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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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Palestinian PM Urges Urgent International Intervention against Israeli Forces Violence
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Palestinian PM Urges Urgent International Intervention against Israeli Forces Violence

Monday 9 May 2022
Damascus Gate, one of the main gates of the occupied Old City of al-Quds, over an alleged stabbing attack. Israeli forces claimed that a “suspect armed with a knife stabbed an officer” outside the Damascus Gate, who was then taken to hospital. In the third shooting, a Palestinian youth ...
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Israeli Missiles Hit Syria’s Quneitra near Occupied Golan Heights
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Israeli Missiles Hit Syria’s Quneitra near Occupied Golan Heights

Wednesday 11 May 2022 ،
Damascus, early on Wednesday. SANA added that the attack resulted in “some material damage.” There were no immediate reports of casualties. On April 27, at least four Syrian army troops were killed and three others injured after “hostile” Israeli missiles hit the outsk ...
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Why Is Erdogan Raising Syrian Refugee Home Return Now?
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Why Is Erdogan Raising Syrian Refugee Home Return Now?

Thursday 12 May 2022 ،
Damascus after 11 years and so there would be no good to the Syrian people.  Turkey's officials have recently said that they did not change their position to the Syrian government, and so a reconciliation is far from imagination between the two countries, though larger opposition to Erdoga ...
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Syria Condemned US Decision to Allow Foreign Investment in Militant-Held North
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Syria Condemned US Decision to Allow Foreign Investment in Militant-Held North

Saturday 14 May 2022 ،
Damascus government, as successive US administrations are responsible for the devastating war which Syria has gone through for more than a decade. The ministry said Washington’s financial aids to Takfiri terrorist groups have wrecked havoc across the northern Syria and&nbs ...
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What’s behind American Sanction Waivers for Kurdish-held Syrian Regions?
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What’s behind American Sanction Waivers for Kurdish-held Syrian Regions?

Sunday 15 May 2022 ،
Damascus away from a final solution to the over-decade-long crisis.  In the latest anti-Syrian move by the White House, Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland on May 11 and at the meeting of the so-called international anti-ISIS coalition hosted by Morocco vowed to grant investment permit in ...
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Filling of Large Turkish Dams Source of Regional Dust Storms
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Filling of Large Turkish Dams Source of Regional Dust Storms

Monday 16 May 2022 ،
Dam and the consequent regional dust storms.  Despite warnings from Iranian and Iraqi officials, on November 15, 2021, the Turkish government inaugurated the Ilisu Dam, blocking the flow of 43 billion cubic meters of water across the Tigris and Euphrates with its filling operation. Following T ...
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US Military Base in Northeastern Syria Hit by Barrage of Rockets
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US Military Base in Northeastern Syria Hit by Barrage of Rockets

Tuesday 17 May 2022 ،
Damascus, however, maintains the deployment is meant to plunder the country's rich mineral resources. Former US President Donald Trump admitted on more than one occasion that American forces were in the Arab country for its oil. After failing to oust the Syrian government through militant prox ...
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US Recruits ISIS Terrorists to Fight in Ukraine: Russia
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US Recruits ISIS Terrorists to Fight in Ukraine: Russia

Wednesday 18 May 2022 ،
Damascus as illegal. The previous US administration pledged that American forces would leave northeastern Syria but only after ISIS militants are defeated and the Kurds protected. Then-National Security Advisor John Bolton made it clear that another task of the US forces at al-Tanf was to counter I ...
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Three Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Damascus Outskirts
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Three Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Damascus Outskirts

Saturday 21 May 2022 ،
Damascus late on Friday, adding that the country’s air defenses intercepted “hostile targets.” Alwaght- At least three people were killed after Israeli regime launched fresh airstrikes on the outskirts of Damascus late on Friday, adding that the country’s air defenses intercepted “hostil ...
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Afghanistan Currency Market Shaked by Taliban Regulations
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Afghanistan Currency Market Shaked by Taliban Regulations

Saturday 21 May 2022 ،
The Taliban set new regulations for the currency changers, sending them into a strike. Alwaght- Despite their claims, the Taliban have declined to make progress in rebuilding political and economic stability in Afghanistan after 9 months of assumption of power. Afghanistan is immersed in a critical ...

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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.