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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 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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Dismissal of Special Envoy Sawaya Showcase of Trump’s Failure Story in Iraq
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Dismissal of Special Envoy Sawaya Showcase of Trump’s Failure Story in Iraq

Monday 2 February 2026 ،
Trump seems disillusioned as his special envoy to Iraq failed to meet ambitions of the president in Iraq. Alwaght- While the US in recent years has utilized all of its economic, security and political instruments to get a foothold in Iraq and advance unfinished plans in this country, as the time goe ...
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Iraqi Resistance’s "Missile City" a Message of Resolve to the US
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Iraqi Resistance’s "Missile City" a Message of Resolve to the US

Tuesday 3 February 2026 ،
Iraqi resistance groups’ underground rocket arsenal unveiling is coming amid US threats of war against Iran. Alwaght- In a landmark move and amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran and speculations about a new war in the region, some factions within Iraq's Public Mobilization Forces (PM ...
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Iran’s Vice President Aref Has Proposed Raising the Trade Volume Between Iran and Oman to $5 Billion
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Iran’s Vice President Aref Has Proposed Raising the Trade Volume Between Iran and Oman to $5 Billion

Wednesday 4 February 2026 ،
Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has urged for a significant increase in bilateral trade with Oman ALWAGHT- Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has urged for a significant increase in bilateral trade with Oman, setting a new annual target of $5 billion. During a meeting ...
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Palestinians Detained by Israeli Forces in West Bank Operations
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Palestinians Detained by Israeli Forces in West Bank Operations

Saturday 7 February 2026 ،
Raids by Israeli forces in several West Bank towns and al-Quds led to the detention of multiple Palestinians and resulted in clashes ALWAGHT- Raids by Israeli forces in several West Bank towns and al-Quds led to the detention of multiple Palestinians and resulted in clashes. Israeli forces conducte ...
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Iraq’s Govt. Formation in Deadlock as Kurds Wrestle over Post of President
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Iraq’s Govt. Formation in Deadlock as Kurds Wrestle over Post of President

Saturday 7 February 2026 ،
Baghdad is seeking ways to break the deadlock in Kurdistan between KDP and PUK over Iraqi president candidate. Alwaght- The Iraqi election of president which according to the constitution should be the middle ring in the government formation not only these days is moving at a extremely slow pace but ...
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?

Sunday 8 February 2026 ،
Riyadh is in unseating the UAE in the south and uniting Yemen’s southern tribes for a potential push against Ansarullah. Alwaght- After Saudi Arabia’s success to push back the UAE and its aligned groups from southern Yemen in the past few weeks, the kingdom’s motivation to revive strateg ...
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Has Declared Ukraine to Be an Enemy
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Has Declared Ukraine to Be an Enemy

Sunday 8 February 2026 ،
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called Ukraine an "enemy" in response to Kyiv’s demands that Hungary cease its purchases of Russian energy ALWAGHT- Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called Ukraine an enemy in response to Kyiv's demands that Hungary cease its purchases of Ru ...
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Iran’s Islamic Revolution: Nearly Half a Century of Independence and Progress
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Iran’s Islamic Revolution: Nearly Half a Century of Independence and Progress

Wednesday 11 February 2026 ،
Iran celebrates 47th anniversary of its Islamic Revolution, making its way to further progress despite challenges. Alwaght- It has been 47 years since the Islamic Revolution took place in Iran, and this year, too, the Iranians are celebrating the anniversary, known as 22 Bahman, as the symbol of res ...
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PMF, Iraqi Military Launch Coordinated Strike on ISIS Remnants
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PMF, Iraqi Military Launch Coordinated Strike on ISIS Remnants

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
Iraq’s PMF, alongside the army, launches a major operation in the Nineveh desert targeting ISIS remnants ALWAGHT- Iraq’s PMF, alongside the army, launches a major operation in the Nineveh desert targeting ISIS remnants. The Popular Mobilization Forces launched a large-scale security operation ...

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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.