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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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Pope’s Lebanon Visit Puts a Heavy ’Divine Responsibility’ on the Religious Leader
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Pope’s Lebanon Visit Puts a Heavy ’Divine Responsibility’ on the Religious Leader

Wednesday 3 December 2025
rights advocates describe as one of the greatest humanitarian catastrophes of this century. Thousands of women and children have been killed in bombardments. Millions face systematic policies of starvation, siege, and displacement. And now, the cold Mediterranean winter descends upon displaced famil ...
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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 ،
rights criticism By deploying its forces in modern police vehicles, al-Jolani government is openly trying to tamp down international criticism over Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s security practices. Over the past year, these armed groups, still widely viewed as former terrorist factions, mostly reli ...
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Iran Expresses Readiness to Engage in Dialogue with Lebanon
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Iran Expresses Readiness to Engage in Dialogue with Lebanon

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
rights, while also criticizing German and European interference in other countries' affairs. He firmly rejected any foreign claims on Iran's sovereignty, particularly regarding three Persian Gulf islands, and denied all accusations of Iranian interference in Lebanon's internal politics, ...
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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 ،
rights, including that for self-determination, and will turn Gaza into a region under permanent foreign watch. In this case, Gaza will return to be a scene for resistance of Palestinians to a new occupation force, one that can deploy to Gaza under the name of “international forces” still ...
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Two Palestinians Killed as Hostilities Resume in Gaza
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Two Palestinians Killed as Hostilities Resume in Gaza

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
rights organizations and expert bodies, including the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry and the International Association of Genocide Scholars, have concluded that Israel's military offensive in Gaza amounts to genocide. This assessment underscores the severe and ongoing humanit ...
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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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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean
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US Tanker Seizure Brings War Clouds Lower on the Caribbean

Saturday 13 December 2025 ،
rights, but rather seizing his nation's oil and gas. A strongly-worded statement from Caracas declared this action rips the mask off America and exposes its real objectives. War possibility grows The seizure of the oil tanker comes as Trump in recent weeks has stepped up his hawkish tone again ...
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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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False Flag Attack: Why Should Mossad Be Blamed for Fatal Sydney Shooting?
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False Flag Attack: Why Should Mossad Be Blamed for Fatal Sydney Shooting?

Tuesday 16 December 2025 ،
rights violations. These are individuals whose identities have been exposed by human rights groups and who now risk legal action in foreign courts. By fostering a heightened perception of a “security threat against Jews,” a de facto, unwritten immunity could be extended to these individu ...
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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 ،
rights organizations warning of systematic mistreatment. The Prisoners' Media Office has warned of a severe escalation in Israeli prison abuses, highlighting systematic targeting of Palestinian prisoner leaders through beatings, psychological pressure, and intimidation. High-profile detainees, ...

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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.