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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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Israel Strikes Military Headquarters in Damascus
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Israel Strikes Military Headquarters in Damascus

Wednesday 16 July 2025
population, with Katz warning that failure to comply would result in intensified Israeli responses. Israel considers the Druze a strategic ally due to their historical and familial ties to the occupied Golan Heights. In the wake of Assad’s government collapse in December 2024, Israel has move ...
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
population of the Gaza Strip under the pretext of destroying Hamas and restoring Israeli control over the Gaza Strip. However, al-Raqab points out that this military approach cannot be relied on alone, because a political solution is still an urgent necessity. In this connection, it seems that the ...
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Iran Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation
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Iran Leader’s Advisor Moscow Visit Sends Security Messages to West amid Regional Escalation

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
population of Russians in Israel, Moscow’s foreign policy does not conflict much with the West’s security reservations towards Israel, the Kremlin’s condemnation of the joint attack by the Israeli regime and the US on Iran reflects Russia’s concerns about the spread of aggres ...
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Why’s Syria not Settling Down?
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Why’s Syria not Settling Down?

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
population (Kurdish forces) on hold. Negotiations to fully incorporate the Druze-majority province of Sweida are also progressing slowly. Al-Sharaa promised to protect the country’s minorities, repeatedly vowing to respect Syria’s ethnic and religious diversity and “guarantee the ...
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
population of France on the eve of the upcoming parliamentary elections. Macron was clearly under increasing pressure from domestic public opinion. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the daily news of the killing of civilians have triggered a wave of solidarity with the Palestinians in the French ...
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The Grand Project: Iran’s Long Step to Settle Water Crisis
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The Grand Project: Iran’s Long Step to Settle Water Crisis

Tuesday 29 July 2025 ،
population growth, climate change and mismanagement of water resources have left many countries facing severe water crises. According to the Water Risk Atlas (WRI), 25 countries, home to a quarter of the world’s population, face severe water stress every year. In addition, about 4 billion peo ...
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Hamas Accuses Netanyahu of Endangering Israeli Hostages by Starving Gaza
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Hamas Accuses Netanyahu of Endangering Israeli Hostages by Starving Gaza

Monday 4 August 2025 ،
population. Al-Rishq emphasized that Hamas treats the captives according to humanitarian and religious principles, sharing limited resources with them. Al-Rishq noted that hostages previously released during temporary ceasefires were in good condition at the time but are now reportedly facing sever ...
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UN Experts Call for Immediate Termination of Israel’s US-Backed GHF Aid Program
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UN Experts Call for Immediate Termination of Israel’s US-Backed GHF Aid Program

Wednesday 6 August 2025 ،
population through ongoing blockades and border closures, and criticized the use of the term humanitarian to describe an operation they claim is part of Israel’s “humanitarian camouflage.” The experts called on the international community to take urgent action, including imposing ...
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IRGC: Circumstances Have Shifted to Iran’s Advantage
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IRGC: Circumstances Have Shifted to Iran’s Advantage

Wednesday 6 August 2025 ،
population—and 80% in the region—believe Iran emerged victorious in the conflict, dispelling the narrative of a weakened Iran. He also pointed to the condemnation of Israeli aggression by 120 countries as evidence that global power dynamics have shifted, with Iran gaining strategic groun ...
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Just for Show: Why Are Aid Airdrops not a Solution to Gaza Catastrophe?
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Just for Show: Why Are Aid Airdrops not a Solution to Gaza Catastrophe?

Friday 8 August 2025 ،
population of Gaza, over 160 fights daily are needed, but now the flights of one day of relief operations in Gaza are hardly over 20. Riyad Osman, West Asia expert at Medico International, told a press conference in Berlin that before October 7, 2023, between 500 and 600 trucks a day were reaching ...

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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.