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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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Netanyahu Losing Last Stronghold as Military Personnel Protest Prolonged War
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Netanyahu Losing Last Stronghold as Military Personnel Protest Prolonged War

Saturday 12 April 2025
leadership. They say that he is thinking about his political survival instead of focusing on Israel’s security. This distrust of the military towards the Netanyahu government has not emerged after war and the military failures of the army in Gaza. During the government's efforts to pass t ...
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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?
Analysis

Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?

Sunday 13 April 2025 ،
leaders are trying to manage external and internal pressures on the PMF in order to protect this military organization in Iraq. From this perspective, it can be said that the approval of this law with the aim of transforming this group into an official and structured organization is a positive step ...
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism
Analysis

Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism

Monday 14 April 2025 ،
leaders, drawing strong protest of Greek Cyprus and the EU as the two are afraid that growing Turkish influence in Central Asia could lead to recognition of Northern Cyprus as an independent state.  Analysts see the EU’s role as crucial in distancing Central Asian countries from the Cypr ...
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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 ،
leaders.  What does UAE want from Damascus?  There is no doubt that Abu Dhabi has interests behind meetings with new Damascus leaders. The UAE may use groups like HTS to counter Turkey’s growing influence in Syria. Therefore, the meeting with al-Jolani could be part of its efforts ...
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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 ،
leaders told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that all resistance factions reject this Israeli proposal since it includes disarmament article. Also, it does not include parts on end of war and Israeli retreat from all Gaza.  The Hamas member added that there is an American-Israeli plan to seize the card of ...
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?
Analysis

Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
leaders' feeling of threat to the American global hegemony and the need to restore their global dominant position. The global multipolar atmosphere, Chinese economic position boost, and rise of regional powers in East Asia all bore signs of change of international equation from unipolar to multi ...
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
leaders. Attracting the Taliban to Moscow: The Russians do not want the Taliban to distance from Moscow and fall into arms of Washington. Actually, Moscow sees the Taliban in power as making a precious opportunity to complete the anti-American order in the region. Therefore, although Russia has bee ...
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
leaders have so far come against these targeted political and media attacks. Earlier, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said in an interview that the Lebanese government has decided that weapons will be only in the hands of the government, but there are discussions on how to implement this decision. H ...
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FM Araghchi Offers Condolences on The Passing of Pope Francis
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FM Araghchi Offers Condolences on The Passing of Pope Francis

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
leaders and religious figures, celebrating his legacy of compassion and reform. Funeral arrangements are in progress, and the Vatican has entered a period of sede vacante, awaiting the election of a new pope.
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Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen
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Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
leaders have repeatedly asserted that their Red Sea ban on Israel is in defense of Gaza, and if Israel halts its massacring machine, they will stop their operations. Therefore, if the Americans want peace and stability in the Red Sea and security of the occupied Palestinian territories, the shortest ...

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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