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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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Israel and Gaza War: Fear of Narrative Replacing Fear of Field
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Israel and Gaza War: Fear of Narrative Replacing Fear of Field

Wednesday 13 August 2025
northern Gaza. In 2018 and after graduation, he started his career as a freelance journalist and in the same year, he was injured by Israeli troops when he was covering Gaza protests against the Israeli occupation. But the peak of his professional job started on October 7, 2023, and at when Israel ...
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IRGC Quds Force Neutralizes 2 Terror Cells, Kills 12 Terrorists in Sistan and Baluchestan
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IRGC Quds Force Neutralizes 2 Terror Cells, Kills 12 Terrorists in Sistan and Baluchestan

Sunday 17 August 2025 ،
northern and southern regions of the province, and two others were arrested. Authorities also confiscated a significant cache of weapons and explosives, including 25 kilograms of explosives, ready-to-use bombs, detonators, remote controls, fuse wires, radios, and other operational equipment, highlig ...
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Hamas And Allied Groups Agree to Egypt-Qatar Ceasefire Plan
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Hamas And Allied Groups Agree to Egypt-Qatar Ceasefire Plan

Monday 18 August 2025 ،
northern and eastern Gaza, excluding the towns of al-Shujaiyya and Beit Lahia. The agreement includes a major prisoner exchange: 10 Israeli captives would be released in return for 140 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences, 60 with long-term sentences, and 1,500 detainees from Gaza. Addition ...
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On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?
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On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
northern and eastern Syria in recent years with the support of the US and some European countries. Although this control was successful from a security and military perspective, it has always faced a crisis of legitimacy from a political perspective. Relying on a policy of active diplomacy and regi ...
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What Are Iranian President’s Armenia Visit Goals?
Analysis

What Are Iranian President’s Armenia Visit Goals?

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
northern borders, this visit is highly significant and will substantially influence establishing Iran's position in Caucasus region. Clarification on a challenging corridor It seems that one of the main drivers for Pezeshkian’s visit to Yerevan is discussing the peace agreement and conse ...
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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation
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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation

Monday 25 August 2025 ،
northern provinces, including Takhar, Kunduz, Badakhshan and Nuristan. The presence of such a large number of Islamist fighters could be troublesome for Beijing. However, Mullah Hassan Akhund told the top Chinese diplomat: “Assure the Chinese president that there is no security threat from Afg ...
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
northern Sinai, which borders Gaza, in expectation of any scenario.  Iraqi resistance groups, which are under pressure from Washington and Iraqi government to disarm, have declared following Netanyahu's remarks that they will never lay down their weapons. Hezbollah, which is well aware of ...
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Fatal Zeitoun Ambush: How Does Hamas Hold the Initiative in Gaza after Two Years of War?
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Fatal Zeitoun Ambush: How Does Hamas Hold the Initiative in Gaza after Two Years of War?

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
northern Gaza, indicates that Hamas, along with other resistance factions like Islamic Jihad, has managed to rebuild its strength and even reassert some elements of its governing authority in certain areas. Jerome Drevon, a senior analyst on armed groups at the International Crisis Group, states th ...
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
northern borders. Berri backs Hezbollah Like the army chief, the speaker of the parliament and head of Amal Movement Nabih Berri said thar any debate on Hezbollah's army's should be tied to Israel exit from occupied Lebanese territories and done within a purely Lebanese national dialogue a ...
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Over 50 Killed in Gaza as Israel Demolishes More Towers
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Over 50 Killed in Gaza as Israel Demolishes More Towers

Monday 15 September 2025 ،
northern Gaza City. Local medical sources reported that at least 35 of the recent casualties occurred in Gaza City, while two more Palestinians died of malnutrition, bringing the death toll from hunger to 422 since the start of Israel’s war. Israeli forces targeted the al-Kawthar tower in the ...

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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.