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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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Gaza: End of War and Start of a New Birth
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Gaza: End of War and Start of a New Birth

Saturday 11 October 2025
social media, users posted videos showing children with beaming smiles emerging into the open, while parents filmed the moment, their eyes filled with tears. Yet amid the jubilation, a deep undercurrent of anxiety and doubt ran through the crowds. We are used to brief periods of calm, one person sa ...
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Gaza Ceasefire a Tactical Move in Netanyahu’s Crisis-making Strategy: Expert
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Gaza Ceasefire a Tactical Move in Netanyahu’s Crisis-making Strategy: Expert

Sunday 12 October 2025 ،
social base increases the likelihood of a breakdown in high-level decision-making in the coming months. From a strategic perspective, the recent agreement can be seen as the starting point for a gradual erosion of the existing political order in Tel Aviv. The current government remains in place nomi ...
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Nobel: A Political Reward or Peace Prize?
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Nobel: A Political Reward or Peace Prize?

Sunday 12 October 2025 ،
social media post where she declared, Venezuela's fight is Israel's fight, and called Israel the true ally of a free Venezuela. Criticism in the West Norwegian lawmaker Bjornar Moxnes whose country hosts the Nobel ceremony pointed to Machado's 2020 cooperation agreement with Netanyahu& ...
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Iraq’s Upcoming Elections and New Composition of Political Factions
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Iraq’s Upcoming Elections and New Composition of Political Factions

Tuesday 14 October 2025 ،
social appeal. While some independents and emerging forces with strong province-wide campaigns may still succeed, the odds are increasingly difficult. Moreover, the enlargement of electoral districts will likely render the scattered votes of smaller movements ineffective. Individuals who previously ...
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Gaza Reconstruction Promises: From Sharm El-Sheikh Summit to Field Challenges
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Gaza Reconstruction Promises: From Sharm El-Sheikh Summit to Field Challenges

Friday 17 October 2025 ،
social media have been flooded with images of Gaza residents rejoicing about stop of war and arrival of the humanitarian aid. Footages of entry to the war-ravaged enclave of large amounts of food and medicine and their distribution among the people have been circulating widely, giving a good feelin ...
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Why’s Donetsk Significant for Putin?
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Why’s Donetsk Significant for Putin?

Monday 20 October 2025 ،
socialist mythology, explains Alexander J. Motyl, a political science professor at Rutgers University, Newark, known as the home of the ideal archetype of the Soviet Man. Matthew Schmidt, an associate professor of political science at the University of New Haven, notes: Donbas is critical for fulfi ...
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What’s behind Trump Naming ’Special Envoy’ to Iraq?
Analysis

What’s behind Trump Naming ’Special Envoy’ to Iraq?

Tuesday 21 October 2025 ،
social media platform Truth Social, Trump announced I am pleased to announce that Mark Sawaya will become special envoy to the Republic of Iraq.  He hailed the diplomat's deep familiarity with the Iraqi-American relations and his influential regional connections. According to to Trump, Saw ...
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Revolving Door Policy: The PA as a Gatekeeper for Israeli Military in West Bank
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Revolving Door Policy: The PA as a Gatekeeper for Israeli Military in West Bank

Tuesday 21 October 2025 ،
social culture are the symbols of resistance and victims of occupation, not only it turns its back to one of the most sacred entities symbols of fight against occupation, but also destroys its pillars of legitimacy among people.  This action has a clear message: The priority of the PA is the s ...
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Hamas Prepares Major Operation Targeting Israeli-backed Groups in Gaza
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Hamas Prepares Major Operation Targeting Israeli-backed Groups in Gaza

Wednesday 22 October 2025 ،
social-media post by US President Donald Trump warned he would endorse attacks on Hamas if it continued killing collaborators, a statement Hamas and its supporters say signals pressure against their security campaign.
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN
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Trump’s Asia Tour: A Push to Contain China through ASEAN

Monday 27 October 2025 ،
social media post, writing: The ASEAN summit brings regional leaders together to shape a more inclusive, prosperous, and resilient future. ASEAN is an economic bloc of 11 nations representing a combined population of over 600 million. This year's summit is being hosted in Kuala Lumpur with more ...

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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.