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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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What Does High Iraq Election Turnout Mean?
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What Does High Iraq Election Turnout Mean?

Wednesday 12 November 2025
lists, an individual's vote often felt lost in complex, party-dominated lists, reinforcing a sense of powerlessness. By breaking the country into smaller provincial constituencies, the new law made the connection between voter and candidate more tangible. Citizens felt they could now elect local ...
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Two Blasts Signal Deadly Game in South Asia
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Two Blasts Signal Deadly Game in South Asia

Friday 14 November 2025 ،
listed as a terrorist group by the UN. The UN has stated that the group, which splintered from the TTP, is based in the Lalpura district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. It was formed in August 2014 following the merger of a TTP faction from the Mohmand region and the Ahrar-ul-Hind group. P ...
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Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament
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Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament

Saturday 15 November 2025 ،
lists such as Services and Wasit Ajmal collectively won 9 seats. Emerging coalitions like Al-Asas and Ashraqat Kanoon each took 8 seats. The Service coalition, which is oriented Determination list, won 6 seats, and the Rights List, affiliated with the Hezbollah Brigades (Kata'ib Hezbollah), secu ...
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Iraq Resistance Gained further Weight, US Failed Despite $2b Spending in Vote: Expert
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Iraq Resistance Gained further Weight, US Failed Despite $2b Spending in Vote: Expert

Tuesday 18 November 2025 ،
list, where 47 candidates successfully won votes, nearly 30 are resistance figures. Similarly, in ex-PM Nouri Al-Maliki's list, resistance elements hold a dominant presence. It is quite possible that the 'Resistance Bloc' could emerge as the largest coalition in the upcoming Iraqi parlia ...
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Trump Struggles to Escape Epstein Scandal
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Trump Struggles to Escape Epstein Scandal

Wednesday 19 November 2025 ،
list of names does not end with Trump. The September reports also featured billionaire Elon Musk and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew. Mountbatten-Windsor has previously denied any misconduct. As for Musk, it has been reported that Epstein invited him to his private island ...
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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 ،
list of prerequisites, effectively postponing it to an uncertain future. The text states that once the Palestinian Authority implements necessary reforms and begins the reconstruction of Gaza, the conditions may be set for Palestinian self-determination and the establishment of an independent state. ...
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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 ،
list and Washington set $5 million for information leading to his arrest. Also, Israeli security research centers described Abu Ali as one of the most prominent field commanders of the southern front as his name was tied with Radwan Force. From Syria to Yemen to southern Lebanon By 2012, the name ...
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Netanyahu Drags War into Cabinet to Save Power
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Netanyahu Drags War into Cabinet to Save Power

Saturday 29 November 2025 ،
list of military appointments without coordinating with Katz. In response, Katz halted the appointments and formed a new investigative committee to determine whether these actions were professional or not. Zamir believes that appointments and dismissals are purely professional military matters, whi ...
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Is Lebanese Forces Party Pushing for a Coup Through FM Raji?
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Is Lebanese Forces Party Pushing for a Coup Through FM Raji?

Saturday 6 December 2025 ،
list of adversaries of the government, and even tied the reconstruction of southern Lebanon and demanding for international aid to Hezbollah disarmament, signaling striking alignment with the US and Israel. A wave of domestic criticism has erupted in response to a series of statements by Raji. Crit ...
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Gaza ‘Peace Board’: From Removing Blair to Kushner’s Personal Interests
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Gaza ‘Peace Board’: From Removing Blair to Kushner’s Personal Interests

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
list Blair has been removed from the list of candidates for a proposed Gaza Peace Board, a key component of a broader postwar plan proposed by Trump, according to a Monday report by the Financial Times. The newspaper stated that the decision followed strong objections from several Arab and Muslim ...

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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.