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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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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation

Saturday 26 September 2026
support to Iraqi Kurdistan's Peshmerga forces, and if implemented, the plan would mean that the US forces will move out of Kurdistan region by end September. The issue has drawn concerns about the future of security in the autonomous region. The US has reportedly told Kurdistan leaders it does ...
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
support by 25 percent looks so daunting as to seem far-fetched. Hebrew-language media also sharply criticized the images the cameras captured on the sidelines of Netanyahu's UN appearance. In a sharply critical analysis, Yedioth Ahronoth described the speech as packed with attacks and accusati ...
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The Yemen Sayyed Nasrallah Envisioned: From Resistance to Regional Transformation
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The Yemen Sayyed Nasrallah Envisioned: From Resistance to Regional Transformation

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
support of Gaza, bringing the Red Sea and Yemen directly into the wider regional confrontation. Nasrallah highlighted the connection between Yemen and Palestine. He portrayed Yemen’s resistance as part of a broader regional struggle and repeatedly rejected efforts to separate the Yemeni confl ...
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Israel’s Opposition Coalition: A Final Nail in the Netanyahu’s Coffin?
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Israel’s Opposition Coalition: A Final Nail in the Netanyahu’s Coffin?

Sunday 27 September 2026 ،
support of part of society which is still undecided on who to back. Independent and undecided voters, along with intellectuals still weighing their options now loom especially large. Their stance could shift in the final weeks of the campaign, particularly if Netanyahu's opponents can project a ...
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty
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Iran Flights Embargo and Test of Iraq’s Sovereignty

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
support, and that the proper response to such solidarity is not to join the embargo but to show gratitude and preserve the strategic relationship with the Islamic Republic.  Additionally, threats to stage sit-ins at airports and warnings about the decision’s economic and social fallout s ...
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Second Sayyed Nasrallah Anniversary: Display of Loyalty to Resistance Legacy
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Second Sayyed Nasrallah Anniversary: Display of Loyalty to Resistance Legacy

Monday 28 September 2026 ،
support the continuation of the resistance and will keep up the fight against the enemy until it is driven from our land and the full liberation of occupied territory is achieved. We have kept our promise, meaning we will safeguard the trust of the martyrs, including the martyr of the Islamic nation ...
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
support for African sovereignty, including through security assistance. Russia had already sought to cast itself as a security provider at its 2019 summit with African nations, an effort that gathered pace after France's position in the Sahel weakened. Security vs. interests: Russian pattern R ...
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Honesty, Bluntness, and Resistance Are Secrets Making Nasrallah Remembered: Iranian Expert
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Honesty, Bluntness, and Resistance Are Secrets Making Nasrallah Remembered: Iranian Expert

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
support not only of a large swath of Lebanon's Shia community, but of many other figures and groups too. That social and spiritual capital was one of the key factors that allowed Hezbollah to play a role under all kinds of circumstances. Hezbollah: From an internal party to a regional player D ...
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Britain Halts Dozens of Additional Weapons Export Permits For ‘Israel’ While Keeping F-35 Deal in Place
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Britain Halts Dozens of Additional Weapons Export Permits For ‘Israel’ While Keeping F-35 Deal in Place

Wednesday 30 September 2026 ،
support and new restrictions related to the occupation of Palestinian territory. The figure includes around 30 licences suspended in September 2024 and more than 50 subsequent applications rejected. The British government, however, says the additional refusals were decisions made under existing Gaz ...
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Lebanon Govt. Frustrated with US as Talks with Israel Run into Deadlock
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Lebanon Govt. Frustrated with US as Talks with Israel Run into Deadlock

Thursday 1 October 2026 ،
support for Tel Aviv has yet to translate into a full withdrawal of the occupiers from Lebanese soil. That is why the Lebanese government is insisting on a mutual exchange of obligations, a firm timetable and a mechanism to monitor implementation, yet despite those demands, the Israelis still hold p ...

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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.