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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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Iran Ready to Send ‘More Fuel’ to Lebanon if Needed: Foreign Minister
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Iran Ready to Send ‘More Fuel’ to Lebanon if Needed: Foreign Minister

Friday 3 September 2021
Gebran Bassil, the former Lebanese minister of foreign affairs and leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, Amir-Abdollahian said Iran sets no limitation to the expansion of mutual relations with Lebanon and is ready to sell more fuel production to “new customers.” “The strategy ado ...
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Weighing Out Political Factions in New Lebanon Cabinet
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Weighing Out Political Factions in New Lebanon Cabinet

Tuesday 14 September 2021 ،
Gebran Bassil from the Free Patriotic Union (FPU). However, they finally agreed on Abdullah Bou Habib, the country’s former envoy to the UN from 1983 to 1990. He is a member of the FUP.  Aoun pushed for key posts of defense minister, too, but made a compromise finally. He still has impor ...
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What’s Behind Beirut Concessions in Maritime Border Talks with Tel Aviv?
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What’s Behind Beirut Concessions in Maritime Border Talks with Tel Aviv?

Wednesday 23 February 2022 ،
Gebran Bassil and returning some strong play cards in the run-up to elections, he went on.   
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Election Turnout in Lebanon Exceeds 41 Percent
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Election Turnout in Lebanon Exceeds 41 Percent

Monday 16 May 2022 ،
Gebran Bassil, the head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), accused the LF party of buying votes, saying the election was marred by “a forgery of the will of the people through paying money.” Speaking at a press conference after the closure of the polls, Bassil noted that the party wa ...
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Lebanon Vote Results Positive to Hezbollah and Amal, Resistance Retained Position: Expert
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Lebanon Vote Results Positive to Hezbollah and Amal, Resistance Retained Position: Expert

Wednesday 18 May 2022 ،
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 103 electoral lists competed for 128 seats. The international media have be ...
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Foreign Meddling Main Obstacle to Form New Lebanese Govt.: Expert
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Foreign Meddling Main Obstacle to Form New Lebanese Govt.: Expert

Sunday 28 August 2022 ،
Gebran Bassil, but there are problems as he is Aoun's son-in-law. The president post is a Christian share and the Christians make the final decision. There are other options and some parties are pushing to impose their own choices but Hezbollah disagrees.  The Lebanese have to finally find ...
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Paris Multi-Party Meeting on Lebanon: Step Forward or Political Show?
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Paris Multi-Party Meeting on Lebanon: Step Forward or Political Show?

Tuesday 31 January 2023 ،
Gebran Bassil, the former PM and the current head of FPM, still resists foreign imposition of presidential candidates on the parliament. He has support of Hezbollah and its allies that make a strong barrier ahead of foreign agenda.  There is no doubt that none of the presidential candidates ca ...
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Lebanese Parliament Fails to Elect President for 12th Time
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Lebanese Parliament Fails to Elect President for 12th Time

Wednesday 14 June 2023 ،
Gebran Bassil, was once labeled by FPM as a pawn in the alleged corrupt Sanioura government with a history of multiple financial scandals. Azour was the former Lebanese Minister of Finance between 2005 and 2008 under Fouad Al-Sanioura. Frangieh, however, is a long-time ally of Lebanese re ...
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Return of Phalanges: Will Israeli Trojan Horse in Lebanon Succeed?
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Return of Phalanges: Will Israeli Trojan Horse in Lebanon Succeed?

Wednesday 16 October 2024 ،
Gebran Bassil. The arrangers of the meeting and especially Geagea, naively thinking that after martyrdom of Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah the ground is prepared for collapse of the government and assumption of leadership of Lebanon in the next cabinet, expressed such excuses as electing a ...
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Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert
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Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
Gebran Bassil, the leader of the Free National Movement, who had taken relatively negative positions against the resistance at the beginning of the ceasefire, has again coalesced with Hezbollah and the Amal Movement in these elections, which shows that the coalition that was damaged after the ceasef ...

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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.