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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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Why Is Bahraini Regime Mounting Crackdown on Opposition?
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Why Is Bahraini Regime Mounting Crackdown on Opposition?

Wednesday 7 November 2018
Al-Wefaq movement, and two of former lawmakers, Hassan Sultan, and Ali al-Aswad, on charges of spying for Qatar. The court overturned the previous acquittals and sentenced them to life in jail. Since 2011, the year that the Arab uprisings in West Asia and North Africa against the dictatorships ...
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Bahrain Intensifies Crackdown on Activists ahead of Elections
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Bahrain Intensifies Crackdown on Activists ahead of Elections

Sunday 11 November 2018 ،
The West-backed Bahraini regime has sentenced six more activists to up to 10 years in jail a week after sentencing opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and two of his colleagues to life in prison. Alwaght- The West-backed Bahraini regime has sentenced six more activists to up to 10 years in jail a we ...
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Bahrain Election: Al Khalifa’s Fake Image of Democracy
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Bahrain Election: Al Khalifa’s Fake Image of Democracy

Monday 26 November 2018 ،
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society which represents a large part of the Shiites of the country who are a majority of the nearly 1.5 million population. In the 2010 election, nearly half of the parliament (18 seats) was under control of Al-Wefaq. A year after, the protests erupted in the country simi ...
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Bahraini Regime Sentences 3 Opposition Leaders to Life in Jail
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Bahraini Regime Sentences 3 Opposition Leaders to Life in Jail

Monday 28 January 2019 ،
Al-Wefaq party, and two senior leaders of Bahrain's main opposition block Sheikh Hassan Sultan and Ali Alaswad were sentenced to life imprisonment in November. The verdicts issued Monday are final and cannot be appealed. The 53-year-old Salman was convicted in November  ...
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Bahrain Sentences Opposition Leaders to Life to Bully Dissidents, Court Saudis
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Bahrain Sentences Opposition Leaders to Life to Bully Dissidents, Court Saudis

Wednesday 30 January 2019 ،
Al-Wefaq General Assembly, in which he  spoke about the opposition’s continuing determination to reach power in Bahrain, to achieve the demands of the 2011 uprising through peaceful means and to hold those responsible for committing human rights abuses to account. He also highlighted the ...
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UN Concerned Over Bahraini Political Prisoners
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UN Concerned Over Bahraini Political Prisoners

Friday 1 February 2019 ،
- The UN human rights agency says Bahraini opposition figure Sheikh Salman and his colleagues have been given life sentences because of their political viewpoints. Alwaght- The United Nations’ human rights agency expressed concerns over Bahraini opposition figures' sentences, saying & ...
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Sheikh Qassim Slams Bahraini Rulers for Israeli Delegation Visit
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Sheikh Qassim Slams Bahraini Rulers for Israeli Delegation Visit

Wednesday 3 April 2019 ،
- Bahrain’s senior-most Shiite Shiite cleric Sheikh Qassim has denounced rulers of the Persian Gulf monarchy for a plan to host an Israeli regime’s delegation Alwaght- Bahrain’s senior-most Shiite Shiite cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim has denounced rulers of the tiny Persian Gulf monarchy for a plan ...
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Bahraini Regime Executes 3 Activists Despite Calls to Halt Death Sentences
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Bahraini Regime Executes 3 Activists Despite Calls to Halt Death Sentences

Saturday 27 July 2019 ،
The West-backed Bahraini regime has executed three pro-democracy activists on two separate cases despite widespread calls to commute the death sentences handed to the prisoners in an "unfair" mass trial. Alwaght- The West-backed Bahraini regime has executed three pro-democracy activists on two  ...
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Bahrain Political Prisoners Struggle With Coronavirus Risks As They’re Denied Freedom
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Bahrain Political Prisoners Struggle With Coronavirus Risks As They’re Denied Freedom

Friday 24 April 2020 ،
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society as well as rights activists Nazar al-Wadee, Nabil Rajab, and Naji Fatil are among the political prisoners whom the Amnesty International called for their immediate and unconditional release from prison.  Ahmad al-Wadee, the director of London-based Bahrain Cen ...
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What’s Behind Saudi Silence To Coup Against Hadi In Southern Yemen?
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What’s Behind Saudi Silence To Coup Against Hadi In Southern Yemen?

Friday 26 June 2020 ،
Al-Wefaq News website, citing an informed source, reported that Riyadh hotels hosting Mansour government’s officials have begun evacuating them. The committee that was responsible for paying their stay expenses stopped work since early June, the news outlet added.  Although in their anal ...

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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.