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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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Syria’s HTS Fate Dim amid Turkey Unrest
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Syria’s HTS Fate Dim amid Turkey Unrest

Friday 28 March 2025
financial support of Turkey. Given the political and consequent economic crisis in Turkey, including the national currency value drop and fluctuations in the country's financial markets, cutting Turkish aid to the HTS-led government is likely. This aid cut can result in decrease in public servic ...
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Signs of Failure of Newest US Aggression on Yemen
Analysis

Signs of Failure of Newest US Aggression on Yemen

Saturday 5 April 2025 ،
financial and reputational costs. Actually, this campaign has failed to salvage the Israeli navigation and now even the American naval vessels are targets to Yemeni missiles. On the other side, Yemeni strikes have reached depth of the Israeli regime and the Israeli pressures on Washington bear witne ...
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Deeper Crisis: Netanyahu Declaring War on State Institutions
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Deeper Crisis: Netanyahu Declaring War on State Institutions

Thursday 3 April 2025 ،
financial payments to advance Doha's interests, and which clearly show Netanyahu's personal interests. Critics also accuse Netanyahu of blaming security officials (such as Shin Bet chief) instead of accepting responsibility for the intelligence and military defeat of Hamas on October 7, in ...
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Trump’s Envoy Leaves Beirut between Israeli Aggression and Surrender
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Trump’s Envoy Leaves Beirut between Israeli Aggression and Surrender

Monday 7 April 2025 ،
financial and economic reforms to combat corruption. According to Lebanese sources, Aoun assured Ortagus that the Lebanese army would carry out its duties and coordinate with the ceasefire monitoring committee, in which the US is a party. The US is pressuring the Lebanese to adhere to UN Resolutio ...
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?

Tuesday 15 April 2025 ،
financial and legitimacy challenges and hopes for help from Arab countries. Alwaght- Syrian Interim President Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, officially named Ahmad al-Sharaa, in his fourth foreign trip visited the UAE along with his Foreign Minister Assad al-Sheybani. Al-Jolani, who has recently named him ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Ties Remain Frayed by Open Oil Wound
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Baghdad-Erbil Ties Remain Frayed by Open Oil Wound

Wednesday 16 April 2025 ،
financial disputes kept the agreement from full execution.  2018 agreement: After the economic crisis initiated by the dropping oil prices and fight against ISIS terrorist group, the two sides signed another agreement according to which Erbil went under obligation of exporting its oil through ...
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Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership
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Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
financial challenges: Given the tightened US sanctions, the two sides are seeking alternative routes for financial exchanges.  Benefits of Iran-Iraq partnership in energy sector:  1- Iraq's energy security: Given Iraq's problems in providing a stable supply of gas and electricity ...
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?
Analysis

Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
financial and economic support for Europe, but on the other hand, it does not seem that all American politicians in Congress or other US government institutions agree with Trump's return to Monroe's isolationism. These differences within the US over how Washington should deal with the US Eur ...
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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert
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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
financial costs due to its aggressive look at Iran in recent years, after an array of regional challenges, the Saudi rulers have concluded that Iran can be a powerful ally for the six members of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council. That is why after end of Saudi war on Yemen and signing of the Ch ...
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
financially and militarily. They established diplomatic relationship with government of President Aslan Maskhadov and recognized the declaration of independence from Russia of the Autonomous Republic of Chechen. Second period: Mullah Omar's call for help from the Kremlin: However, when the US i ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution