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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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US and Dilemma of Oman Talks: Making Trust or Burning the Opportunity?
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US and Dilemma of Oman Talks: Making Trust or Burning the Opportunity?

Saturday 12 April 2025
government’s refusal to yield to external pressure and negotiate under threat, as President Masoud Pezzekian has pointed out. The second is the experience of Trump's breach of the 2015 deal, which has made Iran completely distrustful of US goodwill, and the White House must pay the price ...
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Al-Ahli Blast: Final North Gaza Hospital Hit
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Al-Ahli Blast: Final North Gaza Hospital Hit

Sunday 13 April 2025 ،
In a major assault, Israeli forces targeted al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City ALWAGHT- In a major assault, Israeli forces targeted al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City—the only remaining functional hospital in the north—damaging its emergency ward, main gate, and a key oxygen unit for ICU patients. ...
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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?
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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?

Sunday 13 April 2025 ،
government and resistance groups are seeking to manage the pressures against disarmament. PMF bill set for finalization Three days ago, PMF commander Faleh al-Fayyadh highlighted the significance of the role of the PMF in victory over ISIS and talked about start of a new phase in the course of tra ...
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism

Monday 14 April 2025 ،
government of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are not better than the disturbed economic and internal conditions. While Syria developments later last year gave Erdogan a new hope to see the doors to realization of long-held neo-Ottoman dreams open again, not only Syria has not turned into ...
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Iraq Raises Alarm Over Renewed ISIS Threat in Syria
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Iraq Raises Alarm Over Renewed ISIS Threat in Syria

Monday 14 April 2025 ،
government late last year. During the fifth high-level Iraq-Turkey security meeting in Antalya, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein warned of increasing ISIS activity in Syria following the fall of the Assad government in December 2024. He called for a joint five-nation operations room—compri ...
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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 ،
government led by the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), the group has not yet gained international legitimacy and even recurrent rights violations and deadly crackdowns of opponents have deepened the distrust in the al-Jolani’s grandiose promises for post-Assad era.  Despite Arab support for t ...
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Maldives Prohibits Israeli Nationals from Entering in Firm Support of Palestinians
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Maldives Prohibits Israeli Nationals from Entering in Firm Support of Palestinians

Wednesday 16 April 2025 ،
government will continue advocating for accountability for violations of international law and maintain a strong voice against Israel’s actions on global platforms. Muizzu has repeatedly emphasized the Maldives’ longstanding support for a free and sovereign Palestinian state in line with ...
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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 ،
government and Kurdistan region’s road to stable relations remains hostage to unresolved oil dispute. Alwaght- The relations between Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over oil and the mutual charges over smuggling of this vital substance have gone frayed again. The ...
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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone
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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone

Thursday 17 April 2025 ،
government. Abu Amer adds: Netanyahu wants to take control of the Israeli security apparatus and prevent the hiring and appointment of anyone who opposes him or the US administration. This has caused political analysts to express their opinions and talk about the unwillingness to connect Israeli dec ...
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Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership
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Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership

Thursday 17 April 2025 ،
government.  The US sees dominance over the Iraqi oil sector as the most important pressure leverage on Baghdad, and whenever it feels Iraqi moves inconsistent to the American agenda in the region, it throttles financial transactions of the country.  Conclusion Iranian oil minister' ...

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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