Alwaght | News & Analysis Website

Editor's Choice

News

Most Viewed

Day Week Month

In Focus

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
New node

New node

Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

News

US Military Helicopter Crushes in Syria’s Hasakah: Media
News

US Military Helicopter Crushes in Syria’s Hasakah: Media

Tuesday 19 January 2021
A US military helicopter has crashed in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, with no information available about the fate of those onboard, Sputnik reported
alwaght.net
Civil Society Groups Call on UN to Take Action against France over Islamophobia
News

Civil Society Groups Call on UN to Take Action against France over Islamophobia

Tuesday 19 January 2021
A group of civil society organizations called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to open formal infringement procedures against the French government for entrenching Islamophobia.
alwaght.net
Iran, Turkey Sign Agreements for Pakistan, China Railway Link
News

Iran, Turkey Sign Agreements for Pakistan, China Railway Link

Tuesday 19 January 2021
Iran and Turkey have inked three agreements to expand transnational rail services linking neighbors to Pakistan, Afghanistan and China, the Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran (RAI) company announced on Monday.
alwaght.net
Why Would Biden Seek Ending Yemen War?
Analysis

Why Would Biden Seek Ending Yemen War?

Wednesday 20 January 2021
The new US president will try to end Yemen war as his orbit and the Congress would push for end to the supports to Saudis in the anti-Yemeni aggression.
alwaght.net
Biden Administration May Have Roadmap To ISIS Revival In Iraq
Analysis

Biden Administration May Have Roadmap To ISIS Revival In Iraq

Wednesday 20 January 2021
The new US administration would try to restore ISIS to Iraq. American military is already transferring ISIS fighters from Syria to Iraqi borders.
alwaght.net
Iran FM Welcomes Qatar’s Call for Arab States to Begin Talks with Iran
News

Iran FM Welcomes Qatar’s Call for Arab States to Begin Talks with Iran

Wednesday 20 January 2021
Iran’s Foreign Minister welcomed his Qatari counterpart’s call on the Persian Gulf Arab countries to launch negotiations with Iran, saying the Islamic Republic has been demanding neighborly cooperation towards establishing a strong West Asia.
alwaght.net
Biden’s Top US Intelligence Official Pick Vows to Release Report on Khashoggi Murder
News

Biden’s Top US Intelligence Official Pick Vows to Release Report on Khashoggi Murder

Wednesday 20 January 2021
Nominee for the Director of National Intelligence in the US incoming administration has pledged to release an unclassified report on who directed the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi per a congressional demand that the outgoing Donald Trump administration defied.
alwaght.net
UK Military Puts Earnings before Ethics
Report

UK Military Puts Earnings before Ethics

Wednesday 20 January 2021
The British military complex is a shadow of its former empirical past plagued by huge budget deficits, deteriorating equipment, and a very demoralized staff. Therefore, in order to bolster the bank balance, the British have leaned on their experience in the service sector and have turned their military into a training facilitator for paying customers.
alwaght.net
Iran Blocks Saudi Regime, UAE from Participating in UN Disarmament Conference
News

Iran Blocks Saudi Regime, UAE from Participating in UN Disarmament Conference

Wednesday 20 January 2021
Iran says it has prevented Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from participating in the Conference on Disarmament as observers over the two regimes’ war crimes against Yemeni nation.
alwaght.net
Israeli Air Superiority Declining Amid Resistance Camp’s Emerging Missile Might
Analysis

Israeli Air Superiority Declining Amid Resistance Camp’s Emerging Missile Might

Thursday 21 January 2021
The Israeli regime’s air force once had an upper hand in the region, but now it is losing its position as Resistance front develops its missile strength.
alwaght.net
US Navy Sex Trafficking in Bahrain
News

US Navy Sex Trafficking in Bahrain

Thursday 21 January 2021
In the summer of 2017, a grave crisis was already boiling in the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, stationed in one of the Persian Gulf countries, namely Bahrain. That summer, investigators began to uncover an intricate web of allegations against American sailors that began with prostitution but ended up in cases on international sex trafficking.
alwaght.net
“Ban Hamas First”: Netanyahu Seeks Foisting Another Sèvres Treaty On Erdogan
Analysis

“Ban Hamas First”: Netanyahu Seeks Foisting Another Sèvres Treaty On Erdogan

Saturday 23 January 2021
Tel Aviv set a precondition to détente that if accepted would invalidate Erdogan pro-Palestinian policy and lead to his fall.
alwaght.net
Bomb Attacks Hit Convoys of US-Led Coalition in Iraq
News

Bomb Attacks Hit Convoys of US-Led Coalition in Iraq

Saturday 23 January 2021
US-led coalition’s convoys have been targeted in Iraq as anti-American sentiments have been running high in the Arab country since the US assassinated the deputy head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and Iran’s top anti-terror commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad on January 3, 2020.
alwaght.net
Biden Revisiting Trump Designation of Yemen’s Ansarullah
News

Biden Revisiting Trump Designation of Yemen’s Ansarullah

Saturday 23 January 2021
Biden’s administration is reviewing former President’s decision to designate Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement as a terrorist organization, a spokesperson at the US State Department said.

Gallery

Photo

Film

Ashura ceremony in holy Mashhad

Ashura ceremony in holy Mashhad