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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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US Invasion of Venezuela: Test of Latin America’s Bolivarin Resistance and Geopolitical Realignment
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US Invasion of Venezuela: Test of Latin America’s Bolivarin Resistance and Geopolitical Realignment

Saturday 3 January 2026
President Donald Trump announced that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have been captured and flown out of the country. The Trump administration had earlier accused Maduro of drug trafficking, with the State Department labeling him the head of a narco-terrorist government, a ...
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) and positioning themselves to dominate the unfolding situation in the south. But the balance of power has flipped once again. Saudi Arabia has intervened militarily, deploying forces to back the National Shield militias loyal to Riyadh and the PLC. This decisive ...
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What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?
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What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?

Friday 16 January 2026 ،
President Mohamad Morsi, blockading Qatar in 2017, and the politically and economically pressuring the Lebanese government to press Hezbollah for disarming. However, in recent years, the playbook of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi gradually shifted from cooperation to competition in the region, to an extent t ...
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Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?
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Canada’s Pivot to East a Prelue to Collapse of Trans-Atlantic Alliance?

Saturday 24 January 2026 ،
President Xi Jinping that this trip would mark the beginning of a new era of growth and development in the relations between Canada and China, particularly in their economic ties. Carney also noted that Ottawa aims for China's large economy to become one of the target markets for Canadian expor ...
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Riyadh Meeting and Re-engineering Southern Yemen Dynamics
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Riyadh Meeting and Re-engineering Southern Yemen Dynamics

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) in Riyadh. Arrangement of such a political event comes against the backdrop of rising disputes between former allies Saudi and the UAE over influence and power distribution in southern Yemen. Many agree this meeting signals a strategic shift. It is less a search ...
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From Mercusor or "Mother of Agreements" : EU’s Economic Divorce from the US
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From Mercusor or "Mother of Agreements" : EU’s Economic Divorce from the US

Thursday 29 January 2026 ،
President Ursula von der Leyen hailed as “historic,” while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it the “mother of all agreements,” saying it would unlock vast opportunities for India’s 1.4 billion people and millions more across Europe. According to a senior Europ ...
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What Are the Consequences of New Start Treaty Expiration?
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What Are the Consequences of New Start Treaty Expiration?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
President Vladimir Putin issued an unexpected declaration, proposing a one-year extension of the New START treaty’s core limits beyond its official expiration. The offer was conditional on Washington acting “in a similar spirit” and refraining from actions that would undermine the ...
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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 ،
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s government seeks to rally regional support against Israel’s recognition of Somaliland. Somalia’s Defense Ministry said the agreement aims to “strengthen frameworks for defense and military cooperation” across multiple areas of shared in ...
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Sex Trafficker Claiming World Leadership: How the Narrative Went Invalid?
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Sex Trafficker Claiming World Leadership: How the Narrative Went Invalid?

Sunday 15 February 2026 ،
Trump is facing serious charges in Epstein case and this seriously costs him his claim of global leadership. Alwaght- One of Donald Trump's extraordinary abilities is his instinct for lying when he feels he is in a tight spot. His experience in undergoing over 4,000 legal cases and countless sca ...
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
The Iraqi cabinet formation looks uncertain as the Iraqi factions are thinking over their next moves after US opposition to al-Maliki’s candidacy. Alwaght- Iraq's parliamentary elections of November 11 with a 55-percent turnout marked a turning point in establishing a relative political order af ...

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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.