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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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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?

Thursday 16 January 2025
Berri, Hezbollah's chief Sheikh Naim Qassem, and Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc chief Mohammad Raad turned the tide in Hezbollah's favor. As they did not allow Israel to sieze Lebanese territories in the south and push Hezbollah forces to the north of Litani River, in politics, too, Hezb ...
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
Berri, the speaker of the Lebanese parliament, said on Friday that the Americans had informed him that the Israeli military would remain in five areas in southern Lebanon, something strongly opposed by factions close to Hezbollah. In this regard, Nabih Berri, who is also leader of Hezbollah-aligned ...
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Lebanese Govt. Falls in American-Israeli Trap, Ignores Internal Priorities
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Lebanese Govt. Falls in American-Israeli Trap, Ignores Internal Priorities

Wednesday 19 February 2025 ،
Berri to find a solution out of the current crisis have gone nowhere, and it seems that the government has no serious resolve to counter the American and Israeli dictates.  Sources familiar with the matter told Al-Akhbar that in the past three days, President Aoun, Prime Minister Tamam Salam, ...
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US Calls on Lebanon to Dismantle Hezbollah Ahead of Israeli Withdrawal
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US Calls on Lebanon to Dismantle Hezbollah Ahead of Israeli Withdrawal

Wednesday 30 July 2025 ،
Berri, have pushed back, demanding Israel halt its airstrikes and fully implement the ceasefire agreement reached with Hezbollah in November 2024. However, Israel has rejected those terms, and the US has responded by insisting on a Lebanese cabinet decision to move forward with disarmament. Barrack ...
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Hezbollah’s Arms Remain a Red Line
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Hezbollah’s Arms Remain a Red Line

Sunday 3 August 2025 ،
Berri. In a conversation with Barrack, Nabih Berri explained to the American diplomat that there could be no discussion about Hezbollah’s weapons before forcing the Israeli regime to fully implement the ceasefire and withdraw from the occupied territories in the south, and that the discussion ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
Berri's positions as speaker of parliament and leader of the Amal movement in supporting the legitimacy and benefit of Hezbollah's weapons for Lebanon's security have highly undermined the enemy efforts to disarm Hezbollah. Finally, after 12-day war, the power and position of each regio ...
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
Berri backs Hezbollah Like the army chief, the speaker of the parliament and head of Amal Movement Nabih Berri said thar any debate on Hezbollah's army's should be tied to Israel exit from occupied Lebanese territories and done within a purely Lebanese national dialogue away from foreign pr ...
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Unlike Govt., People Think Hezbollah Weapons Source of Security
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Unlike Govt., People Think Hezbollah Weapons Source of Security

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
Berri and army's proposal  As Lebanon struggles to move out of a deepening political and security crisis, its political leaders are advancing parallel initiatives aimed at prioritizing national interests over what they describe as foreign agendas, countering proposals put forth by the gove ...
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Three Children Among Five Killed in Israeli Drone Attack on Southern Lebanon
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Three Children Among Five Killed in Israeli Drone Attack on Southern Lebanon

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
Berri and Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar echoed similar denunciations. The incident occurred as US Deputy Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus was in Lebanon to attend a meeting of the ceasefire monitoring committee. Lebanese leaders highlighted the irony of the attack taking place under the committee&rsqu ...
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Larijani Signals Strong Iranian Response to Any Israeli Attack
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Larijani Signals Strong Iranian Response to Any Israeli Attack

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
Berri, Larijani downplayed speculation of a potential Israeli strike on Iran. “We are prepared for all scenarios, but I do not believe the Israelis will act irrationally. If they attack, we will respond firmly,” he told reporters. He also praised Hezbollah as a genuine resistance moveme ...

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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.