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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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Does Larijani’s Pakistan Visit Mean Tehran-Islamabad-Riyadh Alliance on the Way?
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Does Larijani’s Pakistan Visit Mean Tehran-Islamabad-Riyadh Alliance on the Way?

Wednesday 26 November 2025
parliament speaker and attended the conference of parliament speakers of 6 countries. In this visit, many of the observers pay attention to security and political aspects.  Security and political bond of Tehran-Islamabad Iran and Pakistan are strengthening their political alignment. Islamabad ...
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Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule
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Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule

Wednesday 26 November 2025 ،
parliamentary elections, and a year marked by escalating protests and instability all point to a failed transition. Even US officials, despite their initial satisfaction with the post-Assad power shift to terrorists in Syria, lacked strategic confidence in al-Jolani's ability to secure the coun ...
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Netanyahu Drags War into Cabinet to Save Power
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Netanyahu Drags War into Cabinet to Save Power

Saturday 29 November 2025 ،
parliamentary elections. By managing, and arguably perpetuating, internal crises, he seeks to consolidate his political dominance. Simultaneously, Netanyahu is using these maneuvers to evade responsibility for the October 7 failures. He is attempting to shift the entire blame onto the army, intelli ...
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?

Tuesday 2 December 2025 ،
parliamentary committee tasked with overseeing the peace process visited Ocalan in his island prison on Imrali, near Istanbul. The cross-party commission was established to lay the groundwork for peace and draft a legal framework for the political integration of the PKK and its fighters. A statemen ...
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Is Lebanese Forces Party Pushing for a Coup Through FM Raji?
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Is Lebanese Forces Party Pushing for a Coup Through FM Raji?

Saturday 6 December 2025 ،
parliament speaker, from national decision-making processes. Ministers affiliated with the Lebanese Forces party in the cabinet have recently intensified their attempts to weaken Berri’s position. They believe that by sidelining Berri from the decision-making circle and diminishing his influen ...
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IRGC Naval Drill Tested Missiles with Range Longer Than Persian Gulf, Says Speaker
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IRGC Naval Drill Tested Missiles with Range Longer Than Persian Gulf, Says Speaker

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
parliamentary address, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf commended the IRGC Navy's recent two-day war games, known as the Shahid Mohammad Nazeri drill. He specifically praised the successful test firing of new domestically produced long-range and precision missiles, describing th ...
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One Year On: Syria Stuck in Sectarian Strife, Justice and Reform Frozen
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One Year On: Syria Stuck in Sectarian Strife, Justice and Reform Frozen

Monday 8 December 2025 ،
parliament not elected by popular vote. New security bodies, like the political affairs bureau, restrict political organizing and civil society, leading observers to warn of creeping dictatorship. Syria thus stands at a crossroads, balancing diplomatic gains abroad against the unmet demands for just ...
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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall
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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall

Friday 12 December 2025 ،
parliamentary elections were arranged in a largely ceremonial way without people voting to elect their representatives. The al-Sharaa-influenced committee selected two-third of the members of parliament and the interim president himself appointed the remaining one-third of the MPs. Rights activists ...
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Iran, Ethiopia Expand Economic Cooperation Following BRICS Membership
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Iran, Ethiopia Expand Economic Cooperation Following BRICS Membership

Saturday 13 December 2025 ،
parliaments, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Tagesse Chafo, emphasized enhancing political, economic, and legislative cooperation ALWAGHT- The Speakers of Iran and Ethiopia’s parliaments, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Tagesse Chafo, emphasized enhancing political, economic, and legislative coopera ...
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Is Yemen on the Verge of Split?
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Is Yemen on the Verge of Split?

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
parliament in Aden condemned the STC’s unilateral actions and military push into the eastern provinces. However, this wave of condemnations failed, even for the sake of appearances, to stop PLC members aligned with the STC from voicing open support. Aidarous al-Zubaidi, President of the STC a ...

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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.