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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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Tehran Declares “Real Regional War” With Israel, Rejects US Negotiations
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Tehran Declares “Real Regional War” With Israel, Rejects US Negotiations

Monday 3 November 2025
terrorism. He pointed to ongoing crises in Syria, Sudan, and Libya as examples of the fallout from foreign interventions. Highlighting Sudan, Baghaei noted that over 150,000 people have died, 12 million displaced, and 25 million facing hunger, blaming the US, Israel, UK, France, Canada, and the UAE ...
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
terrorism was the second key issue dominating discussions between Turkish and Iraqi officials. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist group represents not just a security crisis for Turkey, but a regional destabilizing factor affecting Iran, Iraq, and Syria. Over many years, this conflict ...
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Iraq Ties Resistance Disarmament to US Exit
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Iraq Ties Resistance Disarmament to US Exit

Tuesday 4 November 2025 ،
terrorist groups. He emphasized that a clear program will follow to disarm factions outside state institutions, allowing them to integrate into official security forces or participate in politics. Sudani’s remarks come amid US pressure for Iraq to disband resistance groups linked to the Popul ...
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Iraq Campaigning Goes Silent as Country Braces for Decisive Vote
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Iraq Campaigning Goes Silent as Country Braces for Decisive Vote

Saturday 8 November 2025 ،
terrorism forces, security personnel of the Kurdistan Region, Popular Mobilization Forces (in some cycles), staff at border crossings and airports, and some judicial and correctional facility employees. Displaced persons residing far from urban centers, as well as some prisoners, are also included ...
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What’s behind Tel Aviv Announcing Rafah a "Closed Military Zone?
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What’s behind Tel Aviv Announcing Rafah a "Closed Military Zone?

Saturday 8 November 2025 ،
terrorist objectives. For Netanyahu's government, this move sends several messages: - It projects security authority to an Israeli public grappling with a crisis of confidence in its military after military losses. This crisis, compounded by a wave of reverse migration and widespread pessimism ...
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What’s Driving US Military Base Project in Damascus?
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What’s Driving US Military Base Project in Damascus?

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
terrorist groups operating from the Al-Hol Camp in Syria to exert additional pressure, directly threatening Iraq's internal security. Checking Turkish influence in Syria The American military presence in Syria can be looked at from a different angle. In recent months, Turkey has tried to capit ...
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Shadow of War Remains as Pakistan-Afghanistan Talks Fail
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Shadow of War Remains as Pakistan-Afghanistan Talks Fail

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
terrorist organization by the UN and a number of other countries, including Pakistan.  Risk of renewed war  According to the UN, in the clashes that erupted earlier in October, 50 civilians on the Afghan sides were killed and 447 were injured. Blasts on Kabul killed at least 5. On the o ...
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
terrorist. He, as the Syrian interim president, is to meet the US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday.  But while things have gone well for al-Jolani and his orbit throughout Syria’s upheaval, they have delivered little to the Syrian people, only empty promises and a future da ...
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
terrorist organization and, in a rare move, criticized the UAE for its interference in Sudan’s affairs. The US representative to the UN also condemned the Rapid Support Forces and its allies in Sudan for committing racial genocide and called for sanctions and an updated sanctions list. The Eur ...
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What Does High Iraq Election Turnout Mean?
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What Does High Iraq Election Turnout Mean?

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
terrorist group in 2014 gave rise to a feeling of need for a profound review to the popular vision to the politics. Many Sunni citizens found out that self-marginalization has weakened their position and strengthened the radical groups. This time, a considerable part of the Sunni community voted wit ...

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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.