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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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Consequences of Knesset’s Jewish State-Nation Law
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Consequences of Knesset’s Jewish State-Nation Law

Sunday 22 July 2018
Druzes, Circassians, Falahims, and others, are living in the occupied territories, accounting for 21 percent of the Israeli population. The Arabs only, account for 17.5 percent of the Israeli population of 9 million. Now, the new law eliminates Arabic from among the official two languages in the Isr ...
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Corrupt Elements Pushing Lebanon’s Protests to Attack Hezbollah
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Corrupt Elements Pushing Lebanon’s Protests to Attack Hezbollah

Saturday 7 December 2019 ،
Druze community and head of the Progressive Socialist Party has supported the demonstrations, sending his people to block major roads. Jumblatt supports the protest movement to overthrow the government, despite the fact that he is one of the key influential power brokers that many are seeking to upr ...
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Israel Plans to Construct New Settler Units near Occupied East al-Quds, Golan Heights
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Israel Plans to Construct New Settler Units near Occupied East al-Quds, Golan Heights

Tuesday 12 October 2021 ،
Druze community held a new protest against Israeli settlement policies over their land in the Golan Heights. Almost 22,000 Syrian Druze live in the Israeli-occupied villages of Majdal Shams, Buqata, Masada and Ein Qiniyye, and are facing numerous Israeli settlement projects, includin ...
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Is Golan Opening New Anti-Israeli Front?
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Is Golan Opening New Anti-Israeli Front?

Sunday 25 June 2023 ،
Druze of Golan and the Israeli army, and it seems that they keeps unfolding day by day.  The developments started when the military planned to install wind turbines in the northern areas of Golan, but thousands of Druze in this area objected to the plan, leading to clashes between the two side ...
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US, Israeli Hands behind Recent Syria Protests: Expert
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US, Israeli Hands behind Recent Syria Protests: Expert

Tuesday 29 August 2023 ،
Druze minority and under control of the government, is suffering from biting economic conditions, something motivating protests in this province. The demonstration provided anti-Syrian media with feed to describe them as a sign the crisis in the country has not ended yet. Maintaining that the main s ...
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Rejuvenated Occupation: Israeli Eye on Syria’s Golan Heights
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Rejuvenated Occupation: Israeli Eye on Syria’s Golan Heights

Tuesday 17 December 2024 ،
Druze Arab minorities, most of whom identify as Syrian. After Israel annexed the Golan Heights, the Druze population in the area were offered citizenship, but most of turned down the offer, retaining their Syrian identity. Many Golan residents are engaged in agriculture, such as viticulture and tour ...
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Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade
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Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade

Monday 3 March 2025 ،
Druze community clashes with HTS armed groups after protests of the minorities at state of chaos. Alwaght- While three months have gone since Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) seized the power in Syria and while it was predicted that sooner than later the relative stability in the country will afresh suffe ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?
Analysis

What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?

Thursday 13 March 2025 ،
Druze minority and the HTS armed fighters, in recent days armed revolt have expanded to the coastal provinces, leading to deadly clashes and massive massacare of civilians especially the Alawites at the hand of the takfiri groups loyal to Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, officially named Ahmad al-Sharaa.&nbs ...
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Druze minority against new Syrian government as it eyes building influence and presence in southern Syria. Alwaght- Syria, which after the fall of the government of Bashar al-Assad has not seen the color of peace, in the latest developments has witnessed clashes between the forces of the interim gov ...
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Israel Strikes Military Headquarters in Damascus
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Israel Strikes Military Headquarters in Damascus

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Druze-majority city of Suwayda. Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister Katz, have issued warnings to Syria's interim government, demanding a withdrawal of Syrian forces from Suwayda. They framed the intervention as a protective measure for the Druze populati ...

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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.