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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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Revolving Door Policy: The PA as a Gatekeeper for Israeli Military in West Bank
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Revolving Door Policy: The PA as a Gatekeeper for Israeli Military in West Bank

Tuesday 21 October 2025
abuser and torture and murder of the Palestinian prisoners in drumhead court-martial executions and theft of body organs of the deceased Palestinians. The reports are disclosing to the world atrocities taking place behind the walls of the Israeli prisons. Indeed, this wave of pressure, arrests, and ...
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Islamic Jihad Vows to Preserve Its Military Capability Under Current Gaza Ceasefire
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Islamic Jihad Vows to Preserve Its Military Capability Under Current Gaza Ceasefire

Wednesday 22 October 2025 ،
abuses against Palestinian prisoners. The statement also honored fallen resistance fighters, including former spokesman Naji Maher Abu Saif. Islamic Jihad praised support from allies in Lebanon, Yemen, and Iran during the conflict. The two-year-long war in Gaza reportedly killed nearly 68,300 Pales ...
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Libya between Choas and Hope for Stability
Analysis

Libya between Choas and Hope for Stability

Tuesday 28 October 2025 ،
abuses. Stability Support Authority (SSA): Formerly led by Abd al-Ghani al-Kikli (known as Ghniwa), who was assassinated in the internal clashes of May 2025, command of the SSA has now passed to Abuzriba. Misrata Brigades: This is a coalition of armed groups from the city of Misrata. Historically ...
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
abuses. According to reports from human rights organizations and UN, elements of HTS have killed thousands of Alawites and Druze minorities over the past 11 months, with approximately 100 more abducted or forcibly disappeared. These figures confirm that the terrorist and violent structures within t ...
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Former UN Investigator of Israeli Violations Questioned in Canada
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Former UN Investigator of Israeli Violations Questioned in Canada

Sunday 16 November 2025 ،
abuses against Palestinians, reports being questioned by Canadian authorities en route to a Gaza-focused event. Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard A. Falk, a 95-year-old international law expert known for investigating Israeli human rights abuses against Palestinians, says he and his wife were de ...
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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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Luxury Police Vehicles New Means to Cement Al-Jolani’s Rule
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Luxury Police Vehicles New Means to Cement Al-Jolani’s Rule

Thursday 4 December 2025 ،
abuses and terrorist-style behavior. Now, by swapping those assets for official police cruisers, al-Jolani is attempting to rebrand his forces from militias into a legitimate police force. This cosmetic shift gives them room to justify any future security operations or crackdowns as lawful, wrapped ...
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Rising Repression and Denial of Medical Care in Occupation Prisons
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Rising Repression and Denial of Medical Care in Occupation Prisons

Wednesday 17 December 2025 ،
abuses, highlighting systematic targeting of Palestinian prisoner leaders through beatings, psychological pressure, and intimidation. High-profile detainees, including Abdullah Barghouti, Bilal Barghouti, and Ahed Ghalmeh, were reportedly dragged into prison yards and beaten, while families of leade ...
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Syrian Security Forces Attack Protesters, Causing Casualties
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Syrian Security Forces Attack Protesters, Causing Casualties

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
abuses, and economic hardships, highlighting ongoing human rights concerns in Syria.
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
abuse and lawlessness. The rights organization has called for the immediate halt of the implementation of the Taliban’s rulebook and urged the international community, the UN, and other relevant global bodies to utilize all legal means to prevent its enforcement. The organization also reaffir ...

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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.