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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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Revolving Door Policy: The PA as a Gatekeeper for Israeli Military in West Bank
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Revolving Door Policy: The PA as a Gatekeeper for Israeli Military in West Bank

Tuesday 21 October 2025
freedom or conducted any interviews, they would prevent us from seeing our families... Today, anyone with a smartphone is under surveillance. We can be closely monitored here, and they might even try to kill us. Confirming this claim, Modhafar Dhoghan, the director of the Palestinian Prisoners Club ...
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, a region still fraught with territorial disputes between China, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Although the US president believes that economic and security pressure can weaken his rising rival, such provocative measures not only fail to resolve existing ...
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Multinational Gaza Force: Why Are Both Tel Aviv and Hamas Opposed?
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Multinational Gaza Force: Why Are Both Tel Aviv and Hamas Opposed?

Wednesday 5 November 2025 ،
freedom of action in Gaza forever. Alwaght- While the Netanyahu government with its ongoing strikes on Gaza and obstruction of the Gaza aid entry is grossly violating the first stage of the ceasefire with Hamas resistance movement, the guarantors of the truce, closing their eyes to these Israeli vio ...
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What’s behind Tel Aviv Announcing Rafah a "Closed Military Zone?
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What’s behind Tel Aviv Announcing Rafah a "Closed Military Zone?

Saturday 8 November 2025 ،
freedom of action on the border with Egypt amid shifting regional dynamics. Alwaght- Amid the regional and international pressure on Tel Aviv to act on the terms of the ceasefire in Gaza, the Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz in a message announced the Gaza border with Egypt a closed military zo ...
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What’s behind Knesset Law Authorizing Execution of Palestinians?
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What’s behind Knesset Law Authorizing Execution of Palestinians?

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
freedom. Contrary to Israeli expectations, Palestinian prisoners do not emerge from jails weakened. Instead, they leverage their time by learning Hebrew, identifying the enemy's vulnerabilities, and building resilience through methods like hunger strikes. Upon release, they capitalize on these ...
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
freedom of expression, thereby paving the way for broader strategic cooperation. Under these circumstances, this visit is expected to place significant topics on the agenda, with agreements likely to take shape across various sectors. Economic partnership: From AI to nuclear energy A significant ...
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FIFA World Cup Hostage to Trump’s Bullying
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FIFA World Cup Hostage to Trump’s Bullying

Sunday 30 November 2025 ،
freedom of expression, is a betrayal of the spirit of football.” Tensions escalated further when Donald Trump, in October 2025, suggested relocating parts of the tournament to other US cities, specifically targeting areas with political leanings different from his own. This proposal ignited f ...
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?

Tuesday 2 December 2025 ،
freedom of Ocalan and recognition of the identity and political rights of the Kurds in the Turkish constitution. In a trench in the Qandil mountains of northern Iraq, a commander who identifies himself as “Malazgirt” told AFP on Saturday that his group has completed all steps outlined b ...
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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean
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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean

Saturday 13 December 2025 ،
freedom of navigation and maritime commerce, stressing that such behavior contravenes globally accepted norms. Venezuela’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the United States is forcibly plundering the vital resources of sovereign nations, attempting to legitimize these actions with bas ...
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With Turkey-PKK Peace Faltering, Northern Syria Conflict Growing More Likely
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With Turkey-PKK Peace Faltering, Northern Syria Conflict Growing More Likely

Wednesday 17 December 2025 ،
freedom of their leader who has been in the Turkish imprisonment since 1999 and the constitutional enshrinement of Kurdish rights in Turkey as the primary precondition for any meaningful progress in the peace process. The Turkish government, however, has rejected these terms and fundamentally holds ...

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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.