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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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Court Drops Sedition Case against Former Pakistani PM Khan: Lawyer

Court Drops Sedition Case against Former Pakistani PM Khan: Lawyer

Monday 28 August 2023
Court said prosecutors had failed to obtain the required consent from the federal or provincial government to lodge the charges of sedition. Hence the court ruled that the charges are “without lawful authority and are of no legal effect,” meaning that the authorities should quash the ca ...
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Pakistani Court Suspends Imran Khan’s Graft Conviction

Pakistani Court Suspends Imran Khan’s Graft Conviction

Tuesday 29 August 2023 ،
Court suspended the sentence imposed by a lower court earlier this month. Khan had filed an appeal against the conviction, after he was sentenced to three years on August 5 for unlawfully selling state gifts during his tenure as prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The ex-PM’s legal team l ...
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US-Iraq Security Pact Under Parliament’s Guillotine

US-Iraq Security Pact Under Parliament’s Guillotine

Tuesday 12 September 2023 ،
Federal Court, it will naturally affect Iraq’s relations with those countries and our credibility in the international community. Canceling the deals and challenging them will bring forth many problems and have great consequences for Iraq. Therefore, we must deal with balance and wisdom in all ...
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Trump Business Empire under Threat as Civil Fraud Trial Opens in New York

Trump Business Empire under Threat as Civil Fraud Trial Opens in New York

Monday 2 October 2023 ،
Court tomorrow morning to fight for my name and reputation, the 77-year-old wrote on his Truth Social platform. This whole case is a sham!!! he added. In addition to this civil case, Trump also faces several major criminal proceedings in the months ahead. He is scheduled to appear before a federa ...
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Pakistani Court Indicts Imran Khan for Leaking State Secrets

Pakistani Court Indicts Imran Khan for Leaking State Secrets

Tuesday 24 October 2023 ،
Federal Investigation Agency outside Adiala Jail in Islamabad, where Khan is imprisoned, Pakistani broadcaster Geo TV reported on Monday. Khan’s former deputy, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, has also been indicted in the state secrets case. A spokesperson for Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PT ...
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With Parl. Speaker Al-Halbousi Removed by Supreme Court, Should Iraqis Expect New Political Crisis?

With Parl. Speaker Al-Halbousi Removed by Supreme Court, Should Iraqis Expect New Political Crisis?

Monday 20 November 2023 ،
Federal Supreme Court’s ruling to remove the parliament speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi last week ripped through the Iraqi political scene like a tsunami, causing waves of reactions, worries, and analyses about what comes next to the country under the influence of this decision.  What’ ...
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Iraq’s Provincial Council Elections Kick Off

Iraq’s Provincial Council Elections Kick Off

Monday 18 December 2023 ،
Court for a ruling in June 2021. The Supreme Court ruled that continuation of the provincial councils was a violation of the voting right of people and unconstitutional.  Finally, the provincial councils were dissolved in all regions in 2019 following the government reforms, and only governors ...
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Will Kirkuk Reembrace Security after Recent Provincial Election?

Will Kirkuk Reembrace Security after Recent Provincial Election?

Sunday 24 December 2023 ،
Kirkuk has been immersed in insecurity for years as Erbil and central government disagree over its rule. But rays of hope can emerge after provincial elections. Alwaght- On Monday, Iraq held provincial council elections after a decade, and millions of Iraqis voted to elect their representatives in l ...
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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 ،
Court ruling following a complaint filed against him by an MP for violating legal duties and forging signatures of judicial officials.  The top gainers in addition to Progress Party were ‘We Construct Alliance” which consists of political branches of most of the factions of the Shi ...
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Will Putin maintain his place in the Kremlin?

Will Putin maintain his place in the Kremlin?

Friday 15 March 2024 ،
Federal Assembly, comprises two chambers: the Federation Council and the State Duma. The Federation Council consists of representatives from each federal subject, while members of the State Duma are elected for five-year terms from party lists proportional to the national vote. The President is dire ...

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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