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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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Zelensky Criticizes Pope Francis’s White Flag Call as ’Virtual Mediation’
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Zelensky Criticizes Pope Francis’s White Flag Call as ’Virtual Mediation’

Monday 11 March 2024
The president thanked religious figures of the country and rejected what he called "virtual mediation 2,500 km away." Alwaght- Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has dismissed Pope Francis’s proposal for peace in Ukraine as virtual mediation. Zelensky thanked Ukrainian religious figures fo ...
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Ukraine Summons Vatican Envoy over Pope’s "White Flag" Comments
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Ukraine Summons Vatican Envoy over Pope’s "White Flag" Comments

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
Pope called for Kiev to negotiate with Moscow and make concessions for the sake of peace. Alwaght- Ukraine's Foreign Ministry summoned Vatican envoy to Ukraine Visvaldas Kulbokas on March 11 over Pope Francis' recent call for Kiev to not be ashamed to negotiate with Moscow.  In an inte ...
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Will This Year’s Land Day Detonate New Palestinian Intifada?
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Will This Year’s Land Day Detonate New Palestinian Intifada?

Saturday 23 March 2024 ،
The Palestinian atmosphere is ready for a new Intifada as the Israeli crimes continue in Gaza and the West Bank. Alwaght- On March 1976, Israeli occupation forces seized thousands of acres of Palestinian lands in the occupied territories of 1948, while the Palestinians were majority in these regions ...
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Shadow of Invasion on Rafah: What Does Netanyahu Have in Head?
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Shadow of Invasion on Rafah: What Does Netanyahu Have in Head?

Monday 29 April 2024 ،
Netanyahu says Rafah invasion plan is ready to go, but he has subtle calculations and wants victory and release of prisoners without concessions to Hamas. Alwaght- As the Israeli officials ramp up their threats of invasion of Rafah, the shadow of war imposes itself on the southern Gaza city. Any gr ...
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Iran Denounces Terrorist Attacks in Russia’s Dagestan
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Iran Denounces Terrorist Attacks in Russia’s Dagestan

Tuesday 25 June 2024 ،
Church's Pentecost festival. These attacks come three months after approximately 133 people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a rock concert in Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of Moscow.
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FM Araghchi Offers Condolences on The Passing of Pope Francis
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FM Araghchi Offers Condolences on The Passing of Pope Francis

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
Church, was elected in 2013 after the resignation of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. In recent years, his health had been a concern, with multiple hospital visits. After his passing, tributes have flooded in from global leaders and religious figures, celebrating his legacy of compassion and reform. ...
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Political Coup? Netanyahu’s Struggle to Escape Loss
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Political Coup? Netanyahu’s Struggle to Escape Loss

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
Churchill, Britain's wartime PM. Yet this comparison carries a dangerous historical precedent: Churchill, though victorious in war, suffered a stunning electoral defeat in 1945 immediately after victory. While Netanyahu desperately hopes to avoid Churchill's postwar fate, the political reali ...
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Kiev Holds Talks with The US In Switzerland on A Potential Peace Agreement
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Kiev Holds Talks with The US In Switzerland on A Potential Peace Agreement

Saturday 22 November 2025 ،
Church, limiting Ukraine’s armed forces, and prohibiting foreign troops and long-range weapons on Ukrainian soil. Putin noted that Russia is ready for substantive negotiations on the proposal, but accused Ukraine of refusing detailed discussions, citing Kiev’s disconnect from battlefiel ...
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Coup, War or Surrender: What Path Will Trump Pick in Venezuela?
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Coup, War or Surrender: What Path Will Trump Pick in Venezuela?

Saturday 29 November 2025 ،
Churchill, USS Mahan, and USS Bainbridge, is positioned just miles from Venezuelan shores, presenting a posture that looks unmistakably like a combat operation. But analysts caution that Venezuela is no Libya or Somalia. “Venezuela is not like those places where Washington has intervened in t ...
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Pope’s Lebanon Visit Puts a Heavy ’Divine Responsibility’ on the Religious Leader
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Pope’s Lebanon Visit Puts a Heavy ’Divine Responsibility’ on the Religious Leader

Wednesday 3 December 2025 ،
Pope Leo XIV is visiting Lebanon as shadow of war is engulfing the region and he is expected to speak out against Israeli aggression. Alwaght- The visit of Pope Leo XIV to West Asia as the cradle of Abrahamic civilizations comes at a time the world is experiencing intensification of the humanitarian ...

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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.