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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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Palestinians Laud African Union Suspension of Debate on Israel Ties ‘Blow to Compromisers’
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Palestinians Laud African Union Suspension of Debate on Israel Ties ‘Blow to Compromisers’

Monday 7 February 2022
Aboul Gheit also backed the AU’s decision. An official source in the General Secretariat lauded the decision as a corrective step in line with the historical positions of the African Union and in support of the Palestinian cause. The Arab Parliament said the decision corrects the previo ...
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UN Urges Israel to End Razing Palestinian Homes in Occupied West Bank
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UN Urges Israel to End Razing Palestinian Homes in Occupied West Bank

Thursday 17 February 2022 ،
Aboul Gheit says resolution of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict is needed in order to establish a lasting peace, stability and security in the Middle East region. Speaking at the 32nd Conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union in the Egyptian capital Cairo on ...
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Palestinian Groups Raise Alert Level amid Israeli War Games
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Palestinian Groups Raise Alert Level amid Israeli War Games

Tuesday 10 May 2022 ،
Aboul Gheit on Monday strongly condemned the latest remarks by Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett concerning the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and al-Quds. Aboul Gheit, in a statement, rejected Israeli attempts to change the historical and legal status quo of al-Quds and al-Aqsa Mosque. He said ...
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World Condemns Turkish Artillery Strikes that Killed Nine Civilians in Northern Iraq
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World Condemns Turkish Artillery Strikes that Killed Nine Civilians in Northern Iraq

Thursday 21 July 2022 ،
Aboul Gheit also condemned on Thursday the Turkish attack that targeted a tourist resort in the northern Iraqi province of Duhok. Jamal Rushdie, a spokesperson for the secretary general, quoted Aboul Gheit as saying that he emphatically rejects the shelling as it is an attack on Iraqi sovereig ...
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Arab League Summit: From Real Differences to Contrived Agenda
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Arab League Summit: From Real Differences to Contrived Agenda

Wednesday 2 November 2022 ،
Aboul Gheit recently accused Iran of interference in the Arab world affairs.  In an interview with Cairo TV, Aboul Gheit claimed that Iran interferes in the affairs of Yemen and its aim is to threaten the security of Saudi Arabia. He added “we are always critical of this issue.” He ...
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Arab League Censures Israeli Regime’s ’Open War’ on Palestinians
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Arab League Censures Israeli Regime’s ’Open War’ on Palestinians

Tuesday 7 February 2023 ،
Aboul-Gheit denounced the international community’s silence and inaction in the face of soaring tensions in the West Bank and the sharp increase in the number of Palestinians killed at the hands of Israeli forces. Aboul-Gheit made the remarks during a meeting with European Unio ...
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Syria Earthquake Victims’ Plight Compounded by US Sanctions
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Syria Earthquake Victims’ Plight Compounded by US Sanctions

Thursday 9 February 2023 ،
Aboul Gheit expressed his condolences on the death of hundreds of victims in the devastating earthquake in Syria and asked the international community to provide the necessary assistance to the victims of this humanitarian disaster. Mohammed bin Zayed, the ruler of the UAE, announced in a phone conv ...
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Turkey’s Erdogan Slams Tel Aviv’s “Unacceptable” Gaza Evacuation Ultimatum
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Turkey’s Erdogan Slams Tel Aviv’s “Unacceptable” Gaza Evacuation Ultimatum

Friday 13 October 2023 ،
Aboul Gheit described the Israeli move as “a war crime that Israel plans to commit as part of its shameful bloody campaign against the Gaza Strip.” The Israeli demand blatantly violates the Fourth Geneva Convention that prohibits the forced population movement, he said, noting that the ...
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Will Israeli Defiance of International Laws Continue Despite UNSC Resolution on Gaza War?
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Will Israeli Defiance of International Laws Continue Despite UNSC Resolution on Gaza War?

Thursday 13 June 2024 ،
Aboul Gheit, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, stressed the need to immediately curb Israel's aggression, saying that the Security Council has been too late for fulfilling its responsibility and so allowed victimization of thousands of Palestinians. Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi, the Secreta ...
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Arab League’s Gaza Initiative Final Nail in Coffin of Trump’s Forced Migration Plan
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Arab League’s Gaza Initiative Final Nail in Coffin of Trump’s Forced Migration Plan

Friday 7 March 2025 ،
Aboul Gheit, maintained that the Cairo meeting had two main goals: First, the collective opposition of Arab countries to any attempt to forcibly relocate Palestinians from Gaza, and second, to present practical and realistic solutions instead of proposals for the evacuation of Gaza. One of the key ...

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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.