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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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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026
movements. Pakistan says Taliban-linked factions of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan operate inside Afghanistan and the Taliban, for its part, accuses Pakistan of supporting ISIS terrorist organization, which once emerged in Syria and Iraq in 2014 and after its defeat in 2017, it sought other safe have ...
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Claim of Civilizational War With Iran: Why’s Rubio Distorting History?
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Claim of Civilizational War With Iran: Why’s Rubio Distorting History?

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
movement through referring to history and philosophy. This article sheds light on Rubio's selective use of Plato, Alexander of Macedonia, and historical conquerers, arguing that he emphasizes on military and national power but turns a blind eye to Enlightenment thoughts and some other parts of t ...
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Reports Another Tanker Incident in Hormuz, Warns US Cooperators
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Reports Another Tanker Incident in Hormuz, Warns US Cooperators

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
movements through the strategic waterway have dropped sharply amid the restrictions and continuing tensions. Tehran has said it will not restore normal passage until Washington meets its demands and takes steps to rebuild Iran's trust.
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Quds Force Chief Reiterates Iran’s Support for Palestine, Calls al-Aqsa Protection a Priority
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Quds Force Chief Reiterates Iran’s Support for Palestine, Calls al-Aqsa Protection a Priority

Thursday 15 October 2026 ،
movements have warned that such actions threaten the holy site’s status and identity, calling for urgent measures to protect it.
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
movements and Shiites, face harassment, fines, and obstacles to legal registration. One contentious episode came in 2015, when police carried out a violent operation against members of the Shiite Muslim Unity Movement in Nardaran, leaving several killed and wounded and many arrested. The governmen ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
movement through the Rimdan–Gabd crossing, which had brought trucks to a halt and created traffic at the border. Amid Washington's intensifying economic and sanctions pressure, above all through its naval blockade across the waters of the Persian Gulf overland trade with neighbors has bec ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
movement and Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq emerged with prominent places in the final government. The selection of Laith al-Khazali as deputy prime minister, Mohammed Raad al-Mousawi at Labor and Social Affairs, and Adnan Faihan al-Dulaimi as first deputy speaker of parliament matters for the internal balan ...
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Netanyahu’s Dangerous Gamble in Iraqi Skies
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Netanyahu’s Dangerous Gamble in Iraqi Skies

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
movements are being monitored and that Iraq's rights remain safeguarded. Netanyahu and temptation of war to stay in power Iraq's developments cannot be assessed in isolation from Israel's domestic politics and the anxieties surrounding Netanyahu's political future. The Palestine-No ...
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Yemen Tragedy Again: Why’s Saudi Arabia Re-embraced Blind Bombing Formula?
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Yemen Tragedy Again: Why’s Saudi Arabia Re-embraced Blind Bombing Formula?

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
movement. On the other, it pounds defenseless Yemeni civilians and civilian infrastructure with relentless airstrikes, seeking to pressure leaders of Sana'a into halting missile and drone operations. All this even as Ansarallah leaders have insisted that ending the war hinges solely on Saudi Ar ...
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert
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Political and Social Stalemate Key Feature of Post-election Israel: Expert

Monday 2 November 2026 ،
movement-like push to participate in the election had taken shape. He continued that despite various efforts to suppress Arab turnout, a substantial segment of the Arab community went to the polls. The main reason was that Arabs felt the status quo's continuation would harm them, Palestinians i ...

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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.