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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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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Threaten Critical Ceasefire
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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Threaten Critical Ceasefire

Sunday 7 December 2025
On Sunday, Israeli strikes targeted eastern Maghazi camp in central Gaza ALWAGHT- On Sunday, Israeli strikes targeted eastern Maghazi camp in central Gaza, while its military conducted demolition operations in the eastern and southern parts of the enclave, breaching the ceasefire. Israeli military ...
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
Chinese mediation between Iran and Saudi Arabia is growing mature, allowing Riyadh and Tehran to work for cooperation not envisioned before 2023 rapprochement deal. Alwaght- As the security and political developments gain pace in West Asia, Iran and Saudi Arabia more than before move towards strengt ...
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Yemen Approves Prisoner Exchange Covering Nearly 3,000 Detainees
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Yemen Approves Prisoner Exchange Covering Nearly 3,000 Detainees

Tuesday 23 December 2025 ،
A new Yemen prisoner exchange agreement, mediated by Oman, will see nearly 3,000 detainees released ALWAGHT- A new Yemen prisoner exchange agreement, mediated by Oman, will see nearly 3,000 detainees released. An agreement has been reached for the exchange of nearly 3,000 detainees held during the ...
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FM Fidan, the Mysterious Man of Turkish Foreign Policy
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FM Fidan, the Mysterious Man of Turkish Foreign Policy

Saturday 27 December 2025 ،
His intelligence background make Hakan Fidan develop foreign policy in shadows. Alwaght- Many describe Hakan Fidan the architect of the current foreign policy of Turkey. This description is more a description of a doctrine shift and way of Turkish foreign policy model than a title given to the intel ...
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
The US seems to be shifting alliance as it moves to compliance with al-Jolani’s demands and distancing from Kurdish allies. Alwaght- While the interim Syrian government led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had earlier agreed to end their clashes and return peace to th ...
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Unity Among Muslims Is an Effective Means of Addressing Tensions and Instability
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Unity Among Muslims Is an Effective Means of Addressing Tensions and Instability

Wednesday 28 January 2026 ،
On Tuesday, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had a conversation ALWAGHT- On Tuesday, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had a conversation about the increased tensions in the region due ...
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Iran’s Message from Istanbul: No Negotiations on Missiles
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Iran’s Message from Istanbul: No Negotiations on Missiles

Saturday 31 January 2026 ،
Iran’s FM made it clear Iran will not quit its element of power the missile program, but is ready for fair talks. Alwaght- As tensions escalate between the US and Iran in the region, the observers and media outlets have had their eyes on Istanbul where Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was ...
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Iran Reports Progress in Establishing Framework for Negotiations with US
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Iran Reports Progress in Establishing Framework for Negotiations with US

Sunday 1 February 2026 ،
Military confrontation threats persist, but framework for US-Iran nuclear discussions advances according to Iran’s top security official ALWAGHT- Military confrontation threats persist, but framework for US-Iran nuclear discussions advances according to Iran's top security official. According t ...
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What’s Driven Qatari PM’s Short Tehran Visit?
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What’s Driven Qatari PM’s Short Tehran Visit?

Monday 2 February 2026 ،
There are speculations about the Qatari official’s visit to Tehran around working for de-escalation between Tehran and Washington. Alwaght- While the US through naval amassment in the Persian Gulf waters in the Iranian vicinity has pushed up the domain of the tensions to unprecedented levels, media ...
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Telling New Poll Reveals Much about How Arab Public View US, Israel, and Iran
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Telling New Poll Reveals Much about How Arab Public View US, Israel, and Iran

Friday 6 February 2026 ،
The poll results question credibility of years of a blackening media campaign targeting Iran. Alwaght- The recent publication of findings of a wide-ranging poll by Israeli Ma'ariv newspaper at such a critical juncture of the regional developments is not just a simple survey of thoughts, but can ...

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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.