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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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Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership
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Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership

Saturday 19 April 2025
parliament's Finance Committee has repeatedly called for a change in this approach to end 20 years of “US financial dominance” and the occasional sanctions imposed by the US on Iraqi banks, but each time this demand has not been met due to threats from Washington. For example, in Jul ...
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
parliamentary bloc, voiced Hezbollah's readiness for dialogue, especially on the defense strategy, but only after achieving a set of priorities like stopping Israeli attacks, liberating land, releasing prisoners, and reconstructing damaged areas. He noted that dialogue is underway with those who ...
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
parliamentary factions. Citing government sources, media outlets have announced the date of al-Sudani's unannounced trip to Doha and meeting with al-Jolani as April 15. Iraqi government officials, who seem shocked by the publication of the photo of the meeting, are now saying that the Qataris h ...
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
parliament, said that the Iraqi parliament's protest action against the government's reception of Al-Sharaa comes by more than 50 members of the parliament in defense of the martyrs, their families, the wounded, the Iraqi people, and their national, moral, and religious conscience.  Gi ...
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
parliament. Its reformist candidates, however, ran under a separate party, the National Congress Party, and did not win any seats in the parliament. The movement's strategy in Jordan has always been to emphasize political participation and popular demonstrations, while rejecting armed and viole ...
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Qalibaf Calls Israeli Threats Baseless, Says Aim Is to Disrupt US-Iran Talks
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Qalibaf Calls Israeli Threats Baseless, Says Aim Is to Disrupt US-Iran Talks

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
parliamentary session on Tuesday, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf dismissed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent remarks about dismantling Iran's nuclear infrastructure. Qalibaf called the statements worthless rhetoric intended to influence the ongoing indi ...
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Canada’s New PM Vows To ‘Never Forget’ US Betrayal, Declares Old Ties ‘Over’ After Victory
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Canada’s New PM Vows To ‘Never Forget’ US Betrayal, Declares Old Ties ‘Over’ After Victory

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
parliament, still short of the 172 needed for a majority government. Carney’s victory was largely fueled by growing resentment in Canada over Trump’s aggressive trade measures, such as a 25% tariff on Canadian-made cars. This, combined with other confrontational actions by the US, stirr ...
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days

Tuesday 6 May 2025 ،
parliament. During the first Hezbollah election campaign in 1992, he coordinated election activities. In fact, during his time in Hezbollah, he served three consecutive terms on the party’s Executive Council. The council consisted of nine members elected for one-year terms by party members who ...
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Why’s Hezbollah Lead in Municipal Elections Important?
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Why’s Hezbollah Lead in Municipal Elections Important?

Wednesday 7 May 2025 ،
parliamentary elections. In 2023 due to stalemate on president post and in 2024 due to the Israeli war in Lebanon these elections were not held. Multi-phase vote  It is noteworthy that the municipal elections in Lebanon have a complex mechanism and are held in 4 phases on a provincial basis. ...
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
Analysis

Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
parliament have already started a motion to prepare for expelling the Turkish forces from Iraq and to close down their bases not only in the Kurdistan region but also other regions, including Zilkan in Mosul outskirts. But Ankara seems insistent on maintaining its bases.  Karim al-Mohammadawy, ...

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