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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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Alarms Sound about Israel’s Malign Influence in Africa
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Alarms Sound about Israel’s Malign Influence in Africa

Tuesday 21 April 2026
newspaper further exposed the machinations of Israeli intelligence figures who sought to sway the outcome of the country's impending presidential race. There are similar reports about Israeli intelligence push to sway results before 2020 presidential elections in Malawi. Also, Israeli groups o ...
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What’s the Message of Iran’s IRGC Seizing Violating Ships in Strait of Hormuz?
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What’s the Message of Iran’s IRGC Seizing Violating Ships in Strait of Hormuz?

Thursday 23 April 2026 ،
newspaper reports on the stopping of ships in the Strait of Hormuz, noting that Iran can force the vessels pass from specific routes after coordinating with the Iranian side and bar ships of hostile sides, like the US abd Israeli regime, from crossing. These actions, the newspaper argues, are legall ...
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Riyadh Declares It Will Not Permit Use of Its Airspace for Strikes on Iran
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Riyadh Declares It Will Not Permit Use of Its Airspace for Strikes on Iran

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
newspaper, denied recent reports from The Wall Street Journal claiming that Saudi and Kuwaiti airspace would be opened to US aircraft, calling those reports incorrect—a denial also emphasized by other Saudi officials. Al-Arabiya channel further quoted a Saudi official confirming that the Kingd ...
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire
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Emerging Reports of Damage to US Bases Explain Why Trump Demanded Ceasefire

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
newspaper, the damage includes aircraft hangars, barracks, fuel depots, aircraft, radar and communications gear, and air defense systems, showing a scale of destruction far larger than what the American government had previously acknowledged. The newspaper also found that the strikes hit a satellit ...
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Atwan: Israeli Drones Likely Behind Saudi Airspace Incursions
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Atwan: Israeli Drones Likely Behind Saudi Airspace Incursions

Monday 18 May 2026 ،
newspaper Rai al-Youm, responded on X to the Saudi Ministry of Defense's announcement about intercepting three drones that entered Saudi airspace from Iraq. Atwan asserted that the drones were likely Israeli, launched from secret bases in Iraq's western desert established with US suppor ...
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?
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Why’s Trump Called Off Another Planned Iran Attack?

Wednesday 20 May 2026 ،
newspaper adds, expands its land transportation beside heavily charging ships for their navigation from the Strait of Hormuz and this is creating a breathing room for Tehran much more than was expected by the West. Times of Israel in a report wrote that despite weeks of American and Israeli attacks ...
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?
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Back to Roots: Why’s Hezbollah Re-embracing Guerrilla Warfare in Fight against Israel?

Thursday 21 May 2026 ،
newspaper warned on April 25 in a report that war has left millions of Israelis struggling with psychological damage, and after the war, extensive psychological disorders in this regime have reached alarming levels. 4. Cutting reliance on heavy weaponry With the skies under enemy control, swarmin ...
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla
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World Outraged by Israeli Treatment of Sumud Flotilla

Monday 25 May 2026 ،
newspaper’s website revealing the scale of the violence “Almost everyone passing through the entry point was beaten. We heard screams from outside. I saw people with what looked like broken arms and ribs.” The Italian journalist added sharply: “This is the real face of Isra ...
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Signs Show Netanyahu Coordinated Attacks on Iran with the US
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Signs Show Netanyahu Coordinated Attacks on Iran with the US

Monday 8 June 2026 ،
newspaper reported that the strike on Iran was coordinated with Washington. Meanwhile, Axios quoted an American military official saying that the American military played no part in the Israeli regime’s aggression against Iran. However, Israel Hayom, citing a source, reported that the Israeli ...
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
newspaper wrote that the recent developments have seriously challenged this assumption. Iran's missile response to violation of the ceasefire in Lebanon indicated that in some cases, Tehran is ready to act beyond the established policy of the past. This was neither a symbolic action, nor start o ...

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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.