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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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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
reasons for Ethiopia’s inability to accept these refugees as follows: the first is the tribal and ethnic nature of Ethiopia, as no tribe or ethnicity accepts the settlement of these refugees in its lands, especially given the wars and tribal conflicts over land. The Ethiopian journalist, who ...
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Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon
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Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
reasons like support to the Druze minority, but their main goal is destroying the infrastructure, sowing division, and getting a foothold on the Syrian soil, and these goals have been pursued more evidently than before in recent days. This aggression bears witness to a well-calculated strategy to w ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
Report

New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
reasons that prompted the political factions supporting the PMF to seek a new law for it is that the previous law was a brief law that was passed in a hurry, contained only three articles, and lacked sufficient details. For example, the law of 2016 did not include sufficient detail on the conditions ...
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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 ،
reasons and motivations: Why now? France is a country that historically in line with other Western countries has been the supporter of the strategic interests and security of the Israeli regime as during the Arab-Israeli wars and the Israeli confrontations with the Axis of Resistance, Paris has be ...
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What Are the Consequences of American and Israeli Interceptor Missiles Drain?
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What Are the Consequences of American and Israeli Interceptor Missiles Drain?

Saturday 2 August 2025 ،
reasons: Reduced defense capability: In the event of a simultaneous war on several fronts (for example, Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia), Washington will face a shortage of interceptor missiles. In the event of a simultaneous crisis in Europe or the Pacific region, the US may quickly face a ...
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Why Are Israeli Elites and Rights Organizations Now Growing Critical of War Crimes in Gaza?
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Why Are Israeli Elites and Rights Organizations Now Growing Critical of War Crimes in Gaza?

Monday 4 August 2025 ،
reasons that has led Israeli organizations and thinkers to point to the Gaza war as genocide is political and media reservations. The reality is that the continuation and intensification of the violent and inhumane actions of the Israeli army in Gaza has severely weakened the historical policy of &l ...
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How Likely is a Second Israeli War on Iran Amid Tel Aviv’s Impasse?
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How Likely is a Second Israeli War on Iran Amid Tel Aviv’s Impasse?

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
reasons that may lead Tel Aviv to plan a second round of attacks on Iran. Tel Aviv’s challenges to start a new war with Iran At the same time, start of a new military action against faces major challenges and obstacles: Need for American green light Political analysts tell Aljazeera that ...
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
reasons that brought Hezbollah up as an armed force to protect national security against foreign aggression was the lack of a cohesive and efficient army. The Israeli army was not only incapable of defending the country against the Israeli regime, but also was unable to protect security internally. ...
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Muslim World Backs Iran, Israel and US Failed to Realize War Goals: Expert
Interview

Muslim World Backs Iran, Israel and US Failed to Realize War Goals: Expert

Wednesday 13 August 2025 ،
reasons and goals behind the Israeli war on Iran?  Zaree: The enemy had several times talked about two reasons for its war on Iran. It said that to beat the Iran-led Axis of Resistance they should hit the benches, namely the resistance groups around the region. Also, they said they should dire ...
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Iranian President Plans Trips to Armenia, Belarus, and China
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Iranian President Plans Trips to Armenia, Belarus, and China

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
reasons. Following the bilateral visits, Pezeshkian will travel to China to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, which will be held in Tianjin on August 31 and September 1. The SCO summit gathers leaders from member states to discuss regional security, economic coopera ...

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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.