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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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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025
financial and human resources for the economic development of these regions. There will also be significant political consequences in other countries in the region. In Iran, the PKK-related branch, the PJAK, is considered one of the security challenges that has carried out armed activities against ...
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Iran Accuses UK, France, Germany of Losing Credibility Over Backing Israeli Aggression
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Iran Accuses UK, France, Germany of Losing Credibility Over Backing Israeli Aggression

Monday 14 July 2025 ،
financial restrictions on Iranian individuals and institutions. The Iranian diplomat warned that triggering the snapback mechanism would end all meaningful diplomatic engagement between Iran and the European trio. Despite six rounds of talks, he said such a move would show the E3’s unwillingn ...
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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 ،
financial resources, and it is natural that the government adopts a more strict policy towards sending immigrants back home.
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
financially in return for a green light, analyses show the opposite of this claim. Ethiopian journalist Abu Hayes, in an interview with the Egyptian Telegraph newspaper, said that Ethiopia cannot accept Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip and rejected the possibility that Ethiopian Prime Minis ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
financial leverage and the dollar. The US has previously tried to pressure the government by blocking payments to the PMF personnel through electronic payment companies. So the pressure on the Iraqi government to limit the PMF budget may increase. The Iraqi economy, which is heavily dependent on oil ...
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Tel Aviv’s Tough Path to West Bank Annexation
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Tel Aviv’s Tough Path to West Bank Annexation

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
financial and political support from the West, Tel Aviv has not been able to fully occupy or control the small, besieged Gaza Strip in the past two years. Therefore, in the West Bank, which is larger in size and more populous than Gaza, annexation will face way greater obstacles.
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Will Qatar Stop Gas Supplies to the EU?
Report

Will Qatar Stop Gas Supplies to the EU?

Tuesday 29 July 2025 ،
financial penalties of up to 5 percent of their global revenue. Qatari anger Qatar is eyeing a broader energy role in Asia and Europe and intends to increase its LPG production to 142 million tons annually by 2027. This figure is currently 77 million tons. Having in mind that the EU’s insi ...
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What’s UAE Looking for in Central Asia?
Analysis

What’s UAE Looking for in Central Asia?

Wednesday 30 July 2025 ،
financial hub for Central Asia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative, all part of the UAE-Kazakhstan equation. Competitive atmosphere At the same time, the Emirati activities in West Asia are naturally accompanied by a kind of strategic competitions. The UAE’s investment in the energy ...
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Hezbollah’s Arms Remain a Red Line
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Hezbollah’s Arms Remain a Red Line

Sunday 3 August 2025 ،
financial assistance from the West. Having in mind that the Israeli regime over the past seven months has violated the agreement over 3,000 times and the US has not done anything to check Tel Aviv crimes in Lebanon, Beirut officials do not trust the Americans. Actually, as long as Israeli attacks c ...
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How Likely is a Second Israeli War on Iran Amid Tel Aviv’s Impasse?
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How Likely is a Second Israeli War on Iran Amid Tel Aviv’s Impasse?

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
financial losses have been estimated at more than $1.5 billion. Accordingly, Israel is trying to adjust its renewed military confrontation with Iran according to the limitations of its domestic economy. Ehud Ilam, an expert at the Royal Institute of Defense and Security Studies in the Britain, concl ...

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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.