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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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Saudi Regime Attacks Shiite-Majority Qatif Region, Detain Ten Youths

Saudi Regime Attacks Shiite-Majority Qatif Region, Detain Ten Youths

Wednesday 1 February 2023
of Human Rights in the Arabian Peninsula (CDHRAP) said in a statement that Saudi troops onboard armored vehicles stormed residential buildings in Hafar al-Batin city, al-Awamiyah town and Umm al-Hamam village of Qatif region on Monday morning and detained ten youths. The rights organizati ...
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Shiites Biggest Missing Part in Bin Salman’s Reforms

Shiites Biggest Missing Part in Bin Salman’s Reforms

Saturday 27 May 2023 ،
of the Shiite citizens in apparent sign recent regional reconciliatory developments have changed anything. Alwaght- Infamous for discrimination against religious minorities, mainly the Shiites, Al Saudi in recent days executed a number of Shiites citizens, restoring fears about a new round of pressu ...
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France Police Arrest Over 700 in Fifth Night of Protests

France Police Arrest Over 700 in Fifth Night of Protests

Sunday 2 July 2023 ،
of protests continue to rock the European nation for the fifth consecutive night over the police shooting death of a teenager of African descent despite official claims of ebbing unrest. French police has arrested over 700 protesters as a wave of protests continue to rock the European nation fo ...
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Reuters Appealing Turkish Court’s Order to Remove News Article

Reuters Appealing Turkish Court’s Order to Remove News Article

Tuesday 4 July 2023 ،
of President Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters said on Monday it was appealing a Turkish court order to remove a news article on the agency’s website that said US and Swedish prosecutors are reviewing a bribery complaint alleging a son of President Tayyip Erdogan. The court ruling, a copy of which was ...
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Muslim World Reacts to Quran Burning,  Other Desecration in Sweden

Muslim World Reacts to Quran Burning, Other Desecration in Sweden

Monday 24 July 2023 ،
of freedom of speech has abusively become an excuse for the extremist groups in Europe to desecrate Islamic sanctities without the fear of being prosecuted. After the recent desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden under the cover of the freedom of expression, another rightist group this time in Denm ...
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Why Was Iran-PGCC Consultative  Meeting Canceled?

Why Was Iran-PGCC Consultative Meeting Canceled?

Tuesday 26 September 2023 ،
officials of countries to hold concise diplomatic meetings in a short time and prepare the ground for development of political and economic relations.  In this relation, before the recent UN General Assembly, unofficial reports had suggested that a possible meeting could be held between Iran a ...
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UN Rebukes France for Banning Hijab at Olympics

UN Rebukes France for Banning Hijab at Olympics

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
office spokeswoman Marta Hurtado told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday. French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera had announced the ban on Sunday, alleging that observing the Islamic dress code during the games amounted to display of religious symbols and proselytizing. Restrictions on expressions ...
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Millions in Iran Condemn Israeli Genocide, Reiterate Support to Palestinians on Quds Day

Millions in Iran Condemn Israeli Genocide, Reiterate Support to Palestinians on Quds Day

Friday 5 April 2024 ،
of world expression of solidarity with the Palestinian cause and is marked in the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.  The spokesman of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the director-general of Intifada headquarters in Tehran, Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif, said pr ...
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Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image

Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image

Friday 12 April 2024 ،
official Bahraini media, the country's king issued on Monday a royal amnesty decree to 1,584 prisoners convinced for criminal and riot cases. The amnesty, the largest order in recent years, came on the eve of the anniversary of his ascension to the throne. King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa took th ...
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How’s Pro-Palestinian Protest Tsunami Sweeping the US Universities?

How’s Pro-Palestinian Protest Tsunami Sweeping the US Universities?

Thursday 25 April 2024 ،
official narrative that once promoted Israel as rightful in its occupation of Palestine is losing its ground in American universities. Alwaght- Over 200 days have gone since the Israeli invasion of Gaza has begun, and meanwhile the blind support to the Israeli government of President Joe Biden admin ...

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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