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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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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
victory at the UN. In the end, it was the image of a hall emptying out that became the defining symbol of his weakness and of his appearance at the gathering. The walkout by political delegations was a meaningful scene of diplomatic defeat for Netanyahu, showing that international opposition to Isr ...
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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 ،
victory in October elections. Alwaght- A month to the Israeli parliamentary elections, talks are growing heated for forming political coalitions. Leaders of the opposition political parties who in the past entered elections independently are now moving closer to each other to form a united front aga ...
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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 ،
victory and dignity. Honoring their forebears is honoring the generosity that produced this generation of martyrs.  Former Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, recalling Nasrallah’s life and political career, said: On the anniversary of the martyrdom of our dear brother, Sayyed Hassan Nasral ...
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat

Friday 2 October 2026 ،
victory. In his view, American forces managed to build effective capacity to suppress the insurgency and, in 2007 and 2008, scored major gains in cooperation with Iraqi security forces. Those efforts also went some way toward offsetting the consequences of five years of civil war in Iraq and produce ...
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Battle for Yemen’s Strategic Belt: Marib, Taiz, and Lahij at One Equation
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Battle for Yemen’s Strategic Belt: Marib, Taiz, and Lahij at One Equation

Sunday 4 October 2026 ،
victory. Seizing the province could deal a serious blow to the structure of Yemen's state power, a development Adam Baron, a fellow with the New America think tank's Future Security program, described to Al Jazeera as a defining moment in terms of Yemen's internal dynamics. He cautioned, ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
victory after Iraq. But Saddam’s swift fall was not the product of American military might, he argued, it was the result of a rotten regime, and many Iraqi commanders cooperated with the Americans very quickly. Failure of the American plan in Iraq The US did not ask for the UN Security Counc ...
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
victory. By limiting the ability to move forces and equipment to the Israeli shores, the navy effectively narrowed the enemy's options. Control of the Gulf of Suez also allowed the Israeli regime to more easily deploy air-defense systems near the Suez Canal and to ratchet up pressure on the Egyp ...
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Rezaei Warns Washington of Another Historic Defeat, Citing Iran’s Victory over Rome
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Rezaei Warns Washington of Another Historic Defeat, Citing Iran’s Victory over Rome

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Major General Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), has warned US officials that history could repeat itself ALWAGHT- Major General Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), has warned US officials that history could rep ...
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
victory is the fulfillment of the promise made in the blood of the resistance's martyrs and a turning point in the region's history. The fallout of this exit goes well beyond Iraqi borders. A discourse has begun to circulate among the regional public opinion that sees the American superpowe ...
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Netanyahu’s Transition from Ben-Gurion Doctrine to His Own
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Netanyahu’s Transition from Ben-Gurion Doctrine to His Own

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
victory at the eleventh hour with surprise maneuvers and sleight of hand. Now, many analysts believe, he is unveiling a new security doctrine to shore up his standing as Israel's Mr. Security, repair his sagging poll numbers ahead of elections, and shift the contest's center of gravity from ...

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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.