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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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Ankara, Its New Colonialist Approach
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Ankara, Its New Colonialist Approach

Thursday 3 June 2021
Gaddafi-era Libyan blocked money.  Over the past year, the Turkish leader more than once highlighted Ankara's power and determination to seize Libyan oil-rich areas, in addition to dominance over the gas resources in the Mediterranean. This leads the observers to the notion that Erdogan ...
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A Decade after Uprising, Can Gaddafi’s Son Saif Al-Islam Rise to Power in Libya?
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A Decade after Uprising, Can Gaddafi’s Son Saif Al-Islam Rise to Power in Libya?

Thursday 5 August 2021 ،
Gaddafi family in the North African country. Talking to the American newspaper, Saif Al-Islam criticized the mess caused by a decade-long civil war in Libya and nostalgically remembered the reign of his father and said he intends to return to the politics to take Libya power back.  The rebel L ...
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Son of Former Libyan Ruler Gaddafi to Run for President
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Son of Former Libyan Ruler Gaddafi to Run for President

Monday 15 November 2021 ،
Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, has registered as a presidential candidate for the country’s December election Alwaght- Son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, has registered as a presidential candidate for the country’s December election. “Saif al-Isl ...
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Can Paris Conference Help Libya Hold Election, End Crisis?
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Can Paris Conference Help Libya Hold Election, End Crisis?

Tuesday 16 November 2021 ،
Gaddafi, the son of the slain ruler, Haftar, and Khaled al-Mishri, the head of Council of State. Gaddafi registered on Sunday. The problem is that victory of each of these three can face rejection from a large body of opposition, something that can immerse the country into fresh chaos.  Contin ...
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Is Libya Drifting Back to Civil War as Elections Grow More Divisive?
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Is Libya Drifting Back to Civil War as Elections Grow More Divisive?

Monday 29 November 2021 ،
Gaddafi, the son of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, for presidential candidacy, less than a month to the first round of election. The move has concerned leaders of various countries about eruption of a new wave of civil war in the country.  The first round of the election is planned for December ...
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13 Killed, 30 Injured as Clashes between Libyan Armed Groups Refuels in Tripoli
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13 Killed, 30 Injured as Clashes between Libyan Armed Groups Refuels in Tripoli

Saturday 23 July 2022 ،
Gaddafi following a bombing campaign by the US-led NATO military alliance in 2011. The resulting chaos and factional divisions then escalated into a regional proxy war fueled by foreign powers, who poured weapons and mercenaries into the country. Since 2015, Libya has been divided between the ...
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Iraq’s General Amnesty Law Causing Heated Debate Over its Coverage Range
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Iraq’s General Amnesty Law Causing Heated Debate Over its Coverage Range

Thursday 20 April 2023 ،
Gaddafi. During the ISIS occupation of parts of Iraq, the citizens of foreign countries fought alongside this terrorist group against government forces and hundreds of them were arrested. In exchange for their return, Baghdad can take compensation from foreign governments.  Iraq issued two gen ...
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Libyan Political Impasse and the Domino of Unimplemented Agreements
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Libyan Political Impasse and the Domino of Unimplemented Agreements

Saturday 27 May 2023 ،
Gaddafi in 2011, and tens of thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands have been displaced.  Dim outlook for agreements  Despite the fact that Libyan groups have agreed to a roadmap to end the tensions and hold dual elections in the upcoming months, du ...
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Clashes between Rival Militias in Libya Kills 27
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Clashes between Rival Militias in Libya Kills 27

Wednesday 16 August 2023 ،
Gaddafi following a bombing campaign by the US-led NATO military alliance in 2011. The resulting chaos and factional divisions then escalated into a regional proxy war fueled by foreign powers, who poured weapons and mercenaries into the country. Since 2015, Libya has been divided between the ...
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Gaddafi was overthrown after less than a year of conflict, leaving much of the country's infrastructure intact. Libyan rebels had begun exporting oil even before the government fell. But Syria's oil infrastructure, in addition to severely declining production, is concentrated in Kurdish-majo ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures