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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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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
Criminal 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 ...
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
Russian Supreme Court removed Taliban from terror list, facilitating closer ties with Kabul as Russia feels a need for partnership with the group. Alwaght- Just until last week, any member of the Taliban who entered Russia should have been arrested according to the Russian laws and could face up to ...
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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 ،
Criminal 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 ...
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Home and regional developments seem to have motivated Jordanian government to ban the Muslim Brotherhood after 80 years. Alwaght- After years of ups and downs in relationship between the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and the Jordanian government, Amman last week banned groups affiliated with the MB in the ...
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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 ،
Criminal 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 a ...
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
Criminal Court for war crimes in Gaza and has repeatedly clashed with the leaders of the Elysee Palace in recent months over Paris’s call to stop the war in Gaza, condemned the French decision, saying that the move was “a reward for terrorism and an existential threat to Israel.” ...
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications

Wednesday 10 September 2025 ،
Electoral commission disqualified a large number of candidates for a variety of reasons including corruption, etc. Alwaght- With just two months left to Iraq's parliamentary elections, sensitivities over the candidate vetting process has intensified. The Independent High Electoral Commission (IH ...
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Crackdown on Pro-Palestinians Academics and Students in the US Universities: Where Can This Go?
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Crackdown on Pro-Palestinians Academics and Students in the US Universities: Where Can This Go?

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
The US government is determined to silence any pro-Palestinian protests in universities, but this policy is not sure to succeed. Alwaght- Last year, when thousands of students and faculty across US universities protested Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, they never expected being expelled or fired ...
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Blair, a War Criminal Named for Trump’s Gaza Administration
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Blair, a War Criminal Named for Trump’s Gaza Administration

Thursday 2 October 2025 ،
The ex-Brirish PM Blair who is a notorious politician with dark record in West Asia is named by Trump as head of so-called Gaza administration board. Alwaght- Several decades after the mandate system lost its function in the international system, this time the US President Donald Trump has once agai ...
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Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role
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Italy’s Meloni Under ICC Probe for Gaza War Role

Thursday 9 October 2025 ،
Criminal Court (ICC) complaint charging them with complicity in Israeli genocide in Gaza. Meloni stated, We do not believe a case with such an accusation exists anywhere else in the world or in history. Attempting to ease domestic and international pressure, she expressed respect for pro-Palestini ...

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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.