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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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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
deal that exists no more The core issue in the Kurdistan Region is the absence of a valid agreement framework between the KDP and the PUK. For years, political, administrative, and financial crises have been piling up in the semiautonomous region without any solution. Fifteen months after the regi ...
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Iran Will Never Agree to A Policy of Zero Uranium Enrichment Under Any Conditions
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Iran Will Never Agree to A Policy of Zero Uranium Enrichment Under Any Conditions

Sunday 8 February 2026 ،
deal more sustainable. Araghchi also confirmed that missile capabilities and regional issues are not and will not be part of the negotiation agenda. In closing, Araghchi framed enrichment as a non-negotiable national right, earned through scientific achievement and sacrifice. He firmly rejected the ...
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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 ،
deal expires. Alwaght- With the expiration of the New Start treaty on nuclear arms between the US and Russia, the world is on the eve of entry to a period that can be regarded the most dangerous in the international nuclear order since the Cold War. Signed between the two nuclear powers in April 201 ...
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy
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Israel a Destructive Factor in Iran-US Diplomacy

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
deal. Alwaght- With the end of the first round of Iran-US talks in Muscat, which were described as “very good” by the US President Donald Trump, the Israeli lobby that is concerned about the outcomes of these talks is pushing to disrupt the process and block signing a deal Tel Aviv finds ...
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What’s behind Iran’s Larijani Visit to Oman?
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What’s behind Iran’s Larijani Visit to Oman?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
deal. Alwaght- As tensions between Tehran and Washington escalate, Iranian Supreme National Security Council’s head Ali Larijani has visited Oman. The visit comes a few days after Tehran and Washington held their first round of nuclear talks in Muscat, with the main aim appears to be following ...
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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 ،
deals with Somalia after Israel recognized Somaliland breakaway region as independent state with Emirati help. Alwaght- Signing a military cooperation agreement between Saudi Arabia and Somalia in Riyadh only a few weeks after a similar Somalian agreement with Qatar is not a simple bilateral develop ...
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Netanyahu Returns Home from Washington Empty Handed
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Netanyahu Returns Home from Washington Empty Handed

Thursday 12 February 2026 ،
deal can be consummated.  Netanyahu’s visit to Washington is the seventh since Trump's comeback to power in 2024. But the tone of the US president after the bilateral with Trump and media reports suggest that the outcome was totally different from previous ones.  Divided on the ...
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Azerbaijan: Peace Deal Possible After Armenian Constitutional Changes
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Azerbaijan: Peace Deal Possible After Armenian Constitutional Changes

Saturday 14 February 2026 ،
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said a peace treaty with Armenia could be signed “immediately” if Yerevan changes its constitution ALWAGHT- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said a peace treaty with Armenia could be signed “immediately” if Yerevan changes its constitution. Azerbaija ...
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As Western-dominated Order Erodes, Many Question MSC Influence
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As Western-dominated Order Erodes, Many Question MSC Influence

Sunday 15 February 2026 ،
dealing with China and Russia have all weakened trans-Atlantic cohesion. Europe, rebuilt after World War II under the protective umbrella of American security, now faces a profound question regarding its own strategic autonomy. Yet the experience of the Ukraine war has exposed the continent's c ...
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Europe Weighing Up Moves for Post-American World Order
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Europe Weighing Up Moves for Post-American World Order

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
deal with Russia that would cede territorial gains to Moscow, Europeans think, would not stop Russia, but rather encourage further wars against other European countries in the future. This serious view division between Europe and the US has given rise serious concerns about the degree of the US com ...

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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.