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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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Iranian-Saudi Detente Could transform Region, US Power Is There to Prevent
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Iranian-Saudi Detente Could transform Region, US Power Is There to Prevent

Wednesday 10 October 2018
Al Jazeera, made an offer of dialogue with Saudi Arabia in a bid to create political settlements across the region. It was not the first time that Tehran has extended a hand of friendship towards Riyadh. Earlier this year, Zarif told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York that a “strong ...
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Israeli Regime Demolishes Home of Prominent Palestinian Activist
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Israeli Regime Demolishes Home of Prominent Palestinian Activist

Thursday 27 December 2018 ،
Alwaght- The Israeli regime has destroyed a residential building owned by a prominent Palestinian activist, whose six sons have been imprisoned by the Occupying forces. The building, owned by Latifa Abu Hmeid, is located in the Amari refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. Accor ...
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Using Forged Emails, Progressive Journalists Smear Their Own for Challenging Syria Groupthink
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Using Forged Emails, Progressive Journalists Smear Their Own for Challenging Syria Groupthink

Saturday 21 September 2019 ،
Alexander Reid Ross — a geography teacher who has made a name for himself in anti-fascist circles by attacking the likes of Blumenthal and Khalek over nebulous ties to fascists, using the tired “red-brown” technique — also participated in the Twitter pile-on. Blumenthal told ...
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Iraqis to Hold Million-Man March on Friday to Protest US Military Presence
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Iraqis to Hold Million-Man March on Friday to Protest US Military Presence

Thursday 23 January 2020 ،
Alwaght- Millions of Iraqi people are set to take part in a mass rally against the US military presence in their homeland on Friday amid a fresh wave of public anger triggered by a recent meeting between President Barham Salih and his American counterpart, Donald Trump, Press TV reported. Last ...
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Attacks, Threats Target French Mosques, Muslims amid Rising Islamophobia
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Attacks, Threats Target French Mosques, Muslims amid Rising Islamophobia

Monday 12 April 2021 ،
Also on Friday, a 24-year-old “neo-Nazi” was charged for making threats against a mosque in the city of Le Mans -- also in western France, local media reported. The series of anti-Islam incidents came amid what many Muslims in the European country have described as surging hostility aga ...
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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 ،
Alliance’s definition following threats from the rightwing government of Boris Johnson last year to inflict financial penalties on any that demurred. There were early warnings, including from the main author of the IHRA definition, that it would be weaponised and ...
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Will Shireen Abu Akleh’s Murder Mark Turning Point in Liberation of Palestine?
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Will Shireen Abu Akleh’s Murder Mark Turning Point in Liberation of Palestine?

Sunday 15 May 2022 ،
Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was targeted by Israeli forces while covering yet another Israeli assault on Jenin. Furthermore, Israeli forces have now attacked the funeral procession leading Shireen to her final resting place. One wonders why is anyone surprised. How often have ...
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India’s Kashmir Clampdown Continues four Years after Article 370 Abrogated
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India’s Kashmir Clampdown Continues four Years after Article 370 Abrogated

Saturday 5 August 2023 ،
Al Jazeera. ‘The situation is bad’ A year before India scrapped the region’s autonomy, its elected legislative assembly headed by Mufti was dissolved in 2018. Since then, the region is being ruled by the federal government through its hand-picked administrator as the regional pr ...
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Will Board of Peace Initiative Lead to Reopening Rafah Border Crossing?
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Will Board of Peace Initiative Lead to Reopening Rafah Border Crossing?

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
Alwaght- One of the important outcomes of the session for inking the Board of Peace initiative in Davos forum in Switzerland is the reopening of the Rafah Border Crossing which is one of the key agendas of the Trump-announced board that is designed to run Gaza after war. In this connection, Ali Sha ...
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Araghchi Cautions Regional States That Israel’s ‘Doctrine of Impunity’ Endangers Regional Stability
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Araghchi Cautions Regional States That Israel’s ‘Doctrine of Impunity’ Endangers Regional Stability

Saturday 7 February 2026 ،
Al Jazeera Forum, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared the war in Gaza a decisive test for international law and global morality. He argued that granting Israel a doctrine of impunity and allowing it to act above the law destabilizes the entire region, asserting that such immunity leads ...

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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.