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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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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors

Wednesday 25 December 2024
Minister Ali Amin Gandapur says that now is not the right time to visit Parachinar and peace must be established first. Local officials are criticizing the security forces for negligence or inattention and argue that it is suspicious that the security forces had only 6 guards for 200 vehicles.  ...
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Challenges to Possible Massive Israeli Operation in Yemen
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Challenges to Possible Massive Israeli Operation in Yemen

Thursday 26 December 2024 ،
Minister Yisrael Katz threatened to do to Yemen what they did in Lebanon and Gaza, and threatened to assassinate the Ansarallah leaders in the same way as the resistance leaders in the region. These threats come while the Israeli army had carried out attacks on Sana'a, the capital, and the port ...
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Netanyahu’s Push for Longer War Can Kill More Prisoners
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Netanyahu’s Push for Longer War Can Kill More Prisoners

Sunday 29 December 2024 ،
Intelligence evaluation of the Israelis suggest that at least 50 of the prisoners are still alive, but it seems that the hardline ministers are inattentive of their situation. There are foreign nationals among the prisoners about whom the hardline Israeli cabinet does not care.  Getting rid of ...
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, has faced criticism at home. According to Shafaq News, Yasser Watut, a member of the Parliament's Security and Defense Commission, stated on Monday that the trip to Damascus of the Iraqi delegation headed by Hamid al-Shatri was to serve national security, but i ...
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Defense Minister: Iran Commands Skies, Promises Decisive Strikes and Surprises
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Defense Minister: Iran Commands Skies, Promises Decisive Strikes and Surprises

Monday 13 January 2025 ،
Iran’s defense minister has praised the advanced capabilities of the country’s Armed Forces, particularly in air defense and naval warfare ALWAGHT- Iran’s defense minister has praised the advanced capabilities of the country’s Armed Forces, particularly in air defense and naval warfare. ...
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Iran Army Ground Forces Initiate Comprehensive Security and Counterterrorism Drills
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Iran Army Ground Forces Initiate Comprehensive Security and Counterterrorism Drills

Monday 20 January 2025 ،
Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh emphasized the readiness of Iran’s Armed Forces to secure the nation’s skies and deliver decisive responses to adversaries. The drills reflect Iran’s continuous efforts to enhance its military strength in accordance with directives from L ...
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Is a Second Winograd Commission On the Way for Israel Gaza War Defeat ?
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Is a Second Winograd Commission On the Way for Israel Gaza War Defeat ?

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Minister Ehud Olmert, the commission submitted its 15-page preliminary report to the Israeli cabinet on March 30, 2007. Based on the results of the commission's investigation, Ehud Olmert, Amir Peretz (Defense Minister), and Dan Halutz (Chief of the General Staff of the Defense Forces) were ide ...
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A United Regional Front Is the Key to Checkmate Terrorism in Pakistan
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A United Regional Front Is the Key to Checkmate Terrorism in Pakistan

Tuesday 4 February 2025 ،
Intelligence (ISI) which has played down the threats posed by these groups in recent years.  If Pakistan had carried out powerful operations against these groups in the past two decades, the separatist terrorists would not have gained such strength enabling them to target civilian security for ...
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Trump Pursues a New $1 Billion Arms Deal with Israel
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Trump Pursues a New $1 Billion Arms Deal with Israel

Tuesday 4 February 2025 ،
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, where he is scheduled to meet Trump to discuss a Gaza ceasefire, Lebanon’s conflict, and broader regional tensions. During his visit, Netanyahu also met with Elon Musk to explore potential collaboration between Israel and the US in arti ...
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Trump’s Dream for Gaza Will Not Come True: Expert
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Trump’s Dream for Gaza Will Not Come True: Expert

Saturday 8 February 2025 ،
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Washington for talks with the American officials, stirring speculations about content of the discussions and their influence on the ceasefire process in Gaza and tensions control in the region. To shed light on aspects of Netanyahu's negotiations with Trump a ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution