Alwaght | News & Analysis Website

Editor's Choice

News

Most Viewed

Day Week Month

In Focus

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
New node

New node

Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

alwaght.net
Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project
Paper

Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Thursday 19 December 2024
Shiite groups, such as the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).  Third, the creation of this corridor could bring economic benefits to Israel, if the regime can strengthen its presence in Syria, it can export Israeli goods to eastern Syria, where the Kurds are present, and in retu ...
alwaght.net
Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors
Interview

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

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
Shiite and Sunni sects has encompassed Kurram region. On Thursday, a convoy of 200 passenger vehicles was targeted on the Parachinar-Peshawar route, leading to death of women, children and the elderly. Most of the victims were Shiites from Parachinar. On Friday, a large number of locals attended t ...
alwaght.net
Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
Paper

Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) in Iraq and political analysts believe that Baghdad officials need to be conservative about interaction with al-Jolani and the HTS as the new rulers of Syria are yet to adopt an approach on the security of the Syria-Iraq borders.  Since al-Jolani at the begi ...
alwaght.net
Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?
Interview

Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
Shiite coalition, that is, both Hezbollah and Amal movements led by Nabi, who is also the speaker of the parliament, refused to vote. In the second round, before voting, both Hezbollah and Amal representatives negotiated with Aoun and announced that they will vote for him if a few conditions of them ...
alwaght.net
Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade
Report

Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Shiite and Sunni civilians in Afghanistan after the Taliban took the power. Since the US is also trying to destabilize the borders of Russia, Iran, and China at present, it specially counts on terrorist groups, especially their foothold gain in Afghanistan. Therefore, Iran and its neighbors through ...
alwaght.net
The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
Analysis

The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
Shiite leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani, is not unlikely. In this connection, on Saturday, Faleh Fayyad, the commander of the PMF, in a coordination meeting of the members of this group, implicitly acknowledged the existence of pressures and that some are trying to create concern against thes ...
alwaght.net
A United Regional Front Is the Key to Checkmate Terrorism in Pakistan
Analysis

A United Regional Front Is the Key to Checkmate Terrorism in Pakistan

Tuesday 4 February 2025 ،
Shiites were carried out in the past, this issue has recently become a major security challenge. The Islamabad-based Pakistan Institute of Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) on Sunday reported that the country witnessed a sharp increase in militant attacks in January 2025, which is a 42 percent i ...
alwaght.net
HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts
Analysis

HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts

Monday 10 February 2025 ،
Shiite areas on the shared borders and displaced the residents of these villages from their areas. Since the Lebanese government has not yet been formed and the political situation in the country is unstable, Tahrir al-Sham elements are planning to stir insecurity on the border and spread it into Le ...
alwaght.net
Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
Analysis

Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Shiite authority in Iraq, after the takfiri group ISIS took control of large tracts of land in the Iraqi provinces. Some analysts believe that the delay in adopting this law may be part of an effort to undermine or even eliminate the PMF. These analyses are based on the fact that by not approving p ...
alwaght.net
Hezbollah Chief’s Funeral: What Are Internal, Regional, and International Effects?
Report

Hezbollah Chief’s Funeral: What Are Internal, Regional, and International Effects?

Saturday 22 February 2025 ،
Shiites), but also is part of the identity and culture of resistance in Lebanon.  The funeral of these two prominent figures is also an opportunity to remember the historical role of the resistance in defending Lebanon against Israeli aggression and supporting the rights of the Lebanese people ...

Gallery

Photo

Film

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