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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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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Saturday 14 December 2024
policies that may sooner or later impose their costs on other countries in the region. Turkey's role in Syrian developments Turkey is the most important foreign power supporting the Syrian rebels. The country is geographically adjacent to the armed rebels-held territory in northwestern Syria, ...
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria

Sunday 22 December 2024 ،
policies and establish a puppet government next to the occupied Palestinian territories to act as Washington's infantry and a guardian of Western and Tel Aviv's interests in the region. The US and other Western powers do not hide their happiness with assumption of power by the rebel groups ...
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Understanding Egypt’s Behavior towards Post-Assad Syria: Challenges and Opportunities
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Understanding Egypt’s Behavior towards Post-Assad Syria: Challenges and Opportunities

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
policies. Syria’s return to the Arab League in 2023 marked also a turning point in Arab countries’ relations with Damascus. Egypt, which has always sought to maintain its leadership role in the Arab world, welcomed this development and tried to strengthen its presence in regional equatio ...
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria

Monday 30 December 2024 ،
policies and approaches and in other words became civilized, the reality on the ground and the systematic brutal methods of assassination, humiliation, looting and burning of private property cannot hide their true colors for a long time. With the transition of power to HTS-led armed groups with th ...
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Ongoing Water Crisis in Occupied Al-Quds
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Ongoing Water Crisis in Occupied Al-Quds

Monday 30 December 2024 ،
policies. Since the onset of Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, hacker groups have increasingly targeted Israel’s water and electricity infrastructure.
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
policies. Therefore, currently, Turkey and Qatar are the only hopes of the new rulers of Damascus to settle economic problems, which means that the costs of Syria reconstruction are now on Ankara as the key actor behind the toppling al-Assad rule.  Meanwhile, the Syrian currency lira continues ...
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?

Wednesday 15 January 2025 ،
policies of the new Syrian government with US enemies such as Iran and its regional allies, especially the Israeli regime, which immediately seized large parts of Syrian territory beyond the occupied Golan Heights with the fall of al-Assad and has no intention of withdrawing from these areas. Israe ...
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Iran Has Consistently Supported Oppressed Muslims
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Iran Has Consistently Supported Oppressed Muslims

Friday 17 January 2025 ،
policies and its support for Palestine and Lebanon, calling these efforts a source of pride for all Muslims. During his time in Ethiopia, Qalibaf is expected to meet senior government officials to discuss ways to enhance bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Ethiopia and Iran share strong ties in ...
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Iran-Russia Strategic Pact: What Does it Mean for the Two Actors?
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Iran-Russia Strategic Pact: What Does it Mean for the Two Actors?

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
policies. One of the showcases of this growing unity of the two allies is the recurrent trade of visits of senior political officials of the two countries. Meanwhile, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Moscow heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation and met with his Russ ...
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Biden’s Middle East Policy Called a ‘Disaster’ by Ex-UK Ambassador to Syria
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Biden’s Middle East Policy Called a ‘Disaster’ by Ex-UK Ambassador to Syria

Monday 20 January 2025 ،
policies may have advanced Israel's interests, such as humbling Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and causing regime change in Syria, they did not serve American interests. Ford emphasized that Biden’s unwavering support for Israel, especially regarding the Gaza conflict, has led to a significant de ...

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