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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 EU Changed Tone on Iranian Persian Gulf Islands?
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Why’s EU Changed Tone on Iranian Persian Gulf Islands?

Tuesday 22 October 2024
French military sales to the Arab monarchy grew significantly, including Dassault Rafale fighter jets.  Additionally, the EU is well aware of the Iranian role in mitigation of anti-Russian economic pressures and failure of the sanctions policy targeting Moscow. After launch of Iran's North ...
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Abusing Iraqi Airspace: US Occupation in Iraq Faciliated Israeli Aggression on Iran
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Abusing Iraqi Airspace: US Occupation in Iraq Faciliated Israeli Aggression on Iran

Monday 28 October 2024 ،
French GM400 radar from the French defense company Thales. This radar detects a bomber or a fighter jet from a range of 450 kilometers and a cruise missile from a range of 250 kilometers, and also has the ability to scan up to a height of 30 kilometers from the ground. The important term in this co ...
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Stadiums, the New Israeli Nightmare
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Stadiums, the New Israeli Nightmare

Sunday 17 November 2024 ،
French fans before the match booed Israeli national anthem in opposition to the genocide in Gaza. The organizers had to intervene to prevent clashes several times before the match. Videos taken by spectators and shared on X show fans with Israeli flags moving between the rows of seats at the French ...
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New Emirati-Israeli Adventure in Yemen Could End up Costly to Abu Dhabi
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New Emirati-Israeli Adventure in Yemen Could End up Costly to Abu Dhabi

Wednesday 20 November 2024 ،
French website G-Forum had reported on the plan in 2020, and in September, the French website Intelligence Online confirmed that Emirati and Israeli intelligence officers had entered Socotra Island later in May 2020, and that Abu Dhabi had pressured the Southern Transitional Council (STC) of Yemen, ...
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Bitter Ceasefire for Netanyahu Starts, Displaying the PM’s Loss to Hezbollah
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Bitter Ceasefire for Netanyahu Starts, Displaying the PM’s Loss to Hezbollah

Wednesday 27 November 2024 ،
French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon creates the necessary conditions for the return of calm to the country. Biden and Macron said in their joint statement that the ceasefire agreement would protect Israel from the threat posed by Hezbollah by ending the war.&n ...
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Israel Strikes Southern Lebanese Town Amid Ceasefire
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Israel Strikes Southern Lebanese Town Amid Ceasefire

Monday 2 December 2024 ،
French officials noted that Israel conducted its attacks without consulting the truce committee, warning that such actions jeopardize the fragile peace. Israeli officials, however, claimed the monitoring body would not be fully operational until Monday or Tuesday. According to the World Bank, Israe ...
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria
Analysis

Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
French magazine Le Temps called for normalization of the Western countries' relations with the HTS, adding: “ We are currently trying to clean our image and the aim is not to embellish the reality, rather, the aim is to present it as it is. He further maintained that his group wants to be ...
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The Heart of Lebanon: Israeli Destruction of Lebanese Heritage Sites
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The Heart of Lebanon: Israeli Destruction of Lebanese Heritage Sites

Monday 30 December 2024 ،
French Mandate and Ottoman-era buildings, were struck by airstrikes. Sarkis Khoury, director-general of antiquities at Lebanon's Ministry of Culture, emphasized the profound losses, particularly the near-total destruction of nearly 40 ancient villages in southern Lebanon. Khoury described these ...
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France Announces Airstrikes on ISIS Positions in Syria
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France Announces Airstrikes on ISIS Positions in Syria

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
French Defense Ministry reports that Rafale fighter jets and US-made Reaper drones dropped seven bombs on two ISIS military targets in central Syria ALWAGHT- The French Defense Ministry reports that Rafale fighter jets and US-made Reaper drones dropped seven bombs on two ISIS military targets in cen ...
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At Least 10 People Killed in a Car Ramming Incident in New Orleans, USA
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At Least 10 People Killed in a Car Ramming Incident in New Orleans, USA

Wednesday 1 January 2025 ،
French Quarter, a vibrant area popular with tourists and locals alike. NOLA Ready, the city’s emergency response team, immediately issued a warning on X (formerly Twitter), urging people to steer clear of the area due to the ongoing emergency. The timing of the incident has drawn significant ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures