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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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Turkey’s Dream for Mystery of Post-war Regional Order
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Turkey’s Dream for Mystery of Post-war Regional Order

Tuesday 28 October 2025
low-tension relationships aligned with Ankara: Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman. This choice signals a deliberate and targeted shift in Turkey's foreign policy, focusing on countries that share its stance on the Gaza crisis and possess significant potential for economic and security cooperation. Kuwait: ...
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Nuclear Tests Resumption: Trump’s Struggle to Cover Up US Decline
Analysis

Nuclear Tests Resumption: Trump’s Struggle to Cover Up US Decline

Saturday 1 November 2025 ،
low-cost, high-decibel policies in a desperate bid to stave off the complete collapse of its former image. 3. Low-cost maneuvers, a policy to save face  As a bankrupt businessman tries to save their face with small but noisy deals in the market, the US foreign is going the same path:  T ...
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Trade War Truce: Have Washington and Beijing Reached a Deal?
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Trade War Truce: Have Washington and Beijing Reached a Deal?

Sunday 2 November 2025 ،
lowed their meeting bore signs of their optimism about a settlement. Commenting on the outcomes of meeting, US President Donald Trump said that on the scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the best, I would say the meeting was 12.. He added that they developed close views on many points. In a statement ...
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Baghdad, the Hot Spot of Iraq’s Upcoming Elections
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Baghdad, the Hot Spot of Iraq’s Upcoming Elections

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
lower turnout in Baghdad can indicate the grade of people's trust in the electoral system. Political heat can spread nationwide and stir a wave of hope and high turnout rates. But chilly electoral atmosphere in the capital can export a shadow of distrust and unwillingness to other regions of the ...
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Iraq’s Elections Important, Carry Surprises: Expert
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Iraq’s Elections Important, Carry Surprises: Expert

Tuesday 4 November 2025 ،
lowed the Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) to coalesce with other Shiite factions, Sunnis, and Kurds and formed the government of current Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani.  Learning from that experience, the election law was amended ahead of the 2023 provincial elections. A critical r ...
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Government Closure Reaches New Record with Congress Locked in Political Standoff
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Government Closure Reaches New Record with Congress Locked in Political Standoff

Wednesday 5 November 2025 ،
low. The Congressional Budget Office warns the economic impact could reach $14 billion in lost GDP if the impasse continues. Political tensions remain high as both parties trade blame. Republicans accuse Democrats of obstructing a deal, while Democrats argue the GOP must agree to protect health car ...
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
lowing the US to entrench its influence in key institutions, sideline opposing forces, and redirect domestic policy in line with its own strategic agenda and interests. Dissolving resistance groups  Another aim behind Trump's appointment of special envoy to Iraq is countering the growing ...
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Mamadani’s Victory: Sociological Roots and Implications
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Mamadani’s Victory: Sociological Roots and Implications

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
lower layers of this attitude shift in the American electorate. This realignment had been foreshadowed by earlier studies, which pointed to a gradual shedding of traditional socio-political identities and discourses and growing polarization within American society, a trend thrown into sharp relief b ...
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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 ،
low record of the past decade.  Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced that turnout for the country's recent parliamentary elections exceeded 55 percent. According to official statistics, approximately over 12 voters from a total electorate of over 21.4 eligible ...
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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 ،
low turnout rates, this vote saw an increase in participation, recording a 56-percent rate that reversed the low records of the past elections. As the results came out, the political factions noe have to pick three key posts of parliament speaker, the prime minister, and the president. This process ...

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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.