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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead
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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 12 August 2025
service is another sign of the morale crisis in the army. Costs of full Gaza occupation: From recruitment to economic crisis  Estimates suggest that implementation of the plan takes recruitment of over 400,000 forces, long-term deployment, and billions of dollars in operation costs. Such a la ...
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications

Wednesday 10 September 2025 ،
charges. The electoral commission had previously announced that political parties and coalitions have a three-day window to replace any disqualified candidates. No substitutions will be accepted after the September 4 deadline. Among those barred from running are several prominent figures and forme ...
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?

Tuesday 14 October 2025 ،
charges and even a strategic gap. Alliance in coma  For decades, Pakistan spent its time and resources nurturing, harboring, arming, training, and financing the Taliban, seeing in it a proper instrument to hold a sway over Afghanistan and gain strategic depth against the rival India. But as F ...
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Convicted Mossad Spy Executed by Iranian Authorities
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Convicted Mossad Spy Executed by Iranian Authorities

Saturday 20 December 2025 ،
services, including the Mossad. According to judicial authorities, Keshavarz carried out more than 200 intelligence missions, provided information on sensitive military and security sites across multiple cities, and received payment via cryptocurrency. The court cited confessions, technical reports ...
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Shocking Sexual Abuse Rates Reveal Bitter Truth about Israeli Female Soldiers
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Shocking Sexual Abuse Rates Reveal Bitter Truth about Israeli Female Soldiers

Thursday 19 February 2026 ،
service; however, the reality is more nuanced. Smotrich, who has a brief experience of military service at the age of 28, indirectly refers to the opposition of the Chief Rabbi. Since senior rabbis in the Israeli regime consider the presence of women in the military to be contrary to modesty, it is ...
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity
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Tel Aviv on Sexual Violence Blacklist: International Laws and Crisis of Israeli Impunity

Sunday 31 May 2026 ،
services in Gaza The UN body stressed that some of these acts were not isolated or individual incidents but followed a systematic pattern. The report also stated that attacks on maternity wards and reproductive health services could be examined within the framework of “genocidal acts,” ...
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Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered
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Iraq Crackdown on Corruption: Ex-officials Detained, Billions in Cash and Gold Recovered

Monday 29 June 2026 ،
charges. According to the source, al-Jumaili’s testimony has opened multiple cases against a host of deputies, officials, and even high-profile political figures, with authorities stressing that the investigations “are ongoing and no one will be exempt.” Limited clashes following ...
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Minab School Crime: Why’s US Angry with ICC Judges for Iran Visit?
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Minab School Crime: Why’s US Angry with ICC Judges for Iran Visit?

Saturday 18 July 2026 ،
service members, most were later dropped, and only a single limited conviction was ultimately handed down. 3. Baghdad Nisour Square massacre: I September 2007, Blackwater private company's personnel, under US government contract, opened fire on passing cars in Baghdad's Nisour Square, killi ...
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card
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Competition of Corridors Amid Hormuz Crisis: Moscow and Tehran’s Winning Card

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
service due to shortage of spare parts. A full build-out of the North–South corridor would cost upward of $38 billion, according to an analysis published in The National Interest, with completion targeted for 2030. Yet Western sanctions, scarce foreign investment, and unfavorable financing co ...
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Iranian Parliament Approves Service Charges for Strait of Hormuz
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Iranian Parliament Approves Service Charges for Strait of Hormuz

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
services in the Strait of Hormuz has been approved ALWAGHT- The spokesman for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said a motion to charge ships for receiving services in the Strait of Hormuz has been approved. Iran’s Parliament National Security and ...

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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.