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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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Hamas Rejects Pressure to Surrender Arms, Recognize Israeli Regime
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Hamas Rejects Pressure to Surrender Arms, Recognize Israeli Regime

Thursday 19 October 2017
Bassem Naim, a senior Hamas official, accused the Trump administration of “blatant interference in Palestinian affairs.” “It is the right of our people to choose its government according to their supreme strategic interests,” he said.  Naim also said Greenblatt was bow ...
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New Iraqi PM, with Incomplete Cabinet, Sworn in
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New Iraqi PM, with Incomplete Cabinet, Sworn in

Thursday 25 October 2018 ،
Bassem al-Rubaye (minister of labor and social affairs), Luay al-Khatteeb (minister of electricity), Mohammed Hashim (minister of trade), Jamal al-Adili (minister of water resources), Salih Abdullah Jabouri (minister of industry), Saleh al-Hassani (minister of agriculture), and Bangin Rekani (minist ...
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Israeli Regime Plots against Al-Aqsa Mosque Will Not Go Unpunished: Hamas
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Israeli Regime Plots against Al-Aqsa Mosque Will Not Go Unpunished: Hamas

Wednesday 19 July 2023 ،
Bassem Naim, head of the Hamas international relations office, called on Arab and Muslim states to assume their responsibilities and protect al-Aqsa Mosque against the Israeli regime’s sacrilegious moves. “The repeated Jewish settlers’ incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque provoke t ...
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Witkoff’s Gaza Ceasefire Proposal: No Guarantees, No Trust, No Will
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Witkoff’s Gaza Ceasefire Proposal: No Guarantees, No Trust, No Will

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
Bassem Naim said that the movement had received Tel Aviv’s response to Witkoff’s proposal, and that this response did not meet any of the fair and legitimate demands of the Palestinian people. The new initiative proposes release of only 10 Israeli prisoners within a week. This means tha ...
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Hamas Open to Ceasefire, Defends Oct. 7 Attacks: “History Didn’t Start Oct. 7”
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Hamas Open to Ceasefire, Defends Oct. 7 Attacks: “History Didn’t Start Oct. 7”

Monday 8 December 2025 ،
Bassem Naim, stated the group is open to a comprehensive approach in upcoming ceasefire talks to prevent further escalation. While asserting Hamas's right to resist, he expressed flexibility regarding the group's weapons, suggesting they could be frozen or stored under Palestinian guarantees ...

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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.