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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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What’s the Message of Hamas Leaders’ Meeting with Iran’s Leader?
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What’s the Message of Hamas Leaders’ Meeting with Iran’s Leader?

Monday 10 February 2025
Hamas made it clear that its bonds with Tehran remain strong and the Islamic Republic is its friend of tough days. Alwaght- Iran's Supreme Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday received a delegation of Hamas leadership. Senior Hamas officials in the meeting with the Leader thanked him for conti ...
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War on Refugee Camps: Israel Plans to Destroy West Bank and Force Palestinians into Migration
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War on Refugee Camps: Israel Plans to Destroy West Bank and Force Palestinians into Migration

Saturday 1 March 2025 ،
First, there is no economic capacity at all in these countries. Second, security is another issue that will become a major challenge, he said of the consequences of the Israeli plan.  At the end, Hanizadeh described the verbal opposition of Arab countries to Trump's plan for relocation of ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
First level: The type of interaction with the Palestinian Authority, its embassy, ​​and resistance groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, as well as PLO affiliates and offshoots. Level 2: Liaison with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Level 3: Dealing with ...
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Why Shouldn’t the World Be Fooled by Protests in Israel?
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Why Shouldn’t the World Be Fooled by Protests in Israel?

Thursday 1 May 2025 ،
First Intifada convinced then Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin that the occupation must end, leading to the Oslo Accords. The Second Intifada forced the regime to withdraw from Gaza. In a comprehensive book on public opinion during the Second Intifada, Khalil Shekaki, Palestinian expert, and Y ...
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BDS Movement: Palestine’s Historic Chance to Break Free from Israeli Economic Dominance
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BDS Movement: Palestine’s Historic Chance to Break Free from Israeli Economic Dominance

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
First Intifada, the united national leadership succeeded in promoting a resistance economy by boycotting Israeli goods, reducing the number of Palestinian workers in the occupied territories, and boosting domestic production in the West Bank. During the First Intifada, Palestinian markets were empti ...
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Al-Barghouthi: Netanyahu’s Nightmare and a Second Sinwar
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Al-Barghouthi: Netanyahu’s Nightmare and a Second Sinwar

Wednesday 8 October 2025 ،
First Intifada. In 2002, Israeli forces captured him in a special operation in Ramallah. A subsequent court case, which Palestinians and many international observers decried as a show trial, resulted in five life sentences for al-Barghouti. From his prison cell, he has since become a potent symbol ...
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Fatah Between Demise and Strategic Review of Approaches
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Fatah Between Demise and Strategic Review of Approaches

Saturday 11 October 2025 ،
First shock: Betrayal by its traditional allies (the US and Israel) For years, the Fatah movement bet its political capital and legitimacy on the peace process and a strategy of negotiation, relying heavily on cooperation with the international community, particularly the US. In a controversial mov ...
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Revolving Door Policy: The PA as a Gatekeeper for Israeli Military in West Bank
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Revolving Door Policy: The PA as a Gatekeeper for Israeli Military in West Bank

Tuesday 21 October 2025 ،
First, this move can be seen as a fearful response to internal threats against the PA and its leadership. Freed prisoners, particularly prominent and popular figures, are not just ordinary detainees; they are living political and symbolic assets for the resistance movements. The entry of these figur ...
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Palestine’s Place in Martyred Leader’s Worldview
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Palestine’s Place in Martyred Leader’s Worldview

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
Intifada: The Palestinian issue for the Islamic Republic is not a tactical or temporary matter, but a principled and ideological one. This very outlook exposes the fundamental difference between Ayatollah Khamenei's approach and that of most world political leaders, because in his thinking, Pal ...
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?
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Al-Hayya Elected Leader of Hamas: Continuing Sinwar’s Path or Starting a New Chapter?

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
First Intifada in 1987. It also noted that he was arrested by Israel in the 1990s and left Gaza before October 7 to take up residence in Doha alongside other Hamas leaders. Haaretz, meanwhile, underscored that while al-Hayya is based in Qatar, his ties to the Gaza leadership are deeply rooted. As S ...

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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.