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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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Raisi is committed to elevating trade relations with Pakistan to reach $10 billion
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Raisi is committed to elevating trade relations with Pakistan to reach $10 billion

Tuesday 23 April 2024
1947. The Prime Minister of Pakistan elaborated: We are committed to fostering bilateral collaboration with Iran across economic, investment, and energy sectors. Sharif elaborated further: Both nations voiced concern over the tragic events in Gaza, jointly condemning the Zionist regime and calling ...
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Riyadh’s Two-state Solution Conf. Serves Normalization in the Name of Palestinian State
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Riyadh’s Two-state Solution Conf. Serves Normalization in the Name of Palestinian State

Saturday 2 November 2024 ،
1947, UN resolution 181 proposed the creation of two separate states in Palestine, a Jewish one and an Arab one, paving the way for the establishment of the Israeli regime in next year.  The Palestinians and the Arabs rejected the plan to divide Palestine and form the state of Israel, which le ...
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Legal Reasons Supporting Israel Expulsion from the UN
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Legal Reasons Supporting Israel Expulsion from the UN

Monday 11 November 2024 ،
1947 about guaranteeing the sovereignty of the Palestinian state - Resolution 194 approved in 1948 on guaranteeing the right of return for Palestinians, - Resolution 273 adopted in 1949 on the terms of admission and obligations regarding Israel in the UN - Resolution 212 of 1947 regarding assista ...
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Is Unfolding Crisis Inviting for India-Pakistan War?
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Is Unfolding Crisis Inviting for India-Pakistan War?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
1947, Kashmir has remained a contentious region between the two sides. In the same year, with its annexation to India by Maharaja Hari Singh while a majority of its population were Muslims, first India-Pakistan war began. In 1948, the UN adopted a resolution for referendum in Kashmir, but it was nev ...
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Trading Fire: Are India and Pakistan Going to Full-scale War?
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Trading Fire: Are India and Pakistan Going to Full-scale War?

Thursday 8 May 2025 ،
1947, when British-ruled India was divided into India and Pakistan, but the status of Kashmir remained undecided and the two countries went to war over its control. A UN-brokered ceasefire in 1949 established the Line of Control, dividing the region between Indian and Pakistani control. Since then, ...
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
1947, the department was known as the Department of War. In 1947, President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act, which radically restructured the nation's military apparatus. This landmark legislation established the Army and Air Force as independent branches and, along with the Navy, ...
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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence
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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence

Sunday 14 September 2025 ،
1947. The foundational figures of the Indian state, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, viewed Zionism through an anti-colonial lens. India notably refused to endorse the 1947 UN Partition Plan that led to the creation of Israeli regime. Gandhi himself once asserted that “Palestine belongs t ...
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Iran FM Spox Slams US ‘Cheap’ Restrictions on Diplomats As ‘Systematic Harassment’
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Iran FM Spox Slams US ‘Cheap’ Restrictions on Diplomats As ‘Systematic Harassment’

Wednesday 24 September 2025 ،
1947 UN Headquarters Agreement, calling them systematic harassment and a reflection of Washington’s hostility toward Iranians. He stressed that the restrictions even targeted diplomats’ daily necessities such as grocery shopping, representing a new low in US treatment of Iranian envoys. ...
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Passing of "Ahmad the Japanese": How Were the Japanese Attracted to the Palestinian Cause?
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Passing of "Ahmad the Japanese": How Were the Japanese Attracted to the Palestinian Cause?

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
1947, into a middle-class family in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture, according to Al Jazeera. His father was a school principal, and Kozo was the youngest child. He studied botany at Kagoshima University, leading a quiet life —, until Japan’s turbulent political climate in the 1960s re ...
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
1947 that its installations have been hit on this magnitude. Financial aspect: Several billions in damage News sources put the cost of rebuilding the facilities and replacing damaged equipment at several billion dollars. More precise estimates, floated by the American Enterprise Institute, sugges ...

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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.