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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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What’s Next for Southern Yemen after STC Dissolution?
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What’s Next for Southern Yemen after STC Dissolution?

Monday 12 January 2026
visit to Riyadh. The dissolution decision comes as three weeks ago, its forces, backed by the UAE, seized parts of the Hadhramaut and Al-Mahrah provinces in eastern Yemen in a bid to complete their unfinished plans. However, after strong warnings by Riyadh and upon strikes by the Arab kingdom, the ...
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What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?
Analysis

What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?

Friday 16 January 2026 ،
visit to Washington, Mohammed bin Salman exerted significant pressure on the White House to press the UAE to halt support for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A coalition-building program underway in the Horn of Africa, with the UAE and Israel seemingly collaborating to destabilize Somalia and Sudan, ...
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US Has no Serious Iranian Opposition Forces, Military Action Unlikely: Expert
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US Has no Serious Iranian Opposition Forces, Military Action Unlikely: Expert

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
visit of Mohammed bin Salman to Washington provides a clear example: when questioned about the Khashoggi assassination in Saudi Arabia in 2018, Trump effectively dismissed the concerns, redirecting the focus to Saudi investment in the US. This demonstrates a clear United States strategy: to exploit ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
visiting Iran amid escalating regional tensions. Alwaght- Amid the US push to obstruct Iran-Iraq economic and political relations, officials of the two neighbors hold regular meetings in a bid to boost bilateral cooperation at all levels. In this connection, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has ...
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Iranian Officials Claim US Aggression Towards Iran More Brutal Than Previous Wars in Iraq and Syria
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Iranian Officials Claim US Aggression Towards Iran More Brutal Than Previous Wars in Iraq and Syria

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf asserted that the US terrorist war against Iran is more brutal than its past wars in neighboring countries like Iraq and Syria. He praised the swift actions of Iranian security and intelligence forces ...
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?
Analysis

What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
visited the key military infrastructure. The strategic and iconic significance of Ain Al-Assad brought it under an unprecedented Iranian missile attack in 2020 launched by the IRGC in retaliation for the assassination of two anti-terror commanders, Iran’s General Qassem Suleimani and Iraq&rsq ...
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Why’s Davos Forum Canceled Iran Invitation?
Report

Why’s Davos Forum Canceled Iran Invitation?

Wednesday 21 January 2026 ،
visit on the basis of “lies” of the Israeli regime and its backers and agents in the US. The top Iranian diplomat said that “there is an essential reality about the recent violence in Iran. We had to defend our people against the armed terrorists and the ISIS-style killings that we ...
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Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?
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Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?

Saturday 24 January 2026 ،
visited Beijing, expressed hope during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping that this trip would mark the beginning of a new era of growth and development in the relations between Canada and China, particularly in their economic ties. Carney also noted that Ottawa aims for China's large ...
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What Does Israeli Delegation Seek in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?
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What Does Israeli Delegation Seek in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
visited Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. According to the reports, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar is heading the delegation and the visit is meant to boost bilateral political and economic ties. Azerbaijan 24 website reported that during the visit, a number of official events as well as contacts with ...

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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.