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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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Tehran Meeting Further Step to Address Afghanistan Challenges
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Tehran Meeting Further Step to Address Afghanistan Challenges

Monday 15 December 2025
crisis and improving public welfare would have a direct impact on reducing insecurity and creating a more manageable domestic environment. This dynamic is starkly illustrated by the migration wave from Afghanistan. The lack of any clear economic prospects has driven hundreds of thousands of Afghan c ...
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Israeli Policies Driving a Silent Displacement from Gaza
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Israeli Policies Driving a Silent Displacement from Gaza

Tuesday 23 December 2025 ،
crisis and pushed the health system to the brink of collapse. A UN special rapporteur also issued a sharp rebuke of Israel, stressing that there is effectively no ceasefire in Gaza. Tel Aviv, the rapporteur said, continues its bombardment while simultaneously blocking the entry of life-saving aid. ...
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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 ،
crisis hitting political and security order. The bloody clashes of Monday not only took lives of several innocent civilians and triggered a new wave of displacement, but also showed that Aleppo is no longer a calm city but a meeting site of conflicting regional and international security projects. ...
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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 ،
crisis into a platform for legitimacy of Turkish regional role. Even his response regarding Hamas’s disarmament, dismissing it as not a current priority, can be understood within this framework. The main cases in which Fidan’s logic is noticeable, are both security-obsessed and politica ...
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Tough Winter in Afghanistan as Hunger Affecting Millions
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Tough Winter in Afghanistan as Hunger Affecting Millions

Tuesday 30 December 2025 ،
Humanitarian Coordinator, told the Security Council in mid-December: Afghanistan is facing multiple simultaneous shocks, including a collapsed economy, consecutive droughts, deadly earthquakes, and restrictions on humanitarian operations. With reduced funding, the UN in 2026 will only be able to foc ...
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In Addition to Israel, Winter a New Enemy of Gazans
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In Addition to Israel, Winter a New Enemy of Gazans

Monday 5 January 2026 ،
crisis and weather conditions, the newspaper adds, come as the health system of the enclave is far from being able to provide vital services to the residents as it is devastated by Israeli bombings. The Washington Post, citing a panel of international experts, reported that nearly three-quarters of ...
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Dark Israeli-Syrian Security Negotiations Outlook
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Dark Israeli-Syrian Security Negotiations Outlook

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
crisis, the Israeli air force has implemented an open skies policy, carrying out offensive operations deep into Syrian territory and using the country's airspace as an aerial corridor to access other regions. A security agreement could formally cement this superiority and impose severe restricti ...
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Will Board of Peace Initiative Lead to Reopening Rafah Border Crossing?
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Will Board of Peace Initiative Lead to Reopening Rafah Border Crossing?

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
crisis and difficult living conditions for the residents of Gaza, forcing them to accept leaving the enclave. This would create the groundwork for repeating the settlement scenario in the West Bank in Gaza, a goal that is entirely contradictory to the reopening of Rafah and the reconstruction of Gaz ...
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Yemen Threatens Potential Retaliatory Attacks on The Red Sea If Iran Is Attacked by The US Or Israel
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Yemen Threatens Potential Retaliatory Attacks on The Red Sea If Iran Is Attacked by The US Or Israel

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
crisis in Gaza. Concurrently, they have conducted multiple missile and drone attacks on key targets located in Israeli-occupied regions, demonstrating their support for Palestinians in Gaza.
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Is Horn of Africa Becoming New Flashpoint after New Rivaling Agreements?
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Is Horn of Africa Becoming New Flashpoint after New Rivaling Agreements?

Thursday 12 February 2026 ،
crisis-hit countries is a pattern already seen elsewhere in the region, and is now being reproduced in Somalia. 4. Seeking alternative geopolitical choices to Gaza case: Some analyses suggest Israel is exploring scenarios for transferring Palestinian populations to areas outside historic Palestine. ...

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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.