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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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Martyred Leader Was Voice of World’s Muslims: Russian Funeral Participant
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Martyred Leader Was Voice of World’s Muslims: Russian Funeral Participant

Sunday 12 July 2026
2007. That year, I developed stronger ties with mosques and Islamic centers in Moscow. It was in that setting that I first became familiar with the thoughts, speeches, and messages of Ayatollah Khamenei. From that time onward, I have always tried to follow his positions, speeches, and guidance. As t ...
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections, al-Hayya registered within Change and Reform list of Hamas, becoming one of the influential and prominent figures of the movement. In 2021 elections that was called off by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, he led Hamas’s list. Al-Hayya wa ...
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Bombing in Lebanon, Talking in Italy: Why Does Negotiating with Tel Aviv not Work?
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Bombing in Lebanon, Talking in Italy: Why Does Negotiating with Tel Aviv not Work?

Wednesday 5 August 2026 ،
2000 withdrawal and the 2006 war, Israeli military occupation of the south, cross-border incursions, and repeated violations of Lebanese sovereignty have remained a central axis of conflict for decades. Beirut has repeatedly accused Tel Aviv of breaching its airspace, launching cross-border strikes ...
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios
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Political Storm Heading to Tel Aviv: From Likud Fracture to Election Scenarios

Monday 10 August 2026 ،
2000 centers on his conversations with Arnon Mozes, publisher of Yedioth Ahronoth, in which Netanyahu is suspected of trying to cut an illegal deal: favorable media coverage in return for legislation aimed at weakening a rival newspaper, Israel Hayom. Then there is Case 4000, the most serious and co ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
200 rounds for other types of weapons. According to Al Jazeera, the US is the primary arms supplier to Iraq, accounting for 41 percent of its military imports. Over the past five years, South Korea has also ranked as Iraq's third-largest weapons provider, and between 2017 and 2021, Iraq was the ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
200 Muslims have been elected to various offices nationwide since 2019, spanning local councils, Congress, school boards, and state positions. A report from the Islamic Circle of North America on August 5, 2026, put the number even higher: 230 Muslims currently hold elected office across the country ...
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
2002, Afghanistan wedding hit by us bombs One of the earliest instances dates back to July 1, 2002, in the Deh Rawod district of Afghanistan, when a US airstrike hit a wedding celebration . A subsequent US military investigation put the death toll at 34, with around 50 wounded, though Afghan govern ...
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
2003 war and warned about the use of certain banned munitions in urban areas. The group also called for reviews of cases where laws of war may have been violated. In Afghanistan, the 2015 attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz became one of the most notorious cases of civilian casua ...
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12 American Bases and Facilities Iranian Missiles Damaged
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12 American Bases and Facilities Iranian Missiles Damaged

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
people in a residential area in northern Kuwait. Conclusion on scale of damage The most important independent review of the damage to the American military facilities in the Iranian missile and drone attacks is conducted by The Washington Post on May 6.  The newspaper reported that since the ...
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Araghchi Calls on World to Hold US Accountable for ‘War Crimes’ at UNGA
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Araghchi Calls on World to Hold US Accountable for ‘War Crimes’ at UNGA

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
200 people, many of them children. Araghchi said the world has not done enough to condemn these crimes and stressed that impunity carries wide-ranging consequences. He called on all countries to uphold the UN Charter and international law, particularly the prohibition on the use of force, and urged ...

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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.