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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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Election Turnout in Lebanon Exceeds 41 Percent

Election Turnout in Lebanon Exceeds 41 Percent

Monday 16 May 2022
Baalbek-Hermel. Supporters of the resistance movements took to the streets of the city to celebrate the news after the preliminary results came out. Meanwhile, the Maronite seat in Baalbek-Hermel was won by the Lebanese Forces (LF) candidate, Antoine Habashi. The LF party was previously a militia ...
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Hezbollah Strikes Israeli Base with 60 Katyusha Rockets

Hezbollah Strikes Israeli Base with 60 Katyusha Rockets

Tuesday 27 February 2024 ،
Baalbek 67 kilometers north of the capital Beirut that killed two civilians.  The attacks are among the heaviest since Israeli regime waged war on Gaza on October 8.  A few hours before, Hezbollah had announced that the Israeli positions of Radar and Ruwaisat Al-Alam in the occupied Sheb ...
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Hezbollah Pounds Israeli Barracks with More than 100 Rockets

Hezbollah Pounds Israeli Barracks with More than 100 Rockets

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
Baalbek city which resulted in the martyrdom of a citizen.” Al-Manar correspondent reported that several barrages of rockets were fired from Lebanon at Golan Heights and Galilee Panhandle. The rocket barrages were also reported by activists on social media, with photos and videos being poste ...
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Heavy Hezbollah Attack on Israeli Military Sites

Heavy Hezbollah Attack on Israeli Military Sites

Sunday 24 March 2024 ،
Baalbek in southern Lebanon.  Al-Mayadeen network reported that some 50 missiles were fired from Lebanon towards the occupied Golan and only 4 of them were intercepted. Lebanon's Hezbollah announced in its statement that it targeted Israel's military bases of Yoaf and Kila in the occu ...
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Israeli Airstrike Kills 7 Medical Staff in Lebanon’s South: Al-Mayadeen

Israeli Airstrike Kills 7 Medical Staff in Lebanon’s South: Al-Mayadeen

Wednesday 27 March 2024 ،
Baalbek in the Bekaa region, northeast Lebanon, resulting in the martyrdom of four people, according to Al Mayadeen's sources. Israeli airstrikes also targeted the area between the towns of Beit Yahoun and Baraachit, as well as the outskirts of the towns of Houla, Kfar Chouba, and Kfar Kila. A ...
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Amid Power Crisis in Lebanon, Hezbollah Enemies May Watch for Waves to Ride

Amid Power Crisis in Lebanon, Hezbollah Enemies May Watch for Waves to Ride

Monday 19 August 2024 ،
Baalbek, and Kesara. Zouk with a production capacity of 608 megawatts is considered the largest power plant in this country and all these power plants work with mazut to supply the required power. Al-Zahrani in the south is one of the main power plants in Lebanon and was the last to stay active unt ...
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Hezbollah Initiates Retaliatory Attacks on Israeli Positions and Illegal Settlements

Hezbollah Initiates Retaliatory Attacks on Israeli Positions and Illegal Settlements

Monday 30 September 2024 ،
Baalbek-Hermel, and Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Israeli airstrikes are widely viewed as retaliation for Hezbollah's backing of the Palestinian cause since Israel initiated its offensive on Gaza in October 2023. This latest surge in conflict follows the martyrdom of Seyyed Hassan Nasral ...
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Over 100 Killed in Israeli Attacks on Gaza, Lebanon

Over 100 Killed in Israeli Attacks on Gaza, Lebanon

Sunday 10 November 2024 ،
Baalbek region, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry and the Lebanese National News Agency. Israeli attacks on Gaza since October of the previous year have caused over 43,552 Palestinian deaths and more than 102,765 injuries, with thousands still trapped under rubble. These actions persist des ...
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Borrell Calls for Sanctions Against Israel Over War Crimes

Borrell Calls for Sanctions Against Israel Over War Crimes

Saturday 16 November 2024 ،
Baalbek, describing such attacks as an assault on human dignity and a violation of fundamental human rights. He linked this pattern of targeting healthcare to trends seen in conflicts like Syria, Ukraine, and Sudan, whether due to recklessness or deliberate targeting. The ongoing war on Gaza, initi ...
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Israel Kills Eight Additional Paramedics in Lebanon as Violence Escalates

Israel Kills Eight Additional Paramedics in Lebanon as Violence Escalates

Monday 18 November 2024 ،
Baalbek, killing 15 paramedics and five civilians. These incidents reflect a pattern of strikes on emergency response facilities amid Israel's continued military actions, which intensified following the outbreak of violence in Gaza in October 2023. The ongoing Israeli campaign has resulted in o ...

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