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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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Trump’s Envoy Leaves Beirut between Israeli Aggression and Surrender
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Trump’s Envoy Leaves Beirut between Israeli Aggression and Surrender

Monday 7 April 2025
The US envoy to Middle East visited Lebanon to press new officials for Hezbollah disarmament or brace for new Israeli war. Alwaght- While the Israeli regime with its recent airstrikes and violation of its obligation to fully withdraw from southern Lebanon has drawn anger of the Lebanese public and m ...
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What’s behind Netanyahu’s Diplomatic Failure in the US
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What’s behind Netanyahu’s Diplomatic Failure in the US

Saturday 12 April 2025 ،
Court Court (ICC) and in the past months has rarely made foreign visits for the fear of arrest, the sensitive regional conditions and Gaza crisis and the developments in Israel have motivated him to visit the US for talks with Trump again after a short time of his last visit to Washington; talks tha ...
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Netanyahu Losing Last Stronghold as Military Personnel Protest Prolonged War
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Netanyahu Losing Last Stronghold as Military Personnel Protest Prolonged War

Saturday 12 April 2025 ،
Court and UN judicial mechanisms have so far tried dozens of military personnel and politicians for violations of international humanitarian law. These cases show that even after decades, military personnel are likely to be tried for their crimes in war.  The Hague-based international court is ...
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Trial or Infighting? How Are Netanyahu Cases Polarizing Israel?
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Trial or Infighting? How Are Netanyahu Cases Polarizing Israel?

Saturday 26 April 2025 ،
Court and gain greater control over the appointment of judges by proposing judicial reforms. These measures have been met with widespread public protests. 3. Media propaganda and creating doubt in public opinion Netanyahu has used pro-government media to accuse the judicial system of political bia ...
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Court and the host country is a signatory to the Rome Statute of the Court in 1998. In this case, the host state is obliged to arrest this president and hand them over to the international court in accordance with the Rome Statute. However, Iraqi researcher Aqeel Abbas told New Arab that no legal co ...
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Five Palestinian Journalists Among the Latest Victims of Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza
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Five Palestinian Journalists Among the Latest Victims of Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza. Additionally, Israel is facing a genocide case at the International Court of Justice.
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Has France Really Become Supporter of Palestine?
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Has France Really Become Supporter of Palestine?

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
Court, adding that so far none of the European and Western leaders have sought these practical measures against Israel and have been content with verbal statements.  What is needed for European and Western leaders to take practical action? Because war crimes, crimes against humanity and genoci ...
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Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma
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Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma

Tuesday 27 May 2025 ،
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still repeats his claims of gaining a victory over Hamas resistance movement. The ongoing war in Gaza is the longest since foundation of Israeli regime on the Palestinian lands about 8 decades ago. No expert at the beginning of the war predicted that it will continu ...
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
Court (ICC) and the other with the International Court of Justice (ICJ). ICC, as a result, issued arrest warrant to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his ex-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.  The UN could theoretically request humanitarian access to Gaza under Chapter 7 of its Charter ...
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
Court against the prime minister and the ministry of finance. This stance by Erbil was taken in response to a letter from the Iraqi Minister of Finance Tayyip Sami on May 28, which stated that the ministry could no longer continue to pay the region's share of the state budget, as the region had ...

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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.