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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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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa

Sunday 27 April 2025
reasons behind Iraqi public's antipathy to the current Iraqi leader.  Khaled Al-Jawisi, an Arab expert, wrote in a note published in the London-based Rai Al-Youm newspaper that the top man in Syria is the main suspect in many terrorist cases in Iraq, and the major powers have set specific ...
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Foreign Actors Involved in India-Pakistan Crisis: Expert
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Foreign Actors Involved in India-Pakistan Crisis: Expert

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
reasons for this attack and the factors affecting the escalation of tension between India and Pakistan, we need to pay attention to a few key points. First, we should mention the long history of tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. This disputed region has always been a hotbed of confli ...
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days

Tuesday 6 May 2025 ،
reasons for Hezbollah decline to disarm or withdraw from its positions in the south, saying that these reasons are drive by the lack of balance between the Israeli and Lebanese armies. He argues that resistance is a response to occupation and the cost of resistance to the Israeli occupation, no matt ...
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Hamas Disarming on the Back Burner: Trump Withdraws Preconditions for Gaza Ceasefire
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Hamas Disarming on the Back Burner: Trump Withdraws Preconditions for Gaza Ceasefire

Monday 12 May 2025 ،
reasons for Hamas’s popularity as it continues to be seen “as the voice of Palestinian dignity and a symbol of defending Palestinian rights.” Popular support has enabled the movement to recruit, raise money and rebuild its vital resources, ensuring its continued ability to survive ...
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
reasons: First, Turkey's desire to maintain its forces in Iraq to monitor the situation on the ground after the PKK is disarmed, and second, the existence of understandings between Ankara, Baghdad, the Kurdistan Region, Damascus, and Amman to form a quadrilateral regional force to fight terroris ...
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Nuclear Riddle in $1 Trillion US-Saudi Deal
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Nuclear Riddle in $1 Trillion US-Saudi Deal

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
reasons for this change in policy: First, Trump is seeking economic gains from expanding relations with Saudi Arabia, and Riyadh expects to gain concessions, including in the nuclear field, in return for Saudi Arabia’s mega investment in the US economy including the $140 billion arms deal. Sec ...
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US Was Forced to Halt Yemen Bombing Campaign: Ansarullah Member
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US Was Forced to Halt Yemen Bombing Campaign: Ansarullah Member

Tuesday 20 May 2025 ،
reasons for the US retreat from its aggression on Yemen. Alwaght: Why has the US decided to halt bombing of Yemen?  Al-Shami: The US stopping of aggression on Yemen has multiple reasons, the first of them is military defeat. During the US aggression against Yemen, American forces were targete ...
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Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert
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Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
reasons behind Hezbollah win? What strategy has Hezbollah used and what message have the people sent with their vote?  Sadeghi: If we closely watch the election process, we can see that in all predominantly Shiite areas, the turnout rate was above 45 percent and in Lebanon is one of the key po ...
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Barcelona Cuts Off Relations with Israel Amid Gaza Atrocities
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Barcelona Cuts Off Relations with Israel Amid Gaza Atrocities

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
reasons why maintaining ties with Tel Aviv is no longer sustainable. The city council also recommended that the Port of Barcelona avoid receiving ships involved in transporting arms to Israel, reflecting a growing local stance against complicity in the conflict. This is not the first time Barcelona ...
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Tensions Flare Near Occupied Golan as ‘Israel’ Raids Quneitra
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Tensions Flare Near Occupied Golan as ‘Israel’ Raids Quneitra

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
reasons behind these maneuvers remain unclear, but they have fueled concerns about escalating tensions along the Syria-occupied Palestine frontier.

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36th anniversary of the  passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)

36th anniversary of the passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)