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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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Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Says Normalization with Israel Is “Off the Table”
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Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Says Normalization with Israel Is “Off the Table”

Saturday 8 November 2025
normalization with Israel is impossible and not open to negotiation. He said any future dialogue mechanism must involve Lebanon, Israel, the US, France, and the United Nations, adding that Israeli threats or airstrikes will not change Lebanon’s stance. Berri noted that technical civilian expe ...
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
normalization, officially dubbed Abraham Accords, his ability to extract direct concessions from Israel is severely limited. His success is wholly contingent upon winning the full trust and satisfaction of Tel Aviv's leadership. Therefore, al-Jolani is being cast as a tool, not an independent ac ...
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card
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Trump’s Game with C5+1 Card

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
normalization, officially called Abraham Accords, an agreement that, if realized, would further open the door for Israel's presence in the region. From the US perspective, this not only enables the expansion of its allies' influence but also creates a new platform for technological, intellig ...
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What’s behind Saudi Plan to Strengthen Its Lebanon Influence?
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What’s behind Saudi Plan to Strengthen Its Lebanon Influence?

Sunday 16 November 2025 ،
normalization track with the very same Zionist regime. This duality suggests it is unlikely to take any action that would genuinely jeopardize its relationship with Tel Aviv. Therefore, Saudi Arabia's economic initiatives and promotional pledges in Lebanon can be seen as a strategy of selling f ...
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US Multi-layer Plan to Dominate Gaza
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US Multi-layer Plan to Dominate Gaza

Sunday 16 November 2025 ،
normalization between the Arab world and Israel is feasible. So, the US is attempting to transform the Gaza case into a political victory for itself. The objective is to activate the path for new normalization deals, weaken the Axis of Resistance, and solidify Tel Aviv's position as the anchor ...
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
normalization agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel. However, the Hamas October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza derailed all such efforts. The prolonged conflict has effectively deadlocked any potential progress on this front. With the return of Trump to power in January ...
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
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Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
normalization project, officially called Abraham Accords. Qatar, for its part, is competing with Saudi Arabia symbolically through its soft power developed by its media outlets like Al Jazeera and also through the role it plays in such cases as the Taliban and Gaza. On a symbolic level, Saudi Arabi ...
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy

Sunday 23 November 2025 ،
normalization agreement before giving final approval to the deal. Back in 2019, Egypt signed a long-term $35 billion agreement with Leviathan partners to receive cheaper gas via a direct pipeline, an arrangement that was supposed to deliver more than 130 billion cubic meters of gas to Egypt by 2040 ...
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UAE in Africa: Rise of Arab Neo-imperialist Power Worrisome to Traditional Powers
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UAE in Africa: Rise of Arab Neo-imperialist Power Worrisome to Traditional Powers

Thursday 4 December 2025 ،
normalization with Israel. On the other side is the UAE, which over the past decade has transformed into a pragmatic, economy-driven, and interventionist power, actively working to build a trans-regional network of economic and military influence. The root of their tension is a direct clash of str ...
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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance
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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
normalization, thinking that the broader the network of bilateral cooperation, the easier the normalization process. So, a trilateral cooperation has begun to emerge, resting on common interests to redefine the power balances in Caucasus and West Asia. The Gaza war laid bare the strategic links bet ...

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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.