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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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Iraq’s PMF Flexing Muscles to ISIS Threat in Desert Regions
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Iraq’s PMF Flexing Muscles to ISIS Threat in Desert Regions

Thursday 30 October 2025
new authorities in Damascus in the fields of counter-terrorism and narcotics. He stressed that a small unit of US military advisors would remain at Iraq's Ain al-Asad base to monitor the Syrian border. This confirmation of a US monitoring role over the Syrian-Iraqi border occurs amid reports fr ...
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The Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque: The Epicenter of Zionism’s Civilizational Clash
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The Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque: The Epicenter of Zionism’s Civilizational Clash

Saturday 1 November 2025 ،
new Jewish Temple on the ruins of the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque. Once a marginal aspiration, this vision has been pulled into the political mainstream with the rise of figures like Itamar Ben-Gvir, who now holds a powerful cabinet post. Ben-Gvir, a man previously convicted for racist incitement, now wiel ...
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IAEA Chief Acknowledges Iran Is Not Pursuing a Nuclear Weapons Program
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IAEA Chief Acknowledges Iran Is Not Pursuing a Nuclear Weapons Program

Saturday 1 November 2025 ،
new Iranian legislation, inspectors can only return once the country’s nuclear security is guaranteed by the Supreme National Security Council. His remarks followed Iran’s rejection of renewed talks and insistence that sanctions were not legally reinstated. Grossi also dismissed allegat ...
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
new dams and lakes, and mandates a comprehensive study of Iraq’s water resources. This crisis is not new. Four months ago, Khaled Shamal, spokesperson for Iraq’s Water Resources Ministry, told CNN that four consecutive years of drastically reduced river flows, rainfall, and snowpack had ...
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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 ،
new parliament and meanwhile Baghdad has a pivotal place. Under the new election law amendments, Iraq will use the proportional representation system known as the Sainte-Laguë method, a system that treats each province as an independent electoral district. Within this framework, Baghdad holds ...
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Iraq’s Elections Important, Carry Surprises: Expert
Interview

Iraq’s Elections Important, Carry Surprises: Expert

Tuesday 4 November 2025 ،
new electoral law. Meanwhile, the most important factor in the political formation and composition of key actors is the type of coalitions. The Iraqi electoral system is based on a form of proportional representation known as the Sainte-Laguë method, which is governed by the national election l ...
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Ghalibaf’s Islamabad Visit: New Step to Strengthening Alliance
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Ghalibaf’s Islamabad Visit: New Step to Strengthening Alliance

Thursday 6 November 2025 ،
new alliances in new West Asian geopolitical equations, Iran is developing a multi-layer and inter-institutional diplomacy in its foreign policy. The Iranian parliament, as part of this policy, has been working to offer a complement to the foreign policy by expanding its parliamentary contacts. In ...
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Iraq Campaigning Goes Silent as Country Braces for Decisive Vote
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Iraq Campaigning Goes Silent as Country Braces for Decisive Vote

Saturday 8 November 2025 ،
new chapter in the country's politics. 
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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 ،
new contracts between American companies and Iraq. This economic agenda also provides a framework for understanding the previously signed agreements between US companies and the Kurdistan Regional Government. These contracts, which focus on production and export of oil and gas, are part of a compre ...
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Iraqis Vote To Decide Political Future
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Iraqis Vote To Decide Political Future

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
new parliament and determine the country’s political trajectory for the coming four years ALWAGHT- The people of Iraq are heading to the polls to elect a new parliament and determine the country’s political trajectory for the coming four years. Polls in Iraq are set to close at 6 p.m. local t ...

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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.