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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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Iraqis abstain from sacrificing animals during Eid al-Adha
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Iraqis abstain from sacrificing animals during Eid al-Adha

Sunday 16 June 2024
This year, Iraqis have chosen to donate the funds for sacrificial animals during Eid al-Adha to the war-affected people of the Gaza Strip ALWAGHT- This year, Iraqis have chosen to donate the funds for sacrificial animals during Eid al-Adha to the war-affected people of the Gaza Strip. If they carry ...
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Hope and Enthusiasm Re-embrace Palestine and Lebanon after the Leader’s Message
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Hope and Enthusiasm Re-embrace Palestine and Lebanon after the Leader’s Message

Sunday 6 October 2024 ،
The Leader of Iran sent message of assurance to Lebanon and Palestine that Tehran stands with them. Alwaght- While after the Israeli attacks on Lebanon in the past few weeks a kind of worry has hit the Lebanese people and psychological pressure has overtaken some of Hezbollah fighters, there was an ...
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Leaves Door Open to Potential Shift in Nuclear Policy
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Leaves Door Open to Potential Shift in Nuclear Policy

Saturday 30 November 2024 ،
There is growing debate among various groups within Iran regarding a possible shift in the country’s long-established nuclear policy ALWAGHT- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi revealed on Wednesday that there is growing debate among various groups within Iran regarding a possible shift in the c ...
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Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria
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Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria

Sunday 1 December 2024 ،
Baghdad is concerned that like 2014 terrorists cross the border into Iraq from Syria. Alwaght- The re-rise of the terrorists in Syria with repeat of the same surprise of 2014 that led to emergence of self-proclaimed ISIS terrorist caliphate these days is a source of concern to the Iraqi government a ...
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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 ،
Fatwa Council, run by its leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s advisors, to monopolize the fatwa-issuing process and, by limiting the role of salafi scholars in the process, it wanted to prevent the possibility of informal and extremist interpretations of Islamic law. Also, there are reports that ...
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Iran will React to Any Attack on its Nuclear Facilities
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Iran will React to Any Attack on its Nuclear Facilities

Wednesday 15 January 2025 ،
Fatwa issued by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, explicitly prohibiting the possession and use of weapons of mass destruction.
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
The US is pushing to dissolve anti-terror Iraq’s PMF as Washington finds it a firm obstacle ahead of its plots in Iraq and region. Alwaght- With the assumption of power by Donald Trump, the prospects of the US tensions with the rivals and even the international partners are gaining weight and politi ...
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Another Attempt at Maximum Pressure, Another Failure for Washington
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Another Attempt at Maximum Pressure, Another Failure for Washington

Wednesday 5 February 2025 ،
Renewed implementation of the "maximum pressure" policy against Iran will result in yet another failure ALWAGHT- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that the United States' renewed implementation of the maximum pressure policy against Iran will result in yet another failure. Iran’s For ...
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Iraq is pushing to enhance employment benefits of the PMF forces as a boost to this anti-terror force, but obstructions are ahead. Alwaght- While the pro-resistsnce factions in the Iraqi parliament intend to enhance the job benefits of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) as an appreciation of a de ...
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran

Tuesday 1 April 2025 ،
Trump set dissolution of Iraq’s PMF as a precondition for talks with Iran, but the fact is that this voluntary force is deep-rooted in Iraq. Alwaght- In the past few days, the US government reported Trump sending a letter to Iran and setting a two-month deadline for Tehran to start the negotiations. ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution