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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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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?
Analysis

What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?

Monday 3 February 2025
politics, and even economy top on agenda. In this relation, West Asia affairs expert Jaafar Ghanadbashi in an interview with Alwaght commented on goals of al-Jolani's Riyadh visit and why the kingdom is picked as the first destination of the new Syrian ruler. He said: Al-Jolani's trip to Sa ...
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Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire: The Challenges Ahead
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Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire: The Challenges Ahead

Wednesday 5 February 2025 ،
politics are one of the obstacles ahead of a second phase of Gaza ceasefire. Alwaght- While the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed negotiations on the second stage of Gaza ceasefire to after his return from the US visit, Qatar on Tuesday announced that it continues to prepare the grou ...
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Trump’s Dream for Gaza Will Not Come True: Expert
Interview

Trump’s Dream for Gaza Will Not Come True: Expert

Saturday 8 February 2025 ،
politics, economy, security, and intelligence. Today, the identityless Israeli citizens in the occupied Palestinian territories have no sense of belonging to the occupied territories after 76 years and they are seeking to leave as soon as possible and return home in Europe and other parts of the cou ...
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Ukraine and End of Deep Sleep with Trump’s Slap
Analysis

Ukraine and End of Deep Sleep with Trump’s Slap

Monday 24 February 2025 ،
politics as Zelensky played a more influential role in this crisis than the geopolitical determinism of Ukraine’s position on the fault line between the West and Russia, these days the open betrayal of the Westerners to their ally and ignoring all of the alliance promises for the good of their ...
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Hezbollah’s Renaissance after Sayyed Nasrallah’s Historic Funeral
Analysis

Hezbollah’s Renaissance after Sayyed Nasrallah’s Historic Funeral

Wednesday 26 February 2025 ،
politics' older generation, Young believes that many of the politicians that were active during the Lebanese civil war in the 1980s either died, grew so elderly, or transferred power to their children. They always eye a system in which they can take advantage of fragile political conditions.&nbs ...
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Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa
Analysis

Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa

Wednesday 26 February 2025 ،
politics and strengthen its domestic position in the political, military, and economic areas against the unwritten Western, Arab, and Israeli alliance in support of the rebels known as the Rapid Reaction Forces. Just as some African countries have strengthened their relations with Russia and China ...
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?
Analysis

How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
politics, and geopolitics. The US withdrawal from the treaties and multilateral mechanisms on which the Europeans strictly insist, like the Paris climate agreement, the World Health Organization, and UNESCO, as well as threatening to slap new trade tariffs on Europe and backing rise of right-wing Eu ...
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Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert
Interview

Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
politics can turn the issue of separatism into an objective reality in Syria. In the last 50 years, the government that was in power in Syria was an authoritarian one that managed to bring all of Syria's ethnicities and minorities under its leadership despite foreign interference and tensions. C ...
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Syria’s HTS Fate Dim amid Turkey Unrest
Analysis

Syria’s HTS Fate Dim amid Turkey Unrest

Friday 28 March 2025 ،
politics, but also have carried consequences to the areas seen as sphere of Turkish influence like Syria, now ruled by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS). The leaders of HTS led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani who have set their eyes on Turkish support to strengthen pillars of their rule are now severely concern ...
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
Analysis

Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran

Tuesday 1 April 2025 ،
politics. The PMF and its political allies such as the majority-holding Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) are present in the Iraqi parliament and prevent the complete dominance of pro-Western movements. Disbanding the force means eliminating an important political competitor for the factions align ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution