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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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UNSC Backs US Gaza Plan; Hamas Rejects It
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UNSC Backs US Gaza Plan; Hamas Rejects It

Tuesday 18 November 2025
granting the force roles inside the Strip would compromise its neutrality and make it a party to the conflict in favor of Israel. Russia and China abstained from the 13-0 vote, with both countries and some Arab states opposing the US plan over the proposed “Board of Peace” transitional ...
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Mystery of Gaza ’Peace Council’: An Ambiguous Mission with Dangerous Objectives
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Mystery of Gaza ’Peace Council’: An Ambiguous Mission with Dangerous Objectives

Thursday 20 November 2025 ،
grant the Palestinians any concessions on this front. Netanyahu and other hardline ministers have repeatedly stated they will not permit a Palestinian state, in any territory. Washington's call for the Palestinian Authority to begin implementing the resolution is further complicated by the Neta ...
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Iran Accuses US and EU3 of Undermining Cairo Agreement with IAEA
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Iran Accuses US and EU3 of Undermining Cairo Agreement with IAEA

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
granting inspectors access, the US and E3 moved to censure Tehran at the IAEA Board of Governors. He argued that Iran is not seeking to create a new crisis and that its goodwill has gone unrecognized. According to Araghchi, the US and E3 knowingly provoked the situation, making the end of the Cairo ...
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
grant concessions. The Saudi Crown Prince announced he would increase current $600 billion investments to a staggering $1 trillion, a figure of vital importance to the US economy and, crucially, to a Trump administration in desperate need of an economic victory. Fully aware of this leverage, Trump ...
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Kiev Holds Talks with The US In Switzerland on A Potential Peace Agreement
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Kiev Holds Talks with The US In Switzerland on A Potential Peace Agreement

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
granting state status to the Russian language in Ukraine, recognizing the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, limiting Ukraine’s armed forces, and prohibiting foreign troops and long-range weapons on Ukrainian soil. Putin noted that Russia is ready for substantive negotiations on the proposa ...
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Will Belated Russian Help Save Al-Jolani?
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Will Belated Russian Help Save Al-Jolani?

Sunday 23 November 2025 ،
grant any points to Damascus to strengthen al-Jolani's rule. In such conditions, the new Syrian president has his eyes on the Russian presence, hoping that it will establish a kind of balance in the face of the Israeli enemy. This approach rests on the past experience, when the Russian military ...
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Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom
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Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom

Tuesday 25 November 2025 ،
granting him the Al-Tabatabaei surname, a name belonging to a prominent Shia family with considerable influence across Lebanon, Iran, and Iraq. A native of southern Lebanon, where he lived his entire life, Tabatabaei joined Hezbollah as a young man and ultimately rose to become a senior commander w ...
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Coup, War or Surrender: What Path Will Trump Pick in Venezuela?
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Coup, War or Surrender: What Path Will Trump Pick in Venezuela?

Saturday 29 November 2025 ،
granting preferential access to Venezuela's natural resources and oil, the White House might just strike a deal. Such an agreement would allow Maduro's government to remain in power. Maduro elimination? Some American political experts have counted on elimination of Maduro, saying that if ...
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Leader Hails Women’s Status in Islam, Slams Western Culture
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Leader Hails Women’s Status in Islam, Slams Western Culture

Wednesday 3 December 2025 ،
grants women equal rights with men in social, political, and spiritual life, providing opportunities to advance in government, business, and public affairs. He stressed that men and women are complementary elements in society, playing key roles in family, civilization, and societal development, and ...
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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall
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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall

Friday 12 December 2025 ،
grants sweeping powers to the president, while the recent parliamentary elections were arranged in a largely ceremonial way without people voting to elect their representatives. The al-Sharaa-influenced committee selected two-third of the members of parliament and the interim president himself appoi ...

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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.