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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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Pope’s Lebanon Visit Puts a Heavy ’Divine Responsibility’ on the Religious Leader
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Pope’s Lebanon Visit Puts a Heavy ’Divine Responsibility’ on the Religious Leader

Wednesday 3 December 2025
politics above justice and morality, have placed a historic burden on the world’s religious and moral leaders. Unlike politicians, their mission is anchored in truth, justice, and human dignity. The Pope, who has earlier called for an end to the atrocities in Gaza and stood in defense of its d ...
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Leader Hails Women’s Status in Islam, Slams Western Culture
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Leader Hails Women’s Status in Islam, Slams Western Culture

Wednesday 3 December 2025 ،
politics, health, and social activities, noting that the Islamic Republic has enabled unprecedented female participation across all fields. He called on media to avoid promoting Western perspectives on women and instead highlight Islam’s values, which he said could attract global attention and ...
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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 ،
politics have seen escalation of stances of anti-Hezbollah figures to pursue the Israeli-Arab-Western plan aimed at disarming the resistance movement. One of the leading figures at the center of this political and media campaign has been Youssef Raji, the foreign minister of the government of Prime ...
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Iran Expresses Readiness to Engage in Dialogue with Lebanon
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Iran Expresses Readiness to Engage in Dialogue with Lebanon

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
politics, instead expressing readiness for direct dialogue with Lebanese officials. On diplomatic and consular matters, the spokesperson outlined upcoming presidential visits to Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan and a foreign ministerial trip to Azerbaijan, Russia, and Belarus. He confirmed that communic ...
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
politics, while local actors play a far more decisive role in shaping the balance of power. - The center of gravity of the conflict is shifting eastward, elevating the strategic importance of Hadhramaut and Al-Mahrah in national calculations. Eastern Yemen had remained one of the most secure parts ...
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Deep Rift in Israeli Army Leadership
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Deep Rift in Israeli Army Leadership

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
politics. Media coverage in Israel reflects the division, with right-wing outlets campaigning for Zamir's dismissal and linking him to anti-government protests, while other analysts warn his removal would critically destabilize the military. The consensus is that this conflict has moved beyond ...
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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance
Analysis

The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
politics and diplomacy; economic cooperation; defense and law enforcement; humanitarian fields (education, culture, and advanced technologies); and energy cooperation and sustainable development. The meeting concluded with an agreement to hold the committee’s next meeting in Baku, a move unde ...
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Honduran President Alleges Trump Engaged in ‘Election Manipulation’
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Honduran President Alleges Trump Engaged in ‘Election Manipulation’

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
politics to counter Chinese influence or ideologies deemed hostile to US interests. Honduras’s 2023 shift to recognize China made it a focal point in this strategy. The episode continues a long history of US involvement in Honduran politics, from Cold‑War proxy conflicts to tacit support for t ...
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
politics. Unlike the post-Cold War era, which assumed unchallenged American supremacy, the Trump Doctrine views the world as an arena for great power confrontation, a world in which China is framed as a long-term structural rival and Russia as a revisionist actor. This assessment implicitly signals ...
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Signs of Israel Losing Its Strategic Equilibrium
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Signs of Israel Losing Its Strategic Equilibrium

Friday 12 December 2025 ،
politics, society, and economy. What we are seeing is that Israel for the first time since its foundation eight decades ago has lost its capability to adapt to the transforming regional and international environment. What is on the surface is seen as a political instability or military confusion is ...

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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.