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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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Prisoners’ Bodies: Netanyahu’s New Excuse for War
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Prisoners’ Bodies: Netanyahu’s New Excuse for War

Saturday 18 October 2025
putting the skids under the ceasefire. Netanyahu and his cabinet, under the ruse of bodies not delivered to them, are procrastinating and ceasefire implementation and use this as an instrument to advance their military and political aims.  Accusing Hamas allows Netanyahu to manage domestic dis ...
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Why’s Situation Still Combustible despite Pakistan-Afghanistsn Peace Agreement?
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Why’s Situation Still Combustible despite Pakistan-Afghanistsn Peace Agreement?

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
putting 2025 on track to be the deadliest year in a decade. While the Taliban consistently denies Pakistani allegations of support for the TTP, Islamabad has recently escalated its response by targeting senior TTP leaders on Afghan soil. The dispute has so profoundly overshadowed bilateral relatio ...
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Israeli Drone Strike in Southern Lebanon Kills One, Wounds Another
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Israeli Drone Strike in Southern Lebanon Kills One, Wounds Another

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
putting civilian lives at risk and threatening regional stability. Lebanese officials and resistance groups have condemned the ongoing aggression, warning that Tel Aviv’s repeated violations could escalate tensions and potentially drag the region into a broader conflict.
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Is Lebanon on the Verge of New War?
Analysis

Is Lebanon on the Verge of New War?

Wednesday 29 October 2025 ،
putting strains on the Lebanese government to disarm the movement, he appears to have little appetite for enabling Netanyahu's dangerous gambit, a move seen by many as being less about Israeli security and more about the political survival of the PM. Having worked to save Tel Aviv from the bott ...
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Why’s UAE Backing RSF Terrorists in Sudan?
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Why’s UAE Backing RSF Terrorists in Sudan?

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
putting the four above-mentioned factors, we can have a clear picture:  Through its support for the RSF the UAE is attempting to build a multi-faceted network of economic, financial, and geopolitical influence within Sudan. This backing is not driven by economic motives alone; it is a core co ...
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Iraq’s Elections Important, Carry Surprises: Expert
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Iraq’s Elections Important, Carry Surprises: Expert

Tuesday 4 November 2025 ،
putting economic and political pressures, the Americans can influence major Iraqi policies. With Donald Trump’s return to power, the balance that once existed between Iraq and the United States has effectively been disrupted. The Trump administration’s guiding slogan is “you&rsquo ...
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Multinational Gaza Force: Why Are Both Tel Aviv and Hamas Opposed?
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Multinational Gaza Force: Why Are Both Tel Aviv and Hamas Opposed?

Wednesday 5 November 2025 ،
putting pressure on Tel Aviv internationally. On the other hand, while the composition of the potential international force remains undecided, speculation about the participation of countries like Turkey and Egypt is expected to face firm opposition from Tel Aviv. The involvement of these two natio ...
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
putting Pakistan in a complex and multifaceted situation. Once a primary backer of the Taliban, Pakistan faced heavy American pressures to join the US-led Western anti-terrorism coalition. As a result, Islamabad formally cut off its support to the Taliban and provided military bases and logistical l ...
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Rebuilding or Geopolitical Engineering? A Look into Gaza Division in Red and Green Zones
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Rebuilding or Geopolitical Engineering? A Look into Gaza Division in Red and Green Zones

Monday 24 November 2025 ،
putting the coast within the Red Zone is not accidental, but fully targeted and strategic. 1. Controlling off-shore gas fields In Gaza coast, there are several important gas fields called Gaza Maritime 1 and 2. If the Palestinians or even an independent international mechanism control the coast, p ...
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Luxury Police Vehicles New Means to Cement Al-Jolani’s Rule
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Luxury Police Vehicles New Means to Cement Al-Jolani’s Rule

Thursday 4 December 2025 ،
The interior ministry of the interim government of Syria showed off new police vehicles in parade seen as a gesture of power and non-existent modernization. Alwaght- In recent days, the Syrian interim government led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, in a ...

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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.