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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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Lebanon Vote Results Positive to Hezbollah and Amal, Resistance Retained Position: Expert

Lebanon Vote Results Positive to Hezbollah and Amal, Resistance Retained Position: Expert

Wednesday 18 May 2022
Geagea-led Lebanese Forces 20 seats, Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) led by Gebran Bassil 18 seats, and Progressive Socialist Party led by Taymur Jumblatt 9 seats. The Lebanese civil community's forces together won 12 seats.  The results are announced in a situation where 719 candidates in 1 ...
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Lebanon Premiership: Foreign Camp, Its Home Pawns Want Mikati Out

Lebanon Premiership: Foreign Camp, Its Home Pawns Want Mikati Out

Thursday 23 June 2022 ،
Geagea, tried substantially to unite the ranks of the opposition to name a candidate other than Mikati. They have gone nowhere so far, however. The new figures and larger number of candidates would make it difficult for the current PM to retain the position. Saudi Arabia is aware of this fact and is ...
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Lebanon Govt. Formation Hostage to Internal Differences, Foreign Interference

Lebanon Govt. Formation Hostage to Internal Differences, Foreign Interference

Monday 15 August 2022 ،
Geagea, a leading enemy to Hezbollah, is seeking to take the post to use his clout to deal blows to the resistant movement.  But so far no figure was agreed upon, something making president election, in addition to prime minister election trouble, a new big challenge to Lebanon.  If the ...
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Lebanese Scenarios after President Aoun’s Term Expires

Lebanese Scenarios after President Aoun’s Term Expires

Monday 3 October 2022 ،
Geagea-led Lebanese Forces, and also because of the US sanctions on him, political observers suggest that another option for Hezbollah is Suleiman Frangieh, the grandson of former Lebanese president with the same name.  On the other side, the Lebanese Forces along with their allies named Miche ...
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Suspicious Death of UNIFIL Soldier: A Scenario to Pressurize Hezbollah?

Suspicious Death of UNIFIL Soldier: A Scenario to Pressurize Hezbollah?

Monday 19 December 2022 ،
Geagea) are competing for the post. US sanctions as a fire support to Saudi and French agenda Along with the Saudis, the Americans, too, have increased their moves to influence the Lebanese developments. The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in a recent letter to the State Department and De ...
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Paris Multi-Party Meeting on Lebanon: Step Forward or Political Show?

Paris Multi-Party Meeting on Lebanon: Step Forward or Political Show?

Tuesday 31 January 2023 ،
Geagea, to maintain their disagreement with Hezbollah and its Christian ally, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), over the political process.  Some resources held that France is specifically interested to circumvent the Saudi considerations and guide the participants to the political issues rel ...
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Iran FM’s Lebanon Visit Carries Political and Security Messages

Iran FM’s Lebanon Visit Carries Political and Security Messages

Saturday 29 April 2023 ،
Geagea, are aligned with Saudi Arabia and are responsible for the political deadlock in the country. Driven by their hostility to Hezbollah, they actually put the skids under efforts to form a government. Therefore, if Saudi Arabia green lights its pieces in Lebanon for interaction with Hezbollah, t ...
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Rays of Hope Emerging for Lebanon President Election

Rays of Hope Emerging for Lebanon President Election

Monday 15 May 2023 ،
Geagea and Free Patriotic Union (FPU) led by Gibran Basil, who is an ally of Hezbollah, have opposed the candidacy of Franjieh, but Hezbollah officials have said that they are resolved about this candidate despite the opposition of their ally. Some experts believe that the developments in the region ...
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EU’s Syrian Refugees Resolution Destructive, Aimed at Maintaining Pressure on Syria, Lebanon

EU’s Syrian Refugees Resolution Destructive, Aimed at Maintaining Pressure on Syria, Lebanon

Tuesday 18 July 2023 ،
Geagea. Stay of refugees helps this party fish in troubled waters and put strains on its foe Hezbollah.  Beirut-Damascus agreement for refugees return  The European Parliament’s motion comes while the Syrian and Lebanese authorities have held numerous meetings and made various agre ...
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Israeli Proxy in Lebanon: Samir Geagea Stoking Civil War to Provoke Hezbollah

Israeli Proxy in Lebanon: Samir Geagea Stoking Civil War to Provoke Hezbollah

Sunday 20 August 2023 ،
Geagea is making desperate attempts to fan the flames of civil war in the country and provoke Lebanese resistance. At a time when Lebanon faces an economic crisis and threats from the Israeli regime, the right-wing Lebanese Forces party led by Samir Geagea is making desperate attempts to fan the fla ...

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