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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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Bahrain’s Al Khalifa Struggling to Crack Down on Ashura Cermonies

Bahrain’s Al Khalifa Struggling to Crack Down on Ashura Cermonies

Saturday 6 August 2022
Al-Wefaq, the country's leading opposition movement, said that Al Khalifa regime is assaulting Ashura ceremonies and signs as part of a systemic discrimination and persecution program against the Shiite majority.  The Al Khalifa regime, which has been ruling the majorly-Shiite Island count ...
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Bahrain’s Main Opposition Group Calls for Boycott of November Legislative Elections

Bahrain’s Main Opposition Group Calls for Boycott of November Legislative Elections

Friday 16 September 2022 ،
Al-Wefaq, in a statement released on Wednesday, described boycott of November 12 polls as a national duty, emphasizing that the ruling Manama regime maintains absolute control over the electoral process and seeks to install a weak legislature, whose main task would be to burnish the image of the cor ...
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Bahraini Opposition Groups Boycott ’Sham’ Elections

Bahraini Opposition Groups Boycott ’Sham’ Elections

Saturday 24 September 2022 ،
Six Bahraini opposition groups boycotted Al khalifa regime’s parliamentary and municipal elections to be held on November 12. Alwaght- Six Bahraini opposition groups boycotted Al khalifa regime's parliamentary and municipal elections to be held on November 12. The al-Wefaq National Islamic ...
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Al Khalifah Regime Trying to Place Slavery Yoke on Bahraini Nation: Sheikh Qassim

Al Khalifah Regime Trying to Place Slavery Yoke on Bahraini Nation: Sheikh Qassim

Tuesday 4 October 2022 ،
Al-Wefaq described the boycott of November 12 polls as a national duty, emphasizing that the ruling Manama regime maintains absolute control over the electoral process and seeks to install a weak legislature, whose main task would be to burnish the image of the corrupt Al Khalifah dynasty and c ...
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Bahraini Activists Urge Pope to Press Regime to End Human Rights Abuse

Bahraini Activists Urge Pope to Press Regime to End Human Rights Abuse

Saturday 5 November 2022 ،
Al-Wefaq added that the Manama regime seeks to mask the extent of its oppression and religious discrimination as prisons and detention centers across Bahrain are full of scholars, professors, elites and nationalist figures who are subjected to all forms of torture and humiliation. Earlier, nine int ...
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Participation in Bahrain’s Sham Parliamentary Election Is ‘Betrayal’: Top Cleric

Participation in Bahrain’s Sham Parliamentary Election Is ‘Betrayal’: Top Cleric

Saturday 12 November 2022 ،
Bahraini Shiites’ spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has reiterated the call to boycott parliamentary elections, saying participation in the sham elections amounts to betrayal. Alwaght- Bahraini Shiites' spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has reiterated the call to boycott pa ...
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People Protest, Groups Condemn ’Repressive’ Climate as Bahrain Holds Election

People Protest, Groups Condemn ’Repressive’ Climate as Bahrain Holds Election

Saturday 12 November 2022 ،
Bahraini people staged demonstrations and rights groups denounced a “repressive climate” as the West-backed Persian Gulf state holds parliament elections after dissolving main opposition groups and cracking down on dissent. Alwaght- Bahraini people staged demonstrations and rights groups denounced a ...
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UN Committee Condemns Bahraini Regime’s ‘Racist Treatment’ of Shiite Community

UN Committee Condemns Bahraini Regime’s ‘Racist Treatment’ of Shiite Community

Tuesday 6 December 2022 ،
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has expressed concern about the Bahraini regime’s racist treatment of the Shiite community, that has been long subjected to systematic crackdown by the ruling Al Khalifah regime. Alwaght- The United Nations Committee on ...
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Fresh Revelations Picture Dreadful Bahraini Prison Conditions

Fresh Revelations Picture Dreadful Bahraini Prison Conditions

Tuesday 24 January 2023 ،
Al-Wefaq has called the pressure and suffocation imposed on the people by the Al Khalifa regime as an atrocity. The opposition society also said that West’s turning a blind eye to what is happening in Bahrain and ignoring all violations and crimes against human rights is unacceptable and a com ...
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Israeli Regime Buys Island in Bahrain, Angering Activists

Israeli Regime Buys Island in Bahrain, Angering Activists

Monday 13 February 2023 ،
Israeli regime reportedly has "bought an island" in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain, drawing outrage from social media users. Alwaght- Israeli regime reportedly has bought an island in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain, drawing outrage from social media users. Arabic-langu ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies