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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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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?
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Re-Shuffling the Cards: How’s Iran Established its Rules after Recent Clashes?

Wednesday 10 June 2026
Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper wrote that the recent developments have seriously challenged this assumption. Iran's missile response to violation of the ceasefire in Lebanon indicated that in some cases, Tehran is ready to act beyond the established policy of the past. This was neither a symbolic ...
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?
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Can Trump Rein in Netanyahu?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
Lebanese capital Beirut, have exacted a steep political and human cost, and are now threatening the momentum of thr deal with Tehran. Trump has even said Israel's campaign against Hezbollah has gone on far too long. Netanyahu, meanwhile, insists operations against Hezbollah must continue until s ...
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
Lebanese government this time did not talk about Beirut’s government nor the role of the army of this country to manage the security case and the Hezbollah arms. This approach shows that in the eyes of Washington, Lebanon case is not a sovereignty case but part of a broader project to contain ...
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
Lebanese government's position while strengthening the Hezbollah's standing and gains at home. That, in turn, gives Hezbollah the political cover, backed by public opinion, to squeeze the Joe Aoun-Nawaf Salam accommodationist government into walking away from the humiliating direct negotiati ...
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
Lebanese village and town from the frontline up to depths of 3 to 8 kilometers. The goal is to permanently block residents from returning and turn the area into a depopulated wasteland stripped of infrastructure. But this is not purely about security. The buffer zone also gives Israelis a pretext t ...
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Lebanese, Bahrainis, and Shiites of other nationalities taking part, the ceremony took on a truly transnational character. Despite language and cultural differences, participants gathered under the banner of Imam Hussein, proving that the message of Ashura, centuries on, has crossed every geographic ...
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
Lebanese talks in Washington, the two finally struck a deal on Friday. The agreement was fast to cause outrage in Lebanon, with the people, especially the Shiite citizens, going furious at the government for its commitments under the deal. The Lebanese government, however, described the deal a big ...
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Hezbollah Official Says US Pressure Won’t Change Iran’s Lebanon Policy
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Hezbollah Official Says US Pressure Won’t Change Iran’s Lebanon Policy

Friday 3 July 2026 ،
Lebanese factions that support direct negotiations. He urged Beirut to pursue the alternative diplomatic track, saying it better serves Lebanon's interests. Separately, World Union of Resistance Scholars Secretary General Sheikh Maher Hammoud criticized the agreement as serving US and Israeli i ...
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community
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Clash of Billboards in Lebanon Reveals Deepening Gap between Govt. and Shiite Community

Saturday 4 July 2026 ،
Lebanese government was fast to remove Hezbollah signs, but remains indifferent to its duties towards southern regions. Alwaght- Lebanon's interior minister ordered the removal of billboards bearing images of Iran's martyred leader and his successor from Beirut's streets. The move may lo ...
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral the Biggest Display of Democracy, Iran Turned War into Opportunity: Lebanese Author
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Martyred Leader’s Funeral the Biggest Display of Democracy, Iran Turned War into Opportunity: Lebanese Author

Thursday 9 July 2026 ،
Lebanese Hezbollah resistance in 1985, 2000, the wars of 1993 and 1996, and also the 2006 war would not have been possible without the support of the Islamic Republic of Iran. With all the sacrifices made by the resistance and its supporters, the resistance remains steadfast, and I attribute this t ...

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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.