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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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UN Officials Warn That Force Is Overtaking the Rule of Law
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UN Officials Warn That Force Is Overtaking the Rule of Law

Monday 23 February 2026
not a selective menu but binding obligations under growing pressure. Türk highlighted several specific conflicts where this erosion is most devastating, pointing to intensifying geopolitical competition as a key driver. He called for accountability for war crimes in Sudan and described the cat ...
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Trump Facing Refund Burden as Supreme Court Strikes Down his Tariffs
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Trump Facing Refund Burden as Supreme Court Strikes Down his Tariffs

Monday 23 February 2026 ،
not take such actions simply by declaring an economic emergency. Trump's defiance, however, shows no end. Just one day after the Supreme Court struck down his heavy tariffs on other nations, Trump announced he would impose a 15 percent tariff on all goods imported from every country into the Un ...
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Borders Remain Insecure as Bilateral Distrust Dominates
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Borders Remain Insecure as Bilateral Distrust Dominates

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
not recognize this border line. With their comeback to power, Islamabad officials thought that they could put an end to the border dispute with rise to power of a puppet government in Kabul. But this pessimism soon gave place to concerns. With takeover of power in August 2021, Pakistan stepped up it ...
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From Tigris and Euphrates to Nile: Water Disputes and Regional Initiatives
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From Tigris and Euphrates to Nile: Water Disputes and Regional Initiatives

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
not sustain this high rate of consumption for a long period, the observatory's statement read. The statement also pointed to reduced water releases from Turkey as a key factor in the continuous decline of water levels in Iraq. According to the observatory, while water was a central topic in rec ...
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Reuters: Iran Nears Agreement with China on CM 302 Anti Ship Missile Purchase
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Reuters: Iran Nears Agreement with China on CM 302 Anti Ship Missile Purchase

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
not publicly confirmed the sale and US officials have declined detailed comment, the talks are part of broader defense cooperation aimed at enhancing Tehran’s deterrence capacity amid an expanding US military presence, including carrier strike groups in the region. Beyond missiles, Iran is re ...
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Latest Information on US Military Formation amid Threats of War with Iran
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Latest Information on US Military Formation amid Threats of War with Iran

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
noted: In response to nearly anything we might do, Iran could continue firing drones and cruise missiles at Israeli and American bases. Ali Vaez, an Iran specialist at the International Crisis Group, suggested Tehran’s response might not be as restrained as in the past. He pointed to a previo ...
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US Faces Criticism for Providing Consular Services in Israeli Settlement
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US Faces Criticism for Providing Consular Services in Israeli Settlement

Wednesday 25 February 2026 ،
noting that while Washington claims to oppose West Bank annexation, its actions reinforce Israeli sovereignty over occupied Palestinian lands. The movement warned that providing official US services inside settlements represents an attempt to impose new political realities, erasing Palestinian right ...
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Shedding Light on 14 Claims Trump Made during His State of the Union Speech
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Shedding Light on 14 Claims Trump Made during His State of the Union Speech

Wednesday 25 February 2026 ،
notes that the $19 billion theft claim refers to a controversial 2022 case in which dozens of individuals were charged with stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from child nutrition programs, aided by a Minnesota nonprofit called Feeding Our Future. Now, Trump has seized on the incident to attac ...
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Barrack’s Three Missions in Baghdad: Iraqis Rigid, Americans Frustrated
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Barrack’s Three Missions in Baghdad: Iraqis Rigid, Americans Frustrated

Friday 27 February 2026 ،
not merely determined by foreign pressure and sovereignty reservations and power of political factions plays a decisive role in the destiny of the prime minister post in Iraq.  Countering resistance factions' influence in the political structures After years of applying economic and polit ...
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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?
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Ocalan’s New Message: New Opportunity or Final Test for Peace?

Friday 27 February 2026 ،
not simply a symbolic move, but a practical step to establish an intellectual reconciliation with Turkey and to open a new page between the Turkish government and Kurdish community. Referring to the historical bonds among the ethnic groups living in Turkey, Ocalan said that Turks and Kurds are inse ...

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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.