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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 Strike in Southern Lebanon Leaves One Dead in Latest Ceasefire Breach
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Israeli Strike in Southern Lebanon Leaves One Dead in Latest Ceasefire Breach

Sunday 26 October 2025
According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, an Israeli airstrike in the country’s south has left at least one person dead ALWAGHT- According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, an Israeli airstrike in the country’s south has left at least one person dead, in what constitutes the most recent ...
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Israeli Attacks in Gaza Result in 104 Deaths, 46 Of Them Children, Defying US-mediated Ceasefire
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Israeli Attacks in Gaza Result in 104 Deaths, 46 Of Them Children, Defying US-mediated Ceasefire

Wednesday 29 October 2025 ،
The Palestinian Civil Defence reports that Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 104 Palestinians, 46 of them children, in the last 24 hours ALWAGHT- The Palestinian Civil Defence reports that Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 104 Palestinians, 46 of them children, in the l ...
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Mamadani Wins: A Pro-Palestinian Mayor Now Leads Heart of US Capitalism
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Mamadani Wins: A Pro-Palestinian Mayor Now Leads Heart of US Capitalism

Thursday 6 November 2025 ،
High School of Science, where he founded the school's first cricket team. He earned a bachelor's degree in African Studies from Bowdoin College in 2014, and there, he also launched the school's first chapter of the Justice for Palestine institute. He became a US citizen in 2018. Before ...
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
Pakistan and Taliban are now in complicated relations that make it hard to predict where they will head. Alwaght- The fresh attacks between Afghanistan and Pakistan that expanded to airstrikes and direct clashes of the forces of the two countries once again disclosed the depth of the historical diff ...
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Israel Conducts New Attacks on Southern and Eastern Lebanon
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Israel Conducts New Attacks on Southern and Eastern Lebanon

Sunday 23 November 2025 ،
Israel continues to violate the ceasefire in Lebanon without facing consequences ALWAGHT- Israel continues to violate the ceasefire in Lebanon without facing consequences. Israeli forces renewed airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Saturday, targeting multiple areas in the Bekaa and southe ...
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Aleppo again a Hot Spot as SDF and Damascus Wrestle for Ground
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Aleppo again a Hot Spot as SDF and Damascus Wrestle for Ground

Friday 26 December 2025 ،
Aleppo has recently seen clashes between Syrian government and SDF militias as foreign actors are watching shifting security dynamics in Syria. Alwaght- After western and southern Syria, this time it is Aleppo in the center of the country that has become a scene to street armed clashes and insecurit ...
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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 ،
School of Communications and the Armed Forces Language School, institutions where communications, cryptography, data, and language are forged as primary instruments of security. He completed a significant portion of his university studies while on NATO assignment and earned a degree in politics and ...
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From Kabul to Kandahar: How Serious Is the Taliban Leadership Gap?
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From Kabul to Kandahar: How Serious Is the Taliban Leadership Gap?

Thursday 8 January 2026 ،
The Taliban are divided on a series of issues from power composition to women and this is costing the Kabul rulers their influence. Alwaght- Before the Taliban could seize the power in Kabul, the group for decades had firmly maintained its internal cohesion. 20 years of confrontation with the Americ ...
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
The ex-PM is given another opportunity to run Iraq amid turbulent conditions at home and in the region. Alwaght- The race for Iraqi prime minister's post is witnessing a dramatic comeback; one that already appears to be making Western and American officials uneasy. This follows the official anno ...
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
The Taliban have approved new charter that will see shift of power and laws in favor of Pashtuns. Alwaght- On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s comeback to power in Afghanistan, the group has unveiled its new legal code or charter of rule, causing controversy nationwide. The document is e ...

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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.