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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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Macron’s Impossible Dream in Persian Gulf Region

Macron’s Impossible Dream in Persian Gulf Region

Monday 6 December 2021
Beirut port explosion on August 4 in order to play the role of a big brother and mediator, as well as his Iraq visit and presence in Baghdad security summit in late August outlined Paris' new strategy in the Persian Gulf. But what does France want from its new strategy?  US withdrawal from ...
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Lira Slump: Lebanese Economy on Fault Lines

Lira Slump: Lebanese Economy on Fault Lines

Saturday 15 January 2022 ،
Beirut in August 2020, which caused $10 billion in damage, inability to form a strong government, and lack of an economic plan made the problems snowball, pushing the once-prospering nation to the brink of collapse.  Lebanon's economic situation is currently in a state where the country is ...
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Lebanese Drivers Start Three-day Strike, Block Roads

Lebanese Drivers Start Three-day Strike, Block Roads

Wednesday 2 February 2022 ،
Beirut was eerily quiet as protesting drivers blocked its main highways and intersections, some with burning tires. Unions have said the strike actions will last from 5:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.  The crippling economic crisis in Lebanon has been in place for nearly three years, caused by a polit ...
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Lebanon Detains Journalist on Charge of Espionage for Israel

Lebanon Detains Journalist on Charge of Espionage for Israel

Sunday 20 February 2022 ،
Beirut, which killed more than 200 people and wounded 6,500 others. He crafted false evidence in his pieces, and faulty analyses designed to implicate Hezbollah in the devastating blast, and pit ordinary Lebanese people against the resistance group. The judicial sources said that the suspect was a ...
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Underway Israeli Military Drills Meant to Overshadow West Bank Armed Revolt, Prepare for Possible War

Underway Israeli Military Drills Meant to Overshadow West Bank Armed Revolt, Prepare for Possible War

Tuesday 13 December 2022 ،
Beirut and Tel Aviv came under fire, and consequently verbal tensions between Hezbollah and the Israelis over Karish gas field escalated afresh. The Israelis are afraid that Hezbollah may react to non-execution of the deal and are preparing for any scenario. Israeli security officials admit that sho ...
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EU Pursuing Influence Agenda in Lebanon Using Explosion, Corruption Probes

EU Pursuing Influence Agenda in Lebanon Using Explosion, Corruption Probes

Friday 20 January 2023 ،
Beirut Port investigation case.  Some Lebanese judicial sources believe that the outcomes of the investigation would be within the framework of findings by the national judiciary as the European delegation looks into information provided by the Lebanese judiciary. Still, this EU move is causin ...
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Paris Multi-Party Meeting on Lebanon: Step Forward or Political Show?

Paris Multi-Party Meeting on Lebanon: Step Forward or Political Show?

Tuesday 31 January 2023 ،
Beirut to probe corruption cases and port explosion, a move that left the Lebanese judicial officials unhappy with the brazen Europeans disregard of Lebanon’s national sovereignty and isolation of the country’s judiciary from two most important cases of recent years.  As part of it ...
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Hezbollah’s Military Drills A Clear Message to Israeli Hardliners

Hezbollah’s Military Drills A Clear Message to Israeli Hardliners

Wednesday 24 May 2023 ،
Beirut. Before reclaiming power, Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed he will scrap the deal upon taking the power, but 5 months after formation of his radical government, he has not taken any step against the US-brokered agreement. In recent weeks, the Israeli PM and other officials admitted they cannot fi ...
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Syria Repels Israeli Regime’s Airstrike

Syria Repels Israeli Regime’s Airstrike

Sunday 2 July 2023 ،
Beirut hit locations in the vicinity of the city of Homs, resulting only in material damage. Syrian anti-aircraft missile reportedly struck a remote town in the occupied Palestinian territories. After a mid-air explosion heard across Israeli regime, remnants of the Syrian missile landed in Rahat to ...
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Netanyahu Seeks Inflaming Regional War behind Al-Arouri Assassination: Expert

Netanyahu Seeks Inflaming Regional War behind Al-Arouri Assassination: Expert

Wednesday 3 January 2024 ،
Beirut residents were shocked with a huge explosion. Shortly later, the news of the explosion hit the world media headlines as it became clear that the operation targeted Hamas’s deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri and a number of the movement’s commanders. There is no doubt that this assassin ...

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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