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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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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?

Monday 21 April 2025
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said in an interview that the Lebanese government has decided that weapons will be only in the hands of the government, but there are discussions on how to implement this decision. He noted that these talks are taking place in the form of bilateral dialogue between the ...
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days

Tuesday 6 May 2025 ،
Lebanese Hezbollah history, the political council of the resistance movement named Sheikh Naim Qassem as the new secretary-general, replacing martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. Before this appointment, the assassination of Nasrallah represented the biggest blow to the resistance movement. Naming of Sh ...
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Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert
Interview

Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
Lebanese political future, and a theater where home and foreign pressures for undermining Hezbollah's position created a complicated and challenging competition. However, relying on its wide popular base, Hezbollah managed once again to secure a victory.  To shed light on the aspects of el ...
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Araghchi’s Beirut Visit Opens New Chapter
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Araghchi’s Beirut Visit Opens New Chapter

Wednesday 4 June 2025 ،
Lebanese leaders as Iran is an influential player in Lebanon.  But this visit comes at a time when Lebanon has undergone significant changes in recent weeks, and the balance of power within the country has been subject to a wave of political fluctuations amid the aftermath of the recent war wi ...
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Is Hezbollah’s Silence Disclosing Govt., Army Incapablity to Check Israel?
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Is Hezbollah’s Silence Disclosing Govt., Army Incapablity to Check Israel?

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
Lebanese government opts for diplomacy, an option Hezbollah argues does not work with Tel Aviv. Alwaght- On Thursday, Lebanon once again became a recurrent scene of a tragedy. Hours after the recent Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, heartbreaking images of the destruction of resi ...
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New Roadmap for Lebanon Betrays Next American-Israeli Moves
Analysis

New Roadmap for Lebanon Betrays Next American-Israeli Moves

Monday 7 July 2025 ،
Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah, or Israel will keep occupying parts of southern Lebanon. Alwaght- Continuing its overbearing policies, the US administration under President Donald Trump has reactivated its New Middle East project with a focus on Lebanon. After the developments in recent mon ...
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Why’s Trump Insisting on Gaza Ceasefire Plan?
Analysis

Why’s Trump Insisting on Gaza Ceasefire Plan?

Monday 7 July 2025 ،
Lebanese rights, and paves the way for resumption of war.  Given this, the Palestinian trust in the Israelis has been marred not only by the unrealized promises, but also by the contradiction in words and deeds of Israeli and American officials. As long as there are no practical guarantees to ...
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?
Analysis

Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Lebanese brigadier general who is also a Druze, explained in an interview with Al-Alam news network about the clashes in southern Syria said that the new Syrian government sent security forces to the south following the ongoing clashes between the Druze and “defenders of Sweida” on the o ...
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Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon
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Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
Lebanese government and army, but rather to pave the way for Israel’s domination of southern Lebanon. In Iraq, the PMF are the main players in Iraq’s political and security structure. They not only succeeded in fighting the ISIS terrorist group, but also, by using their broad social bas ...
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Hezbollah’s Arms Remain a Red Line
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Hezbollah’s Arms Remain a Red Line

Sunday 3 August 2025 ،
Lebanese officials. However, the White House has so far gone nowhere and Hezbollah with its prudent management of the case has prevented the enemy plans from coming to fruition. In recent months, the American envoy has frequently visited Lebanon with various proposals to get green light of the Leba ...

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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.