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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 behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?

Tuesday 15 April 2025
presidential office announced in a statement that the meeting was held within the framework of bilateral relations and political dialogue between the two countries. No further details about the meeting were released. This is his first trip to the UAE after ousting Bashar al-Assad earlier in December ...
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
presidential oath, he is nowhere close to achieving this goal. Perhaps one of the reasons for the stalemate in the Ukrainian ceasefire is Trump's approach to the issue. Trump's perception of stopping the war in Ukraine is based on his close personal relationship with Russian President Vladim ...
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
presidential administration, later revealing in an interview with the BBC that Mullah Omar, the spiritual leader of the Taliban, had suggested to Russia in 2001 that Moscow and the Taliban form a joint force to fight the US occupation, although the Taliban was ousted from power soon after the Americ ...
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria

Monday 5 May 2025 ،
presidential palace, declaring it a serious warning to al-Jolani that Tel Aviv will not back down in defending the Druze. Over the past decades, the Israeli regime has repeatedly used instability in neighboring countries to achieve its security goals, and the conflicts in the Druze-populated areas ...
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Israel, with US help, targeted civilian areas in Iran; must await ‘severe response’: Military Spokesman
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Israel, with US help, targeted civilian areas in Iran; must await ‘severe response’: Military Spokesman

Friday 13 June 2025 ،
presidential areas in the capital Tehran. Alwaght- The Israeli enemy has launched the strikes against Iran with the help of America and attacked civilian areas, a senior Iranian commander has said. Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, the spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces, said on Friday morn ...
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?

Thursday 17 July 2025 ،
The relatively calm Al Mahra seems to be a new area where the enemies of Yemen are working to inflame a new crisis. Alwaght- The situation in Yemen’s Al Mahra province on the border with Oman that over the past years has survived deadly clashes of the country is now escalating after arrest of ...
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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 ،
presidential candidate, he said in a radio interview that the Gaza Strip could be “one of the best places in the world, but the Palestinians have not been able to “benefit” from its coastal location on the Mediterranean Sea. He added that Gaza “might be better than Monaco&rdq ...
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Putin and US Envoy Witkoff Conclude Three-Hour Meeting at the Kremlin
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Putin and US Envoy Witkoff Conclude Three-Hour Meeting at the Kremlin

Wednesday 6 August 2025 ،
presidential press service, the Kremlin meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff has come to an end. The US presidential envoy arrived in Moscow early Wednesday morning, marking his fifth visit to Russia in 2025. This frequent travel highlights the ongoing ...
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Tough Sana’a-Tel Aviv Encounter: Who’s the Winner?
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Tough Sana’a-Tel Aviv Encounter: Who’s the Winner?

Tuesday 26 August 2025 ،
presidential palace in a military complex. Al-Masirah TV reported that at least 6 people were killed and 86 were injured.  The Israeli army has claimed that the recent attacks on the capital were carried out in response to repeated attacks by Yemeni forces.Al-Masirah TV reported, citing a Yeme ...
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
US seeks to sway Iraqi parliamentary vote because if resistance groups retain their parliamentary influence, next cabinet can be tougher on US military presence in Iraq. Alwaght- These days, the US is more openly appearing as the supporter and facilitator of the Israeli occupation, as if it has a mi ...

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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.