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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 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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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?
Analysis

What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?

Wednesday 31 December 2025 ،
freedom of aerial action. From Tel Aviv's perspective, Turkish aid to Syria is not merely technical but a geopolitical move to shape a new Sunni-Islamist axis. The issue of Syrian refugees has also become a serious domestic political challenge for Erdogan. He strongly emphasizes repatriating Sy ...
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Dark Israeli-Syrian Security Negotiations Outlook
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Dark Israeli-Syrian Security Negotiations Outlook

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
freedom of action for aerial operations. This air dominance serves not only as a vital tool for political pressure and intelligence gathering but also enables preemptive strikes. Furthermore, as tensions between Iran and the Israeli regime escalate, Netanyahu's cabinet aims to ensure it can read ...
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
of its forces Iraq and, according to the official Iraqi news agency, it has fully evacuated Ain Al-Assad military base and handed it over to Iraq. The Iraqi High Military Committee confirmed Sunday the complete withdrawal of all international coalition advisors from Iraqi federal territories, marki ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
of Kurds and Al-Jolani’s government trade accusations for ISIS prisoners breaking free, some refer to secret motivation that facilitated this escape. Alwaght- Following the recent developments in eastern and Northern Syria, reports suggest that hundreds and even thousands of ISIS prisoners broke fre ...
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Will Board of Peace Initiative Lead to Reopening Rafah Border Crossing?
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Will Board of Peace Initiative Lead to Reopening Rafah Border Crossing?

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
freedom of movement of people, and preventing forcing of Gaza people into leaving their lands.  Rafah cross, Netanyahu’s political pressure instrument  As the Netanyahu cabinet openly refuses to fulfill the regime’s commitment to completely withdraw its military from Gaza des ...
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
freedoms. Since the Taliban returned to power, the United Nations and numerous countries have repeatedly condemned the group’s discriminatory treatment of women and warned of the broad social and human rights consequences of these policies. Such discriminatory measures not only violate women& ...
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What Does Trump Want From Cuba?
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What Does Trump Want From Cuba?

Thursday 29 January 2026 ،
of policy to hold Western Hemisphere under exclusive US domination. Alwaght- After the US military intervention and abduction of the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, the US President Donald Trump these days has his eyes on Cuba, another South American country. After attack on Venezu ...
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
freedom to strike. Israeli observers state that Netanyahu favors the second option, a choice that could lead to the destruction of significant portions of Iran’s nuclear and missile projects and even increase pressure for regime change in Iran. Analysts believe the Israeli regime’s suc ...
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Europe Weighing Up Moves for Post-American World Order
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Europe Weighing Up Moves for Post-American World Order

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
freedom and security are no longer guaranteed, Merz stated. The continent must prepare to shoulder greater responsibility. In this connection, Merz said that he discussed Europe's nuclear deterrence with the French President Emmanuel Macron, something that can transform the European security st ...

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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.