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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 Drags War into Cabinet to Save Power
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Netanyahu Drags War into Cabinet to Save Power

Saturday 29 November 2025
measures are more a political show than a real solution to the crisis, with its main aim maintaining Netanyahu’s position in power, while they are far from being capable of changing the field conditions and managing the crisis. This gap between the media image and reality highlights the depth ...
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FIFA World Cup Hostage to Trump’s Bullying
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FIFA World Cup Hostage to Trump’s Bullying

Sunday 30 November 2025 ،
measures by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and travel bans since Trump’s presidency have heightened anxieties among international fans. The legacy of Trump-era policies appears to be impacting travel already. Data from the National Travel and Tourism Office shows a 7.9 percent drop in ...
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Iraq May Self-harm Repatriating ISIS Members from Al-Hawl Camp
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Iraq May Self-harm Repatriating ISIS Members from Al-Hawl Camp

Monday 1 December 2025 ،
measures, light weapons continue to be smuggled into the camp, while active ISIS cells continue to recruit, radicalize, and carry out assassinations. According to a report by the European Center for Counterterrorism and Intelligence Studies, the separate Roj annex within Al-Hawl primarily houses Eu ...
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?

Tuesday 2 December 2025 ،
measures set by Leader Apo [Ocalan] have all been fulfilled,” he said. “It is now Turkey’s turn to act.” The commander laid out two core demands for advancing the peace process: The unconditional release of Ocalan, and the constitutional recognition of the Kurdish people&rsq ...
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Luxury Police Vehicles New Means to Cement Al-Jolani’s Rule
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Luxury Police Vehicles New Means to Cement Al-Jolani’s Rule

Thursday 4 December 2025 ،
measures to meet Israeli demands. Recent field reports indicate that groups under al-Jolani’s command have begun erecting walls and restricting movement in certain Damascus neighborhoods, particularly in Alawite-majority areas, with the apparent aim of monitoring social activity and preventing ...
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Hezbollah Leader: Lebanon Under Threat from Israel’s ‘Dangerous Expansionism’
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Hezbollah Leader: Lebanon Under Threat from Israel’s ‘Dangerous Expansionism’

Saturday 6 December 2025 ،
measures would not satisfy Israel’s expansionist ambitions. He claimed these plans seek to dismantle Hezbollah’s presence, restrict its resources, prevent social services, and ultimately abolish its role in defending Lebanon. Qassem highlighted that Israel’s past withdrawal from Be ...
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Fleeing the Hell: Migration from Israel Now a Surging Trend
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Fleeing the Hell: Migration from Israel Now a Surging Trend

Saturday 6 December 2025 ،
measures by the Israeli cabinet as the main motivation behind migration. He told Th Guardian that those of leave Israel want to live in a free country, not one where the government has taken power forcefully. Capital flight In a fresh report, Calcalist economic newspaper has given a negative pictu ...
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Qatar And Egypt Urge Israeli Withdrawal for Gaza Peace Progress
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Qatar And Egypt Urge Israeli Withdrawal for Gaza Peace Progress

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
measures. Both sides continue to accuse each other of violating the agreement. A major obstacle is the issue of Hamas’s disarmament, a requirement under the US-outlined plan. Hamas has rejected unilateral disarmament but stated it is willing to place its weapons under the authority of a Pales ...
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Hamas Open to Ceasefire, Defends Oct. 7 Attacks: “History Didn’t Start Oct. 7”
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Hamas Open to Ceasefire, Defends Oct. 7 Attacks: “History Didn’t Start Oct. 7”

Monday 8 December 2025 ،
measures regarding its weapons, while Israel demands the group's permanent disarmament as a precondition. The second phase of talks is set to involve further Israeli withdrawals and the proposed establishment of a transitional authority alongside an international stabilization force, with both s ...
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?

Monday 8 December 2025 ،
measures, if ignoring the balance with Turkey, can produce a sense of strategic insecurity or injustice in Ankara. In the eyes of Washington, a relative balance between two NATO members is crucial to steer clear of uncontrolled crises and avoid damage to Eastern Mediterranean by security cooperation ...

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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.