM, Delta Airlines, and Air Canada were forced to cancel t ...
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US Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout
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US Releases 53mn Barrels from Oil Reserve Amid Iran War Fallout

Tuesday 12 May 2026 ،
emergency move comes in response to growing fears over fuel supply tightening and continued instability in the Persian Gulf, following Iran's effective closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz since early March. The strait, through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil and gas shipment ...
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack
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Moscow: UN Shows Double Standards on Iran; US, Israel Behind UAE Plant Attack

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
emergency Security Council briefing that the May 17 drone strike near the UAE's Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, while dangerous, is far from the first attack on a civilian nuclear facility in the Middle East. He reminded the council that in June 2025, Israel and the United States carried out direct ...
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?
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Operation Nasr: How’s Iran Shattered Trump-Netanyahu Calculations?

Tuesday 9 June 2026 ،
emergency and high-alert mode, and millions of people were evacuated to shelters for hours. According to Al Jazeera, the situation was so severe that large parts of the occupied territories were effectively paralyzed. These strikes made clear that Iran is fully determined to enforce a ceasefire equ ...
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?
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How’s Iran War Exposed Israel Weakness?

Tuesday 23 June 2026 ،
emergency aid to bolster Israel’s war machine. A sizable chunk of the regime’s military arsenal comes straight from the US, from F-15 and F-35 fighter jets to bunker-busters, interceptor missiles, air-defense systems, and cutting-edge intelligence gear, all supplied without restriction ...
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Tehran Hosts Second Day of Leader’s Public Funeral Rites
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Tehran Hosts Second Day of Leader’s Public Funeral Rites

Sunday 5 July 2026 ،
emergency responders, medical teams and support staff remained deployed, with entry routes, relief stations and welfare services operating to manage the large crowds and facilitate the proceedings.

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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.