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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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Weaponizng Hunger and Disease Prompting a Holocaust in Northern Gaza by Israel
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Weaponizng Hunger and Disease Prompting a Holocaust in Northern Gaza by Israel

Thursday 5 December 2024
Rights Office for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, also announced that the UN cannot send any humanitarian aid to northern Gaza because the Israelis have prevented passage of aid convoys, while about 70,000 Palestinians are still there. After visit of refugee camps in northern Gaza, Sunghay talk ...
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
Iraq is a key element in Axis of Resistance and direct threat to its interests and territory should trigger its resolute response to Syria conflict. Alwaght- After a year of cooperation and inflicting a defeat on the Israeli regime in Gaza and Lebanon by the Axis of Resistance members, this time the ...
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Faroq al-Shami, Abu Jalibab al-Ardouni, and others affiliated with an organization dubbed Guardians of Religion and highlighted and promoted less radical figures like Abu Shoayb al-Masri, Abu Yaghdan al-Masri, Abu Alfath al-Farghali, Abu Hareth al-Masri in religious posts, especially in fatwa issuin ...
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A Comparison of First and Third Lebanon Wars: Understanding Hezbollah’s Recent Victory over Israel
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A Comparison of First and Third Lebanon Wars: Understanding Hezbollah’s Recent Victory over Israel

Wednesday 18 December 2024 ،
Hezbollah won the war thanks to its firm standing against occupation and imposing its terms on Tel Aviv in truce agreement. Alwaght- The recent Israeli war in Lebanon is of high similarity to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 in terms of the aims Israeli regime had set for it, though there are ...
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Understanding Egypt’s Behavior towards Post-Assad Syria: Challenges and Opportunities
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Understanding Egypt’s Behavior towards Post-Assad Syria: Challenges and Opportunities

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
Egypt will deal with new Syria conservatively and seek to realize its security and geopolitical interests. Alwaght- The collapse of Bashar al-Assad government in Syria and takeover of the power by the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) has captivated attention of many political analysts and politicians. Mea ...
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Kurdish-led SDF Repels Turkish Militants in Syria, Vows to “Halt” Ankara’s Ambitions
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Kurdish-led SDF Repels Turkish Militants in Syria, Vows to “Halt” Ankara’s Ambitions

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
Farhad al-Shami. The SDF destroyed a Turkish-backed tank near Manbij and reclaimed four villages close to the strategic dam after overnight clashes, as reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Ruken Jamal, spokesperson for the Women’s Protection Unit under the SDF, stated that the ...
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Israeli Radio: Potential Gaza Ceasefire Agreement a ‘Total Failure’ for the Regime
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Israeli Radio: Potential Gaza Ceasefire Agreement a ‘Total Failure’ for the Regime

Tuesday 14 January 2025 ،
A potential Gaza ceasefire agreement would be "a complete failure" for the Zionist entity ALWAGHT- The chairman of the Gevurah Forum, representing families of Israeli soldiers killed in the Tel Aviv regime's genocidal war on Gaza, told Hebrew-language 103FM radio that a potential Gaza ceasefire ...
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Netanyahu: Gaza War to Continue Despite Truce Deal
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Netanyahu: Gaza War to Continue Despite Truce Deal

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a key opponent of the agreement, demanded assurances that Israeli forces would resume their military operations in Gaza and maintain control over humanitarian aid flow. Smotrich reportedly agreed to the deal after receiving guarantees from Netanyahu, thou ...
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Trump Lifts Sanctions on Settlers as Israeli Attacks Rise in West Bank
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Trump Lifts Sanctions on Settlers as Israeli Attacks Rise in West Bank

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
Rights (OHCHR) expressed concern over the increasing settler violence in the West Bank, particularly following the ceasefire in Gaza. The OHCHR also noted the tightening of Israeli restrictions on Palestinian movement, further exacerbating the difficult living conditions of Palestinians under occupa ...
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Gaza Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel
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Gaza Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel

Thursday 23 January 2025 ،
Some Israeli military and political officials have stepped down on the heels of the Gaza ceasefire as Netanyahu-army gap deepens. Alwaght- Although about 16 months have gone since Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Storm of October 7, 2023 against Israel, the security aftershocks of this historic opera ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures