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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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Beyond Gaza: From the West Bank to Syria and Lebanon
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Beyond Gaza: From the West Bank to Syria and Lebanon

Monday 1 December 2025
Human Rights Watch has warned that current operations may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Meanwhile, reports of torture and deaths in Israeli detention facilities continue to surface. The conflict has also widened beyond Palestinian territories into Syria and Lebanon, where Israel ...
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With Truce in Comma, Washington and Tel Aviv Eye Permanent Gaza Occupation
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With Truce in Comma, Washington and Tel Aviv Eye Permanent Gaza Occupation

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
The Israelis and Americans are pushing for occupation of Gaza under the guise of international force. Alwaght- Several months have gone since the Gaza ceasefire was reached. A ceasefire that was planned to upgrade to the second phase in a month is still lagging in the first phase, without signs of g ...
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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall
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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall

Friday 12 December 2025 ،
Human rights observers argue that Syria's new government has failed to craft a national strategy for transitional justice. The opportunity is slipping away, they say, as actors within the new regime themselves have turned to suppressing and even killing opponents. Return of authoritarianism Ma ...
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Human Rights Watch Says Israel Is Blocking Reconstruction in Southern Lebanon
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Human Rights Watch Says Israel Is Blocking Reconstruction in Southern Lebanon

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
Human Rights Watch says Israeli attacks on reconstruction machinery and civilian factories in southern Lebanon after the ceasefire breach the laws of war and amount to war crimes ALWAGHT- Human Rights Watch says Israeli attacks on reconstruction machinery and civilian factories in southern Lebanon a ...
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Israeli Army Grounded in Litani Quagmire as Hezbollah Utilizes New Combat Tactics
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Israeli Army Grounded in Litani Quagmire as Hezbollah Utilizes New Combat Tactics

Sunday 29 March 2026 ،
Human Rights Watch (HRW) researchers have confirmed that the Israeli regime has recently used white phosphorus in southern Lebanon, leading to further accusations of violating the laws of war. Researchers from this organization suggest that with the displacement of 800,000 Lebanese from southern reg ...
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
Iran’s resistance to aggression by an imperialist power tells much to the oppressed nations, as it gives Tehran advantages for future game. Alwaght- Many prominent world analysts and theorists believe that the international order after decades is on the brink of a strategic shift of paradigm, so muc ...
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Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community
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Crackdown on Muharram: Taliban Continue Religious Suppression of Shiite Community

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
Human Rights Watch confirm that under Taliban rule, Shiites and other religious minorities in Afghanistan live in an atmosphere of fear and insecurity. Adding to the outrage, Ayatollah Waezzadeh Bahsudi, one of Afghanistan's top Shiite authorities, recently revealed that Taliban officials refus ...
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026 ،
Human Rights Watch. Over time, the movement's demands expanded beyond Gaza. Students began linking the war to broader economic and structural issues, calling on universities to divest from companies doing business with Israel or profiting from the war in Gaza, and to sever ties with defense con ...
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Radical Settlers: Netanyahu’s Yesterday Allies, Today’s Headache
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Radical Settlers: Netanyahu’s Yesterday Allies, Today’s Headache

Thursday 3 September 2026 ،
Human Rights Watch reports that settler violence has spiked sharply since the current cabinet took office in December 2022, with attacks reaching record levels in 2026. In effect, Netanyahu spent the past several years cozying up to this political fringe to keep his right-wing coalition afloat. But ...
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
Human Rights Watch, after investigating the strike, confirmed at least 12 men dead and at least 15 wounded. The bride herself was among the injured. Chain of crimes continues The US military's track record across West Asia and Afghanistan is stained by a sprawling toll of civilian casualties, ...

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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.