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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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Trump’s Hormuz Gamble Fails: Why Do Markets No Longer Trust Washington’s Promises?
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Trump’s Hormuz Gamble Fails: Why Do Markets No Longer Trust Washington’s Promises?

Sunday 19 July 2026
truce levels. Far from stabilizing, prices have stayed volatile. Add the IEA’s warning, the rising risk of WTI hitting $130, and growing anxiety among market players, and it is clear that traders are no longer buying Washington’s promises. They are making decisions based on real developm ...
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Saudi-Operated Bayraktar Drone Shot Down by Yemeni Armed Forces
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Saudi-Operated Bayraktar Drone Shot Down by Yemeni Armed Forces

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
truce following a Saudi airstrike near Sanaa International Airport. Sana'a subsequently announced a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia and said it had targeted vessels linked to Saudi companies in the Red Sea. Separately, the Yemeni Armed Forces said they launched missile and drone strikes on Aramc ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
truce with Ansarullah. Some American officials later conceded that Ansarullah's campaign against shipping and US maritime interests posed the most serious challenge to the American Navy since World War II. Given that failed track record, skepticism is only deepening over whether the new coaliti ...
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?
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60-day Ceasefire Ends: What Do Western and World Media Say about Trump’s Dilemma?

Friday 21 August 2026 ،
truce deeper into uncertainty. As the two-month window closed, the US President Donald Trump, who had spent weeks wielding threats and pressure to wring concessions from Tehran, announced that no talks are underway, none are planned, and that he would maintain a naval blockade. Iran, for its part, ...
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Saudi ScanEagle Drone Shot Down Over Yemen’s Hajjah
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Saudi ScanEagle Drone Shot Down Over Yemen’s Hajjah

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
truce effectively collapsed and announced a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, following demonstrations across Yemen backing retaliatory measures.
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US
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Six Months of Iran War: The Costs for the US

Saturday 29 August 2026 ،
truce in June briefly lifted traffic to roughly 20 ships per day, but when the US reinstated its naval blockade on July 14, daily transits cratered again to around five. Over the six months of war, the average daily traffic through Hormuz has been just seven vessels, a staggering 93 percent drop fr ...
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Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst
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Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst

Wednesday 16 September 2026 ،
truce violations The Israeli regime, said Mr Zarean, launched a ground war in southern Lebanon with the operational capacity of five fully equipped divisions, managing to occupy areas of the south and establish positions at five points. Ultimately, the war ended in a ceasefire brokered by external ...
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Gaza Reports 10 Deaths, 65 Injuries in 24 Hours as Israeli Attacks Continue
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Gaza Reports 10 Deaths, 65 Injuries in 24 Hours as Israeli Attacks Continue

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
truce, while UNICEF and Save the Children reported extensive child casualties throughout the war, including thousands of children killed, injured, or missing beneath the rubble.
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
truce, military operations halted and commercial flights from Sana'a airport were permitted, an airport that had been closed since 2016 under the blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition. At that time, Egypt emerged as one of the few routes available for Yemeni flights. This can be read as a ...
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Israel’s Latest Gaza Attacks Kill At least Four Palestinians Amid Genocide Allegations
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Israel’s Latest Gaza Attacks Kill At least Four Palestinians Amid Genocide Allegations

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
truce. Hamas also warned that Israel’s continued siege and restrictions on humanitarian aid and essential supplies were worsening living conditions, deepening food insecurity and increasing the suffering of displaced Palestinians. It urged the United Nations and international aid organization ...

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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.