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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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Progressing towards the ’Peace Pipeline’: Is the End of Two Decades of Uncertainty Near?
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Progressing towards the ’Peace Pipeline’: Is the End of Two Decades of Uncertainty Near?

Wednesday 21 February 2024
lifeline for Pakistanis contending with energy deficits. The port of Gwadar, strategically positioned in the Arabian Sea, will serve as the entry point for gas transmission from Iran, exemplifying the joint efforts of both nations to address energy disparities by pooling resources, expertise, and go ...
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Israeli Genocide: Seven Palestinian Infants Die of Malnutrition in Gaza
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Israeli Genocide: Seven Palestinian Infants Die of Malnutrition in Gaza

Sunday 25 February 2024 ،
lifeline into Gaza, is now closed and the news about its reopening is not true. Rafah, housing more than 1.5 million displaced Palestinians, had been a safe zone, but it is now bombed by Israeli warplanes ahead of a potential ground invasion by the Israeli forces. Children, women suffering from ma ...
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Clues of New Foreign Division Sowing in Sana’a-Aden Economic Battle
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Clues of New Foreign Division Sowing in Sana’a-Aden Economic Battle

Monday 10 June 2024 ،
lifeline for millions of Yemenis at home.  Last Thursday, the money transfer company MoneyGram informed Yemeni banks and its branches and agents that they need to obtain a no-objection certificate from the Central Bank of Yemen in Aden no later than June 4, 2024.  According to Naji, the ...
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Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement
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Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement

Sunday 18 August 2024 ،
lifeline.  Dim outlook of agreement  Though the two countries have signed this security agreement, given the experience of past years and Iraq's distrust in the Turkish promises, it is yet unclear how implementable in practice these agreements are. From another aspect, the reaction ...
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How Are Egyptian Ports Helping Israeli Economy Survive War?
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How Are Egyptian Ports Helping Israeli Economy Survive War?

Friday 30 August 2024 ،
lifeline.  In February, Israeli Channel 13 published a report on launching a land corridor that connects Jebel Ali in the UAE to Eilat port of Israel. Crossing Saudi Arabia and Jordan, this land route helped set up an alternative for Israeli marine trade in the Red Sea. On February 2, Bloombe ...
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Israel cuts ties with UNRWA
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Israel cuts ties with UNRWA

Monday 4 November 2024 ،
lifeline for aid in Gaza, where it provides food, shelter, and healthcare to those enduring extreme hardship. He warned that blocking UNRWA's operations would extinguish the last hope for Gaza’s people. Last week, the Israeli Knesset passed a law banning UNRWA’s operations in the oc ...
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
lifeline. The importance of this region has led to competition between global superpowers to gain influence and presence in it. The US and Britain, with their bases in Diego Garcia and France with the island of Reunion, are currently active in the region. China is also investing heavily to expand i ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?

Thursday 13 March 2025 ،
lifeline connecting Syria to the outside world. This coast is of great economic and political importance, as it has important ports such as Latakia and Tartus, which play a pivotal role in the country’s regional and international trade. Until the fall of al-Assad, the Syrian coast was the cen ...
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Iran Corridors: The Key to Afghan Mineral Exports to Global Markets
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Iran Corridors: The Key to Afghan Mineral Exports to Global Markets

Thursday 24 April 2025 ،
lifeline and to place a special focus on developing these partnerships in its economic and trade plans. Contributing to Taliban gaining legitimacy  In addition to the economic benefits, using Iran’s transit corridors could also help the Taliban politically to strengthen its position as ...
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Hamas Blasts US Decision to Eliminate UNRWA’s Immunity
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Hamas Blasts US Decision to Eliminate UNRWA’s Immunity

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
lifeline and accusing the US of complicity in Israel’s genocidal crimes in Gaza. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) also condemned the move, stressing UNRWA’s critical role for Palestinian refugees and demanding US funding restoration. The controversy unfolds amid Israel&rsqu ...

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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.