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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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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only  Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse
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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse

Sunday 28 December 2025
northern Yemen and the capital since 2014. Ansarullah are a key ally of the Sana’a government. Second, the main southern secessionist force, the STC, led by Aidarous al-Zubaidi and backed by Abu Dhabi. Since last month, the STC has driven the Saudi-supported government out of its headquarters ...
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Somaliland, Israel’s New Gamble in Horn of Africa
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Somaliland, Israel’s New Gamble in Horn of Africa

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
northern provinces after they declared independence from the country in 1991. However, Somaliland is not a member of the UN and is internationally recognized only as an autonomous region of Somalia. As such, the Israeli regime has become the first actor to recognize Somaliland, despite the fact that ...
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Israeli Forces and Settlers Carry Out Raids on West Bank Towns
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Israeli Forces and Settlers Carry Out Raids on West Bank Towns

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
northern West Bank, bulldozing operations and infrastructure destruction intensified under a complete siege, further restricting civilian movement. Since October 7, 2023, Israeli raids and settler violence have escalated across the West Bank, resulting in over 18,000 detentions and more than 1,000 ...
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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?
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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?

Wednesday 31 December 2025 ،
northern Syria. Seeing the YPG as a terrorist threat because of its affiliation with the PKK, Erdogan was extremely worried about rise of a powerful Kurdish force and its consequences on the southern Turkish borders. That was why in 2017, Turkey gathered Syrian opposition forces under the banner of ...
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
northern forces. Simultaneously, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, President of the STC, announced the commencement of a two-year transitional period that will culminate in a referendum for southern independence. He called upon the international community to guarantee this process through comprehensive politica ...
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Kurdish Merger an Unsettled Challenge for Damascus and Ankara
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Kurdish Merger an Unsettled Challenge for Damascus and Ankara

Wednesday 7 January 2026 ،
northern and eastern Syria. These demands have been repeatedly raised in official statements and remain at the core of ongoing talks. Beyond this, the Kurds are seeking meaningful participation and real representation within state institutions and decision-making centers, including the appointment ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
northern Iraq. Still, this can be seen as a positive step at present coming as an outcome of several years of resistance groups’ pressures and perhaps the US will end its presence in Iraq forever. Following up security agreement Recent years have seen security issues dominate the Iran-Iraq ...
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
northern provinces of Afghanistan, including Badakhshan, Takhar, and Kunduz, have become transit routes for militants, human and arms traffickers, and extremist groups. According to Tajik government, this trend has intensified since the Taliban took over power, posing a security challenge for neighb ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
northern and northeastern Syria and establish an autonomous rule. The fall of Assad and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's (HTS) takeover of Damascus, which declared its full readiness to cooperate with the US on advancing White House regional policies, particularly ensuring the security of the Israeli reg ...
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
northern Syria have dealt heavy blows to Kurdish forces. Under agreements reached between the two sides, SDF units withdrew from key positions, which are now under the control of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), the leading coalition of militias that toppled Bashar al-Assad earlier innDecember 2024. For ...

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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.