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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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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?

What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?

Thursday 13 June 2024
Iraqi-Saudi relationship over decades has seen huge fluctuations, especially the pessimistic view among the Shiites to the Saudi policies. Before the fall of the Baathist regime, when the Shiites had no role in the power structure and were continuously oppressed by the dictatorship, Saudi Arabia wa ...
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What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?

What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?

Sunday 16 June 2024 ،
Iraqi financial system. Alwaght- Several months after Tracy Jaconson was named the new US ambassador to Iraq, this American diplomat has made her last preparations for taking over her Baghdad job with an address to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. But the new US envoy has made her threats ...
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Giving Away Yemen’s Largest Port to Top Enemy of Yemen Ports

Giving Away Yemen’s Largest Port to Top Enemy of Yemen Ports

Monday 24 June 2024 ،
Iraqi port is renowned as the international hub for the redistribution of smuggled oil. The investigation noted that Singapore and the US are among the main destinations of the smuggled oil exported from this port. The revenue from the smuggled oil is divided between coalition partners Saudi Arabia ...
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Are Iraqi Sunnis interested in having Shias control the presidency of parliament?

Are Iraqi Sunnis interested in having Shias control the presidency of parliament?

Thursday 27 June 2024 ،
Iraqi Parliament, was dismissed, parliament has struggled in tumultuous sessions to successfully choose his successor ALWAGHT- In the eight months since Mohammed al-Halbousi, the former Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, was dismissed, parliament has struggled in tumultuous sessions to successfully ch ...
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Turkish Military Advances Deep into Northern Iraq: Aspects and Ramifications

Turkish Military Advances Deep into Northern Iraq: Aspects and Ramifications

Tuesday 9 July 2024 ،
Iraqi territories in recent days. On Sunday, Turkish fighters once again bombed an area in Dohuk province in northern Iraq under the pretext of fighting PKK elements. Iraqi media reported that Turkey caused significant damage to the infrastructure and properties of these areas with its daily attack ...
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Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance

Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance

Tuesday 23 July 2024 ،
Iraqi Ministry of Planning announced signing of 12 MoUs with Saudi Arabia for specific investment projects aimed at increasing cooperation in a number of qualitative investment projects in Iraq. Also, in 2022, the Saudi State Investment Fund announced foundation of a new company with an initial cap ...
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KDP Suffers Big Blow as Patriotic Union Secures Kirkuk Governor Post

KDP Suffers Big Blow as Patriotic Union Secures Kirkuk Governor Post

Wednesday 21 August 2024 ،
Iraqi Kurdistan. Alwaght- Iraq's Kirkuk province, which over the past two decades has been one of the politically challenging regions of Iraq and Kurdish partisan clashes have led to constant instability in this oil-rich province, these days has molted and good news are emanating from it for Ira ...
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Abusing Iraqi Airspace: US Occupation in Iraq Faciliated Israeli Aggression on Iran

Abusing Iraqi Airspace: US Occupation in Iraq Faciliated Israeli Aggression on Iran

Monday 28 October 2024 ،
Iraqi airspace by allowing Israel to use it for anti-Iranian attack. Alwaght- Despite the fact that Tehran had warned Arab countries not to allow Israel to use their airspace for attack on Iran, Israeli fighter jets in their attack on Iranian military bases used skies of Iran's neighbors. Iran& ...
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Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?

Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?

Tuesday 5 November 2024 ،
Iraqi territory. The government claims that these attacks have practically grounded PKK and made it lose its operational forces, but the elements of the PKK every now and then carry out surprise operations against the military, causing casualties.  In the meantime, Alwaght has talked to former ...
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School of Nasrallah Conf. : Bringing in Spotlight Hezbollah’s Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah

School of Nasrallah Conf. : Bringing in Spotlight Hezbollah’s Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah

Sunday 10 November 2024 ،
Iraqi thinker Sheikh Abdel Latif Al-Humayem. Arrangement of international School of Nasrallah conference indicates that the path of resistance continues and assassination of the resistance commanders and leaders will not damage this path. The Israelis thought that with the assassination of Nasralla ...

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