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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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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post

Sunday 25 January 2026
opposition figure during Saddam Hussein's regime in the early 1970s. After fleeing to Syria due from a death sentence, he moved to Iran in 1982, driven by ideological differences within the Syrian ruling part party, and subsequently returned to Syria. He also frequently traveled to Kurdistan to ...
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What Does Trump Want From Cuba?
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What Does Trump Want From Cuba?

Thursday 29 January 2026 ،
opposition in Havana against the Cuban government. Michael Bustamante, a Cuba expert at the University of Miami, believes that the US has not clearly and explicitly stated what it wants from Cuba. However, what the Trump administration is seeking to stop is the surge of Cuban migrants. Bustamante ...
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Telling New Poll Reveals Much about How Arab Public View US, Israel, and Iran
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Telling New Poll Reveals Much about How Arab Public View US, Israel, and Iran

Friday 6 February 2026 ،
opposition to occupation, and its pushback against foreign intervention are not viewed as threats. Instead, these are seen as integral components of a deterrence equation against Israel and a legitimate path toward liberating the historically oppressed Palestinian nation. This perspective represent ...
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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 ،
opposition to Ukraine's bid to join the European Union, claiming such an alliance would lead to trouble. His government is actively resisting EU sanctions on Russian energy, announcing a lawsuit against the bloc's suicidal energy ban. This stance contrasts with the broader EU effort, includi ...
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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 ،
opposition to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Washington’s interventionist policies, comprehensive political and economic pressures, and sanctions have not only failed to break the national will of Iran but have instead strengthened it. During these years Iran has tried to warn nations about the ...
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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 ،
opposition to talks with Tehran inside the White House and to gather intelligence on the scope of the US-Iran dialogue.  “It was vital for Netanyahu to make sure Trump wasn’t hearing only Witkoff’s line” on the need to engage Iran. Within Tel Aviv’s right-wing cam ...
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New Israeli Law Accelerating West Bank Annexation
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New Israeli Law Accelerating West Bank Annexation

Saturday 14 February 2026 ،
opposition or resistance to the expansionist and occupation plans.  Tel Aviv’s new law is a kind of legitimization of construction of new Jewish settlements that according to reports have seen growth over the past three years. In 2023, Netanyahu’s government approved building 12,00 ...
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Iran Pursues Talks, Rejects Threats: Security Chief
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Iran Pursues Talks, Rejects Threats: Security Chief

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
opposition to military action against Iran. Larijani said Iran views talks with Washington as constructive if they are fair, even as US President Donald Trump has intensified threats and military deployments following the June 2025 conflict, which Iran says it brought to a halt through retaliatory a ...
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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 ،
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 after years of instability. The swift formation of parliament's presidium and the initiation of the process ...
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How Do Americans Look at a Potential War against Iran?
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How Do Americans Look at a Potential War against Iran?

Tuesday 17 February 2026 ،
opposition. On the 10th anniversary of bombing Iraq in 2013, 53 percent of the Americans deemed the war a mistake and on the 20th anniversary in 2023, at least 16 percent believed that Washington was mistaken to invade Iraq. In other words, though in 2003 Bush launched a heavy campaign to draw publi ...

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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.