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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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Moroccans’ Massive Protest Continues over Death of Fish Vendor

Moroccans’ Massive Protest Continues over Death of Fish Vendor

Sunday 6 November 2016
Hoceima as well as the capital, Rabat, have been awash with protests, which came to a head with the massive rally on Saturday. The protesters blame police and authorities for Fikri’s death. They say he is a symbol of abuses against Moroccans and has revived the spirit of the February 20 moveme ...
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Moroccans Hold Mass Rally Demand Release of Protest Leader

Moroccans Hold Mass Rally Demand Release of Protest Leader

Saturday 3 June 2017 ،
Hoceima late on Friday to demand the release of an activist arrested for leading months of demonstrations against government’s abuses and corruption, Reuters reported. Alwaght- Thousand of Moroccans took to the streets of northern city of Al-Hoceima late on Friday to demand the release of an activis ...
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Morocco Protests Intensify, Govt. Calls for Talks

Morocco Protests Intensify, Govt. Calls for Talks

Saturday 10 June 2017 ،
Hoceima province as the government calls for talks to resolve the impasse. Police were confronted with irate protestors in the coastal city of al-Hoceima early on Saturday, after weeks of protests in the edgy region. Local media sources report that dozens of youths wearing balaclavas threw stones ...
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Morocco Continues Crackdown on Dissent as Protests Continue

Morocco Continues Crackdown on Dissent as Protests Continue

Tuesday 20 June 2017 ،
Hoceima. A court in Al-Hoceima last week also sentenced 25 members of Hirak to 18 months in prison. On Monday night in Rabat, members of the independent Moroccan Human Rights Association attempted to mobilize in a protest in solidarity with Hirak, but were violently dispersed with truncheons by au ...
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Protesters in Morocco Demand Release of Political Prisoners

Protesters in Morocco Demand Release of Political Prisoners

Sunday 8 October 2017 ،
Hoceima on Oct. 28, 2016. According to one estimate, more than 300 people were being held following what is now known as the al-Rif Movement that came about following Fikri’s death. Some of the activists in jail are said to be on hunger strike. During the protest on Sunday, people chanted se ...
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Morocco’s Monarch Sacks Ministers over Slow Progress in Protest-Hit Area

Morocco’s Monarch Sacks Ministers over Slow Progress in Protest-Hit Area

Wednesday 25 October 2017 ،
Hoceima last October, triggered by the death of a fishmonger whose produce was confiscated by police. The man’s crushing to death in a garbage truck during a confrontation with police became a symbol of corruption and official abuse. Protests, also fueled by economic underdevelopment, contin ...
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Powerful Earthquake Hits Morocco

Powerful Earthquake Hits Morocco

Saturday 9 September 2023 ،
Hoceima in the northern Rif mountains which killed over 600 people. MARRAKECH DAMAGE In Marrakech, some houses in the tightly packed old city had collapsed and people were working hard by hand to remove debris while they waited for heavy equipment, said resident Id Waaziz Hassan. Footage of the m ...

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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