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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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EU Shocked by Pictures of Nothing but Skin, Bones of Palestinian Hunger-Striker Detainee
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EU Shocked by Pictures of Nothing but Skin, Bones of Palestinian Hunger-Striker Detainee

Monday 29 August 2022
The European Union was shocked at pictures of nothing more than skin and bones of Palestinian administrative detainee in Israel regime’s prison, Khalil Awawda, after 169 days of hunger strike demanding to be set free. Alwaght- The European Union was shocked at pictures of nothing more than skin and ...
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Israeli Regime Brought on Its Knees by Palestinian Prisoners
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Israeli Regime Brought on Its Knees by Palestinian Prisoners

Sunday 4 September 2022 ،
The Israeli regime finally surrenderd to a hunger strike by Palestinian prisoner Khalil al-Awadeh, saying it will release him. Alwaght- Whereas the Israeli leaders think that they can bring the Palestinians to their knees by imprisoning them, the latter have proven that they have a strong resolve to ...
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30 Palestinian Prisoners on 2nd Week of Hunger Strike over Administrative Detention
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30 Palestinian Prisoners on 2nd Week of Hunger Strike over Administrative Detention

Saturday 1 October 2022 ،
Thirty Palestinians held in Israeli regime’s prisons for their political activism have entered their second week of hunger strike in protest at their administrative detention without charge or trial, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) reported. Alwaght- Thirty Palestinians held in Israeli regime ...
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What Pope Needs to Know about Bahrain’s Realities
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What Pope Needs to Know about Bahrain’s Realities

Wednesday 2 November 2022 ،
The Pope is set to visit Bahrain amid crackdown and abuses against the Shiite majority in the Persian Gulf nation. Alwaght‐ Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Bahrain to participate in “East-West dialogue” conference that is set to be held on November 3-6 in the Persian Gulf Arab country ...
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Israeli Regime Detained 6000 Palestinians, Including 739 Minors, in 2022: Report
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Israeli Regime Detained 6000 Palestinians, Including 739 Minors, in 2022: Report

Tuesday 8 November 2022 ،
Israeli regime has arrested about 6000 Palestinians, including 739 minors and 141 women, since the start of 2022, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) in a press statement. Alwaght- Israeli regime has arrested about 6000 Palestinians, including 739 minors and 141 women, since the start of 2 ...
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Egyptian Hunger Striker’s Life in ‘Great Danger’: UN Rights Chief
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Egyptian Hunger Striker’s Life in ‘Great Danger’: UN Rights Chief

Wednesday 9 November 2022 ،
The United Nations expressed deep concerns over deteriorating health condition of Egypt’s prominent political activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, with the body’s High Commissioner for Human Rights stressing that the life of the jailed hunger striker is “in great danger” after more than 200 days of food abst ...
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Hell Itself: A Look at Israeli Prison Conditions for Palestinian prisoners
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Hell Itself: A Look at Israeli Prison Conditions for Palestinian prisoners

Friday 25 November 2022 ،
The Palestinian prisoners are kept in inhumane conditions in Israeli prisons and even frequent hunger strikes are not helping. Alwaght- The Palestinians in the Israeli prisons are in dire straits. Some Palestinians have been detained several times and it seems that this process is repeating itself. ...
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Palestinian Political Prisoners Prepare Mass Civil Disobedience in Israeli Prisons
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Palestinian Political Prisoners Prepare Mass Civil Disobedience in Israeli Prisons

Tuesday 24 January 2023 ،
Prisoners gear up to resist harsh conditions as Israel’s government imposes new collective punishment policies across prisons Over the past two weeks, approximately 140 Palestinian prisoners were transferred to Israel's infamous Nafha prison, located in the southeast Naqab (Negev desert). The pr ...
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Over 120 Palestinian Inmates Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Israeli Repressive Measures
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Over 120 Palestinian Inmates Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Israeli Repressive Measures

Wednesday 1 February 2023 ،
More than 120 Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli jail have continued their open-ended hunger strike for the second consecutive day in protest against the regime’s repressive measures. Alwaght- More than 120 Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli jail have continued their open-ended hunger strike for t ...
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Israeli Regime Assaults Palestinian Prisoners in Ramon Jail, Move Them to Unknown Place
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Israeli Regime Assaults Palestinian Prisoners in Ramon Jail, Move Them to Unknown Place

Wednesday 22 February 2023 ،
Israeli regime’s forces violently ransacked cells of Palestinian prisoners in the Ramon prison before transferring dozens of them to an unknown location, amid Tel Aviv’s escalating repressive measures against Palestinian inmates. Alwaght- Israeli regime’s forces violently ransacked cells& ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution