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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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Why’s Trump Insisting on Gaza Ceasefire Plan?
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Why’s Trump Insisting on Gaza Ceasefire Plan?

Monday 7 July 2025
right to self-defense, which resistance groups have repeatedly warned is a red line and they will not surrender to the enemy. On the other hand, the record of previous temporary ceasefires shows that Israel has used these opportunities to rebuild its strength and then intensify attacks after the de ...
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Iran Calls on The Hague to Condemn US-Israeli Attacks
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Iran Calls on The Hague to Condemn US-Israeli Attacks

Wednesday 9 July 2025 ،
Farajvand, urged The Hague to take a principled stand and condemn the recent Israeli and US attacks on Iran, emphasizing the city’s role as the “legal capital of the world.” He criticized the Dutch government for its silence in the face of what he called unprovoked aggression and v ...
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Gaza Faces Near-Total Humanitarian Collapse Amid Israeli Siege
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Gaza Faces Near-Total Humanitarian Collapse Amid Israeli Siege

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
rights groups describe as an ongoing genocide.
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Israeli Airstrike on Gaza City Claims Life of Palestinian Lawmaker
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Israeli Airstrike on Gaza City Claims Life of Palestinian Lawmaker

Tuesday 15 July 2025 ،
Faraj al-Ghoul, a prominent Palestinian lawmaker and senior Hamas leader, was killed early Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted his home in Gaza City, according to al-Shifa Hospital sources. Born in 1957, al-Ghoul was a former head of the Palestinian Legislative Council’s Legal Commit ...
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Israel Strikes Military Headquarters in Damascus
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Israel Strikes Military Headquarters in Damascus

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Far-right ministers have pledged to maintain Israeli military presence in the demilitarized buffer zone despite international legal concerns.
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
Farhan and his French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrow, the two sides announced their joint decision to hold an international conference at the United Nations. The conference will be held in New York on July 28-29, and aims to work out a roadmap for the formation of a Palestinian state based on a ...
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How Likely is a Second Israeli War on Iran Amid Tel Aviv’s Impasse?
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How Likely is a Second Israeli War on Iran Amid Tel Aviv’s Impasse?

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
right coalition led by Netanyahu is seeking to expand Gaza war but it is facing major opposition at home. The Israeli economy, heavily interwoven into the global markets, cannot tolerate long-term instability and most importantly the damages caused by Iran have exceeded the Israeli expectations. Fo ...
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Anti-Semitism Redefinition: An Instrument to Crack Down on Zionism Critics
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Anti-Semitism Redefinition: An Instrument to Crack Down on Zionism Critics

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
rights advocates have raised concerns about academic freedom and freedom of expression. The government, through the State Department and the FBI, has mounted an organized campaign to expel foreign student protesters, but has faced legal hurdles. So far, a number of pro-Palestinian students who part ...
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
right to lease the transit corridor.  - The name of the route has been changed to the Trump International Corridor for Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP).  - The project will be implemented under the legal jurisdiction of the Armenian government. - The land for the 43-kilometer transit route ...
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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead
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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
right-wing pressure and election threat Hard-line cabinet members, especially from the religious right, have called on Netanyahu to implement the plan to completely occupy Gaza as quickly as possible. Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir have even threatened to call for early elections if the gover ...

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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.