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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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US Federal Deficit Reaches Almost $1 Trln as Biden Braces for Crunch Debt Ceiling Talks

US Federal Deficit Reaches Almost $1 Trln as Biden Braces for Crunch Debt Ceiling Talks

Tuesday 9 May 2023
House and congressional Democrats are at odds with Republicans over GOP demands to tie steep spending cuts to raising or suspending the debt ceiling. Earlier this month, GOP lawmakers urged Biden to sit down and negotiate the debt ceiling and stop playing Russian roulette with the American economy. ...
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Iran, Indonesia United against Unilateralism, Back Lasting Peace in Region: Raeisi

Iran, Indonesia United against Unilateralism, Back Lasting Peace in Region: Raeisi

Tuesday 23 May 2023 ،
House of Representatives and the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia. Raeisi will also meet with Iranian and Indonesian businessmen, hold talks with Indonesian scholars and thinkers, and meet with Iranians residing in Indonesia.  
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US Expresses Frustration over China’s Dismissal of Pentagon’s Purported Overtures

US Expresses Frustration over China’s Dismissal of Pentagon’s Purported Overtures

Sunday 28 May 2023 ،
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Chinese Taipei, which China sees as a provocative move, breaching the internationally accepted “One China” principle and inciting the secessionists on an inseparable part of its territory. In the meantime, Li met with Russian President Vladimir Putin a ...
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China Condemns Taipei’s VP Visit to US

China Condemns Taipei’s VP Visit to US

Sunday 13 August 2023 ،
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California during a stopover on her way back to Taipei following her trip to Latin America. Tsai’s meeting with McCarthy, who is second in line to the US President, was the highest-ranking government official to receive a Taiwanese president on US soil. & ...
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Is Ain Al-Hilweh Camp’s Clashes A New Project to Destabilize Lebanon?

Is Ain Al-Hilweh Camp’s Clashes A New Project to Destabilize Lebanon?

Saturday 9 September 2023 ،
Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri reportedly contacted Palestinian political leaders and asked them to work to calm the situation and prevent further clashes.  In mid-July, Ain al-Hilweh had witnessed clashes between the two sides that were dragged out for about a week, killing 11 ...
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US House Speaker Ousted in Unprecedented Vote

US House Speaker Ousted in Unprecedented Vote

Wednesday 4 October 2023 ،
House of Representatives ousted on Tuesday Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, after Kevin McCarthy led a successful, bipartisan effort to avoid a government shutdown over the weekend. Alwaght- The US House of Representatives ousted on Tuesday Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, after ...
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With Parl. Speaker Al-Halbousi Removed by Supreme Court, Should Iraqis Expect New Political Crisis?

With Parl. Speaker Al-Halbousi Removed by Supreme Court, Should Iraqis Expect New Political Crisis?

Monday 20 November 2023 ،
House of Representatives, Muhammad Rekan al-Halbousi,” a statement published on the court’s website read. The court also decided to terminate the membership of MP Laith Mustafa Hamoud Al-Dulaimi, who filed the case against the parliament speaker.  Jassim Mohammad Abboud, the head o ...
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Why have the Republicans taken stance against Biden?

Why have the Republicans taken stance against Biden?

Thursday 8 February 2024 ،
House's plans has drawn swords against him. Recent debates have primarily revolved around the nature and extent of America's military assistance to foreign allies. In light of this, Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson declared on Sunday that a group of Republican lawmakers ...
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Shahbaz Sharif Elected New Pakistan PM for Second Time

Shahbaz Sharif Elected New Pakistan PM for Second Time

Sunday 3 March 2024 ،
Speaker Ayaz Sadiq as saying. Shehbaz, 72, who was the consensus candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), received 201 votes in the 336-member house. Shehbaz's challenger Omar Ayub Khan, the nominee of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, ...
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World Campaign against Arms Exports to Tel Aviv Could Take the Steam Out of Netanyahu’s Killing Machine

World Campaign against Arms Exports to Tel Aviv Could Take the Steam Out of Netanyahu’s Killing Machine

Monday 8 April 2024 ،
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a letter to the US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for stopping arms supplies to the Israeli military. The letter that was signed by 40 Democrats says : In light of the recent strike against aid workers and the ever-worsening humanitari ...

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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