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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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How Has Afghanistan Become Showcase of US Decline Worldwide?
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How Has Afghanistan Become Showcase of US Decline Worldwide?

Wednesday 25 August 2021 ،
11, 2001, the US spent over $2 trillion on its war in Afghanistan, namely every day $300 million, or $50,000 per a single Afghan of total 40 million population. To put it simple, Uncle Sam spent on an empty slogan (counterterrorism) in Afghanistan more than the wealth of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill ...
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9/11 Victim’s Son Urges ’Killer-in-Chief’ Biden Not to Attend Memorial Ceremonies
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9/11 Victim’s Son Urges ’Killer-in-Chief’ Biden Not to Attend Memorial Ceremonies

Tuesday 7 September 2021 ،
11 victims called on "killer in chief" Joe Biden not to attend 20-year memorial ceremonies at Ground Zero Alwaght- The son of a victim of 9/11 victims called on killer in chief Joe Biden not to attend 20-year memorial ceremonies at Ground Zero , said Biden lacked compassion for the families of the ...
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Families of Victims of 9/11 Attack Expect US Release of FBI Report on Saudi Role
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Families of Victims of 9/11 Attack Expect US Release of FBI Report on Saudi Role

Saturday 11 September 2021 ،
11 attacks who are suing the government of Saudi Arabia in a federal court in New York are expecting the US administration to release a FBI report. Alwaght- Families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks who are suing the government of Saudi Arabia in a federal court in New York are expecting the US ad ...
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A Look into Taliban’s Cabinet
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A Look into Taliban’s Cabinet

Sunday 12 September 2021 ،
11 attacks.  At least three of the cabinet members are long-served inmates in the Americans prisons, released in 2014 in return for an American trooper.  Three out of the five former prisoners include Abdulhaq Waseq, as intelligence minister, Nourullah Nouri, as minister of borders and t ...
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US Cannot Acquit Itself of Crimes in Afghanistan by Describing Them as Mistakes: Iran
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US Cannot Acquit Itself of Crimes in Afghanistan by Describing Them as Mistakes: Iran

Sunday 19 September 2021 ،
11, 2001 attacks on the United States, despite the fact that no Afghan was involved in the attacks. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans died in the US war of aggression on the country. American forces occupied the country for about two decades on the pretext of fighting against the Taliban. But as the ...
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In Shabwa, Yemen, Saudis Give Ground but Kill from the Air as War Rages On
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In Shabwa, Yemen, Saudis Give Ground but Kill from the Air as War Rages On

Sunday 3 October 2021 ،
11, the SAGA oil tanker arrived at the port of Bir Ali in Shabwa’s Radhum district from the Emirati port of Fujairah to transport a large volume of petroleum products, according to sources working in the oil sector in the southern governorates, and again the people of Shabwa were left without ...
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ISIS of Khorasan: A Threat for Afghanistan, Region
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ISIS of Khorasan: A Threat for Afghanistan, Region

Saturday 9 October 2021 ،
115 attacks from April 2020 to March 2021.  In June 2020, ISIS appointed Shahab al-Muhajir as the new emir of Khorasan after the arrest of Abdullah Orakzai, who goes by Islam Farooqi. Al-Muhajir previously planned attacks in urban areas in Kabul and is said to have once been a mid-level comman ...
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Palestinian Prisoners Under Israeli Administrative Detention Continue Long, Brutal Hunger Strikes
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Palestinian Prisoners Under Israeli Administrative Detention Continue Long, Brutal Hunger Strikes

Tuesday 19 October 2021 ،
114 administrative detention orders against Palestinians, while no less than 759 administrative detention orders were issued from January through June 2021. Currently, 520 Palestinians are held in administrative detention. Ansari suspects the number of administrative detentions will continue surging ...
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Over 500 Scholars Launch Fightback Against Israel Lobby’s Antisemitism Smear of UK Academics
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Over 500 Scholars Launch Fightback Against Israel Lobby’s Antisemitism Smear of UK Academics

Tuesday 26 October 2021 ،
11 illustrative examples of antisemitism relate to Israel.  The severe threat to academic freedom posed by pro-Israel lobbyists and the IHRA definition were highlighted earlier this month when an expert scholar on propaganda and Islamophobia, David Miller, was sacked by Bristol ...

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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.