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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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Future Outlook of Mahmoud Abbas Re-election
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Future Outlook of Mahmoud Abbas Re-election

Sunday 4 December 2016
Dahlan Alwaght- On Tuesday last week, the Palestinian Fatah party held its seventh General Conference in Ramallah, West Bank, re-electing Mahmoud Abbas as the leader of his party. In the conference that gathered together nearly 1,400 persons from all of Fatah’s administrative body both in Wes ...
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Prisoned Palestinian Wins Fatah Committee Elections
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Prisoned Palestinian Wins Fatah Committee Elections

Monday 5 December 2016 ،
Dahlan, his rival, were among the most notable losers in the elections. Taieb Abdul Rahim, Nabil Shaas, Ahmad Qorai, and Nabil Omar were among the most prominent members of the movement who did not succeed to win the elections. A short review on the list of the wining names, Berquthi in particular ...
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Abbas Facing Ouster amid Palestinian Authority Financial Crisis
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Abbas Facing Ouster amid Palestinian Authority Financial Crisis

Tuesday 31 January 2017 ،
Dahlan to replace Mahmoud Abbas as the PA leader. This plan is reportedly backed by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan. Some of these Arab states are also coordinating with the Israeli regime for the upcoming major shakeup of the Palestinian leadership.  Ar ...
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Palestinian Authority Halts Paying Salaries of 37 of Hamas-Affiliated MPs
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Palestinian Authority Halts Paying Salaries of 37 of Hamas-Affiliated MPs

Monday 10 July 2017 ،
Dahlan, a political rival of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas -- which has been condemned by rights groups as a serious violation of freedom of the press and expression. Hamas authorities have also been accused of withholding funds collected in Gaza from the PA, targeting Fatah officials in Gaza ...
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Abbas Tightens Grip on Palestinian Media under Controversial Law
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Abbas Tightens Grip on Palestinian Media under Controversial Law

Monday 4 September 2017 ،
Dahlan. And at times, according to interviews conducted by the Observer, the ostensible reasons for arrest have been unquestionably petty – not least the detention of one journalist for taking a picture of prime minister Rami Hamdallah’s convoy on his mobile phone. The most significant ...
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What’s New Dream of Saudi Crown Prince for Lebanon?
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What’s New Dream of Saudi Crown Prince for Lebanon?

Saturday 30 December 2017 ،
Dahlan, a rival to Abbas over leadership of Fattah movement and the Palestinian Authority. The kingdom is embarking on the new anti-Tehran scenarios as it already received green light of the Trump administration to press against the Islamic Republic and its ally Hezbollah. Over the course of past s ...
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Arafat’s Assassination Approved by Saudis: Senior Adviser
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Arafat’s Assassination Approved by Saudis: Senior Adviser

Thursday 27 December 2018 ،
Dahlan, have both accused each other of complicity in Arafat’s death in the past. Certain Arab countries are reportedly pressuring the PLO chairman to allow Dahlan, who has been in exile in the United Arab Emirates, to return to the West Bank amid talk of who will succeed Abbas. In ...
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Pentagon Issues Blanket Denial It Knows Anything about Detainee Abuse in Yemen
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Pentagon Issues Blanket Denial It Knows Anything about Detainee Abuse in Yemen

Friday 25 January 2019 ،
In a previously unpublished report to Congress, the Department of Defense said that it has found no evidence of detainee abuse by U.S. allies in Yemen, contradicting reports from journalists, human rights groups, and a U.N. panel of experts that documented torture by U.S.-backed forces. In a previou ...
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Iraq Protests: Coup against PM Abdul Mahdi?
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Iraq Protests: Coup against PM Abdul Mahdi?

Sunday 27 October 2019 ،
Dahlan, his Palestinian aide who is known for his links to the Israeli intelligence services and regime, are the architects of the Iraqi protests. Saudi Arabia has accepted to be the bankroller, providing about $150 million for the project. Iraqi Civil Society Organizations, a body supported financi ...
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Foreign Intelligence Services Running Rampant in Iraq Protests
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Foreign Intelligence Services Running Rampant in Iraq Protests

Wednesday 6 November 2019 ،
Dahlan who serves as an advisor to Tahnoun bin Zayed. Intelligence sources note that a budget of $150 million to fulfill a complicated mission in Iraq was provided by Saudi Arabia. Two command rooms, according to the same sources, are active one in the American embassy in Bagdad and the other in the ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution