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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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Will Kirkuk Reembrace Security after Recent Provincial Election?

Will Kirkuk Reembrace Security after Recent Provincial Election?

Sunday 24 December 2023
Election in Kirkuk is important because this province has not seen provincial council elections since 2005 while other provinces held their elections since 2013.  Under the third amendment of the electoral law, the provincial council was formed in 2005, and Kirkuk received 16 seats, including ...
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What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?

What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?

Wednesday 27 December 2023 ،
Law Coalition led by ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki.  The Progress Party ranked first in Baghdad with over 132,000 votes, followed by We Construct Alliance that harvested 131,000 votes, and State of Law with 130,000. As a result, all three parties won 9 seats in the Baghdad provincial Council, but in t ...
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Alarm of War between US and Iraqi Resistance Sounds: Have US Measures Been Deterrent?

Alarm of War between US and Iraqi Resistance Sounds: Have US Measures Been Deterrent?

Tuesday 2 January 2024 ،
The Iraqi resistance groups continue to strike the bases of the US as it continues its blind support to Gaza genocide. Alwaght- As the Israeli attacks on Gaza continue, the fire of war intensifies on other fronts. While the Lebanese Hezbollah and Yemeni Ansarullah target the Israeli interests and po ...
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Terror Blacklist the Last of All US Options against Yemen’s Ansarullah

Terror Blacklist the Last of All US Options against Yemen’s Ansarullah

Saturday 20 January 2024 ،
The White House added Ansarullah to its terror blacklist to dissuade it from supporting Gaza. Alwaght- The US that bears the disgrace of supporting the Israeli crimes in Gaza and has entered a dangerous game of Tel Aviv in the Red Sea intends to continue the game and so is using all of its options t ...
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Why have the Republicans taken stance against Biden?

Why have the Republicans taken stance against Biden?

Thursday 8 February 2024 ،
Republicans aim to portray Biden’s domestic and foreign policy performance as ineffective Republicans aim to portray Biden's domestic and foreign policy performance as ineffective by linking financial aid to Ukraine with the immigration issue, intending to leverage this against him in future ele ...
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The uncertain political future of Pakistan following the elections

The uncertain political future of Pakistan following the elections

Monday 12 February 2024 ،
Election Commission, as reported by Pakistani media outlets, suggest that independent candidates, largely backed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party led by Imran Khan, the expelled Prime Minister, are leading the pack. According to CNN, the Pakistan Election Committee announced that indepen ...
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Thousands Protest in London in Solidarity with Gaza, Demand Truce

Thousands Protest in London in Solidarity with Gaza, Demand Truce

Sunday 18 February 2024 ،
Election Day to put pressure on British lawmakers. He considered the British general elections, scheduled to be held later this year, as an opportunity to exert pressure on parliament. “We demand our representatives support the immediate ceasefire proposal, otherwise we will not vote for the ...
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Coordinated Vandalism Acts Hit Russian Electoral Polls

Coordinated Vandalism Acts Hit Russian Electoral Polls

Saturday 16 March 2024 ،
Election Commission (CEC) demanded more condensed security to avoid the occurrence of similar incidents. The chair of the CEC, Ella Pamfilova, speculated that the disruptors were paid to carry out these acts. Detainee testimonies revealed that a few of the offenders were manipulated by scammers say ...
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UK Recession, Poverty on the Rise

UK Recession, Poverty on the Rise

Wednesday 10 April 2024 ،
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thus far resisted pressure for early elections in the UK ALWAGHT- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thus far resisted pressure for early elections in the UK. However, the country's economic conditions, strained by financial assistance for the Ukraine conflict and asse ...
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Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image

Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image

Friday 12 April 2024 ،
Law in 2017.  Bahraini interior minister said that since COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, 1,486 prisoners were released, with 901 of them granted royal amnesty for humanitarian grounds.  Though Bahrain's new royal amnesty was immediately welcomed by the US embassy in Manama that in a state ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies