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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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UAE Arbitrarily Detains 2,700 Afghan Evacuees: Rights Group
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UAE Arbitrarily Detains 2,700 Afghan Evacuees: Rights Group

Wednesday 15 March 2023
Emirati authorities arbitrarily detained 2,700 Afghan evacuees for over 15 months, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. Emirati authorities arbitrarily detained 2,700 Afghan evacuees for over 15 months, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.  According to the organization, detainees were not g ...
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UK Decried by UN for Unlawful Rwanda Deportation Policy
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UK Decried by UN for Unlawful Rwanda Deportation Policy

Sunday 23 July 2023 ،
The United Nations has lashed out at the UK for its controversial immigration legislation, warning it could have profound consequences for the people in need of international protection. The United Nations has lashed out at the UK for its controversial immigration legislation, warning it could have ...
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Erdogan’s Discretionary Divorce from Muslim Brotherhood
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Erdogan’s Discretionary Divorce from Muslim Brotherhood

Monday 24 July 2023 ،
Erdogan is separating ways from Muslim Brotherhood as he embraces a new policy that distances him from last decade. Alwaght- The 21st century for Turkey is tied to the name of Erdogan, the political leader who has been the unchallenged figure holding the power over the past two decades and shining w ...
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US Aware of Saudis’ Killing of African Migrants but Kept Silent:  NYT
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US Aware of Saudis’ Killing of African Migrants but Kept Silent: NYT

Wednesday 30 August 2023 ،
The United States for long has been aware of the mistreatment African migrants have been systematically subjected to at the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, but has kept the issue out of the public arena, the New York Times has reported. Alwaght- The United States for long has been aware of th ...
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Bahraini Rights Activist Arrested at UK Airport after UN Address on Abuses
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Bahraini Rights Activist Arrested at UK Airport after UN Address on Abuses

Saturday 30 September 2023 ،
A prominent Bahraini activist was held at Gatwick Airport in London as he returned to the United Kingdom after addressing the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva about human rights abuses in the Persian Gulf kingdom. Alwaght- A prominent Bahraini activist was held at Gatwick Airport in ...
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Why have the Republicans taken stance against Biden?
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Why have the Republicans taken stance against Biden?

Thursday 8 February 2024 ،
Republicans aim to portray Biden’s domestic and foreign policy performance as ineffective Republicans aim to portray Biden's domestic and foreign policy performance as ineffective by linking financial aid to Ukraine with the immigration issue, intending to leverage this against him in future ele ...
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Italy Laying the Rails for the EU to Rebuild its Syria Policy
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Italy Laying the Rails for the EU to Rebuild its Syria Policy

Monday 29 July 2024 ،
Rome sees Damascus important to tackle refugees and terrorism crises and help Italy with West Asia influence. Alwaght- The international developments have brought forth serious challenges to the integrated approaches of Europe that have been followed in foreign policy in not-so-distsnt years. With t ...
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Anti-Muslim incidents in the US increase by 70% in the first half of 2024 amid Gaza conflict
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Anti-Muslim incidents in the US increase by 70% in the first half of 2024 amid Gaza conflict

Tuesday 30 July 2024 ،
Anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian incidents in the United States increased by 70% in the first half of 2024 ALWAGHT- According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian incidents in the United States increased by 70% in the first half of 2024. Human rights ...
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Netanyahu Resorting to African Asylum Seekers to Escape Gaza War Defeat
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Netanyahu Resorting to African Asylum Seekers to Escape Gaza War Defeat

Wednesday 18 September 2024 ،
Israeli media report that Israeli army recruits African asylum seekers for life-threatening operations in return for permanent residency status. Alwaght- Though in recent years recruiting foreign mercenaries and militants has become a common phenomenon in wars, the Israeli regime in Gaza war has set ...
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Gaza Plight and Starvation to Escalate after Tel Aviv Ban on UNRWA
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Gaza Plight and Starvation to Escalate after Tel Aviv Ban on UNRWA

Wednesday 30 October 2024 ،
The Israeli Knesset approved a bill banning UN aid agency operating in Gaza for decades. Alwaght- While Gaza has been reduced to ruins due to the massive Israeli attacks and there is no safe place in this coastal enclave, the Israelis do not stop at this catastrophic situation and plan to tighten th ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution