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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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YAF Could Capture Yemen’s Al-Turbah in Taiz Within Days
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YAF Could Capture Yemen’s Al-Turbah in Taiz Within Days

Saturday 3 October 2026
Human Rights Commission in Sana’a accused Saudi forces of war crimes in parts of Saada. The Sana’a government said YAF operations are focused on Saudi forces and their troop concentrations, while emphasizing the protection of civilians and property in Taiz.
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Europe on a Powder Keg: Protests Spreading from France to Others
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Europe on a Powder Keg: Protests Spreading from France to Others

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
Human rights groups have condemned the police use of batons, tear gas and riot-control grenades against demonstrators. The student protests are only one front in a broader social crisis gripping France. Labor unions and public-sector workers had already staged strikes and demonstrations against the ...
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Tehran Accuses France of ‘Double Standards’ Over Shift From ‘Peaceful Uprising’ to ‘Urban Violence’
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Tehran Accuses France of ‘Double Standards’ Over Shift From ‘Peaceful Uprising’ to ‘Urban Violence’

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
rights and human rights ALWAGHT- Iran has criticized Paris over its handling of student demonstrations, accusing France of selectively applying principles of protest rights and human rights. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei accused France of applying double standards to protest ...
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Human Rights. This choice has become the latest flashpoint between Israeli regime and international institutions. Responding to the awarding, Israeli Foreign Ministry fired back on X, calling the award a bid to legitimize what it termed anti-Israeli hatred and bigotry, unleashing sharp rhetoric aga ...
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Pezeshkian Accuses US of Complicity in Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
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Pezeshkian Accuses US of Complicity in Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
rights, arguing that they remain largely silent over Palestinian suffering while readily criticizing Iran over alleged human rights violations. He also condemned what he characterized as US-Israeli expansionist ambitions in the region, including efforts to seize territory and control oil and other n ...
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
rights committee, said the measure is not an attack on religious freedom or freedom of expression. There is no ban on wearing a headscarf outside school, and the main goal is to maintain uniform rules in the educational environment, he told Al Jazeera. But for many devout Muslims, hijab restrictio ...
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
rights of the Palestinian people and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Al-Quds as its capital. The core challenge, however, remains the gap between agreement on the texts and their actual implementation, a point the OIC secretary-general himself underscored after the meeting ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System
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Iraq’s Cabinet Completion: From Winners and Losers to Quota System

Sunday 25 October 2026 ،
rights abuses and the 2007 attack on American forces. His elevation to the deputy premiership, a post that had previously run into an American veto, raises the question of what significant concession Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq made to the foreign side to secure this position. Some reports and figures cl ...
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Istanbul Meeting, A Frustration to Delusion of anti-Iranian Coalition
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Istanbul Meeting, A Frustration to Delusion of anti-Iranian Coalition

Monday 26 October 2026 ،
rights and opposed normalization until an independent Palestinian state is formed. But the Saudi place in the calculations related to normalization with Israeli regime gives this posture a different weight. For years, Riyadh has been one of Washington's most prized targets in its drive to expan ...
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert
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Israel Vote Shattered Netanyahu’s Victory Discourse, Transformed Political Polarity: Expert

Tuesday 3 November 2026 ،
rights violations and war crimes to his record. The expert maintained that Netanyahu effectively widened the circle of Israel's enemies and critics. Countries such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have joined the ranks of serious critics of Israeli regime, and the Tel Aviv's international ...

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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.