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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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Hezbollah, Hamas Leaders Discuss Reinforcement of Resistance against Israeli Regime
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Hezbollah, Hamas Leaders Discuss Reinforcement of Resistance against Israeli Regime

Thursday 23 June 2022
Karish gas field, where Israel has given exploration rights to a Greek firm. Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem has said that Hezbollah is ready to take action, “including by force,” against Israeli gas operations in the disputed waters once Beirut adopts a clearer po ...
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Lebanese -Israeli Maritime Border Talks: What’s American Mediator Done so far?
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Lebanese -Israeli Maritime Border Talks: What’s American Mediator Done so far?

Tuesday 28 June 2022 ،
Karish gas field with Lebanon, Lebanese officials called on the US envoy to their negotiations with the Israelis, Amos Hochstein, to mediate between Beirut and Tel Aviv.  Hochstein first met with Lebanese officials, including President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Lebanese Parl ...
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What’s behind Hezbollah Drone Deployment to Disputed Gas Field?
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What’s behind Hezbollah Drone Deployment to Disputed Gas Field?

Tuesday 5 July 2022 ،
Karish gas field Lebanon shares with the Israeli regime, asserting that their mission was reconnaissance and a message that was well sent.  Israeli officials claimed that the army intercepted and shot down the Hezbollah drones that were moving towards gas facilities. According to Hezbollah' ...
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Biden Seeking to Persuade Saudis to Export More Oil: Nasrallah
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Biden Seeking to Persuade Saudis to Export More Oil: Nasrallah

Thursday 14 July 2022 ،
Karish field, which Israel claims is in its exclusive economic zone, but Lebanon contests it. Resistance, Nasrallah said, is the only force Lebanon has to obtain its right to oil and gas. The capacities of the resistance today are unprecedented, the fighting spirit is higher than ever, he said. We ...
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No Israeli Target out of Reach of Hezbollah Missiles: Nasrallah
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No Israeli Target out of Reach of Hezbollah Missiles: Nasrallah

Tuesday 26 July 2022 ،
Karish, off Lebanon's coast.  All fields are under threat, not only Karish, and no Israeli target at sea or on land is out of the reach of the resistance's precision missiles, Nasrallah told Al Mayadeen television's Ghassan Ben Jeddou.  Earlier this month, Hezbollah launched ...
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Israel Has to Recognize Lebanon’s Right to Tap Maritime Gas Resources: Hezbollah
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Israel Has to Recognize Lebanon’s Right to Tap Maritime Gas Resources: Hezbollah

Sunday 31 July 2022 ،
Karish natural gas field. We rather want to tap into our oil reserves. There would, therefore, be no room for oil or gas extraction in the entire region if Lebanon does not get its right,” Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addressed a group of Shia Muslim preachers and scholars in the Lebanese ...
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‘War’ with Israeli Regime over Disputed Gas Field Possible: Hezbollah Chief
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‘War’ with Israeli Regime over Disputed Gas Field Possible: Hezbollah Chief

Monday 1 August 2022 ،
Karish Gas Field, which lies in Lebanon’s territorial waters. Given the entrance of the Israeli vessels into the waters, he said, “Hezbollah’s leadership discussed the options in front of the country,” adding that “there is a 50 percent chance that [the situation] coul ...
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Lebanon Govt. Formation Hostage to Internal Differences, Foreign Interference
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Lebanon Govt. Formation Hostage to Internal Differences, Foreign Interference

Monday 15 August 2022 ،
Karish gas field, but Hezbollah represents a big hurdle ahead of Washington demands.  Hezbollah leaders have repeatedly threatened that if Lebanon cannot use its energy sources, it will now allow Tel Aviv to do so. The White House officials, therefore, are trying to pretend that the movement i ...
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Foreign Meddling Main Obstacle to Form New Lebanese Govt.: Expert
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Foreign Meddling Main Obstacle to Form New Lebanese Govt.: Expert

Sunday 28 August 2022 ،
Karish gas field have made the need for political groups to cooperate for a new government and counter the Israeli enforcement more urgent.  To get updates on Lebanon's developments, Alwaght arranged an interview with Mosaib Naeemi, a West Asia affairs analyst.  Alwaght: Although sev ...
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Hezbollah Threats Change Game Rules in Contested Gas Field
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Hezbollah Threats Change Game Rules in Contested Gas Field

Friday 23 September 2022 ،
Karish gas rig if Tel Aviv produces gas without agreement with Lebanon. Alwaght- While the Israeli officials until recently have been denying Lebanon a share in the joint Mediterranean gas field, in recent days their comments signaled that the warnings by Hezbollah movement have left their impact. I ...

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

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