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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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Where’s Sudan Heading as Clashes Boil Over?
Report

Where’s Sudan Heading as Clashes Boil Over?

Saturday 8 November 2025
government. Now, the fall of Al-Fashir to the rebels has placed Cairo in a difficult strategic bind. RSF commander Dagalo has upended the balance of power by seizing control of Darfur and Kordofan. In February 2025, he announced a parallel government committed to fighting until the fall of the capit ...
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What’s behind Tel Aviv Announcing Rafah a "Closed Military Zone?
Analysis

What’s behind Tel Aviv Announcing Rafah a "Closed Military Zone?

Saturday 8 November 2025 ،
governments. A central part of the Tel Aviv's strategy is to leverage the blockade as a tool to extract concessions from the resistance in this new phase. However, it is clear that the Israelis are using the pretext of weapons potentially reaching Hamas to justify their refusal to lift the siege ...
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What’s Driving US Military Base Project in Damascus?
Analysis

What’s Driving US Military Base Project in Damascus?

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
government led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has tried to keep the public in the dark about the American base in Syria in a bid to paint his government independent and deny dependence on the foreign powers. One of the foreign ministry officials has fo ...
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
government's financial capacity. The widespread destruction of infrastructure and service networks has made attracting foreign aid and investment more urgent than ever. So, al-Jolani is now pressing Washington to take tangible steps toward Syria's reconstruction and economic revival. Through ...
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
forces, and redirect domestic policy in line with its own strategic agenda and interests. Dissolving resistance groups  Another aim behind Trump's appointment of special envoy to Iraq is countering the growing influence of resistance groups and checking their role in Iraq's politics a ...
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Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges
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Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
government and its lack of a coherent governance structure pose a high risk to any long-term foreign investment, including Turkey's. Ankara cannot realistically build its grand geopolitical roadmap upon a government that lacks both internal stability and international legitimacy. The sensitivit ...
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Iraqis Vote To Decide Political Future
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Iraqis Vote To Decide Political Future

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
government, with the prime minister chosen by the coalition forming the largest bloc. Iraq’s power-sharing system traditionally allocates the presidency to Kurds, the premiership to Shias, and the speaker of parliament to Sunnis to maintain representation across major communities.
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert
Interview

Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
government that the Rapid Support Forces have recently established, choosing this region as their headquarters. As a result, their negotiating position could be reinforced. Undoubtedly, this development has weakened the authority of the central government and made the threat of the country’s f ...
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What Does High Iraq Election Turnout Mean?
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What Does High Iraq Election Turnout Mean?

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
government.  Meanwhile, one of the issues that has grabbed the attention even before the final results announcement is the higher turnout rate that finally broke the low record of the past decade.  Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced that turnout for the cou ...
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Two Blasts Signal Deadly Game in South Asia
Analysis

Two Blasts Signal Deadly Game in South Asia

Thursday 13 November 2025 ،
government of Afghanistan of supporting and sheltering Tahreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders, a charge Kabul categorically denies. With the collapse of Qatar and Turkey-mediated talks, Islamabad has declared that the Afghan Taliban have only given hollow promises and taken no action against TTP e ...

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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.