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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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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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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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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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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has visited Washington at the US President Donald Trump's invitation and is planned to meet him at the White House today, only a few weeks after signing the US-brokerded deal with Israel. Office of the Lebanese president said that the trip's core aims are ceme ...
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LAF Says Israeli Aggression Prevents Full Deployment
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LAF Says Israeli Aggression Prevents Full Deployment

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
Lebanese Army says ongoing Israeli attacks are hindering the completion of its deployment in southern Lebanon ALWAGHT- The Lebanese Army says ongoing Israeli attacks are hindering the completion of its deployment in southern Lebanon and preventing the implementation of agreed commitments. The Leban ...
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Passing of "Ahmad the Japanese": How Were the Japanese Attracted to the Palestinian Cause?
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Passing of "Ahmad the Japanese": How Were the Japanese Attracted to the Palestinian Cause?

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
Lebanese groups as a man having fought for the Palestinian cause. Kozo Okamoto was born on December 7, 1947, into a middle-class family in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture, according to Al Jazeera. His father was a school principal, and Kozo was the youngest child. He studied botany at Kagoshima U ...
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Bombing in Lebanon, Talking in Italy: Why Does Negotiating with Tel Aviv not Work?
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Bombing in Lebanon, Talking in Italy: Why Does Negotiating with Tel Aviv not Work?

Wednesday 5 August 2026 ،
Lebanese government only sharpen its appetite for more. Alwaght- The seventh round of direct talks between Lebanon and Israel kicked off in Rome on Monday, but after months of dialogue, Israeli forces have not withdrawn from occupied parts of southern Lebanon, cross-border strikes have not ceased, a ...
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
Lebanese government is targeting Hezbollah as the main force protecting the country instead of taking actions against Israeli aggression. Alwaght- As Israeli airstrikes target southern Lebanon once again, killing at least 11 Lebanese citizens, including three children, and wounding 19 in the latest ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Lebanon’s Ali Taher Heights?

Monday 24 August 2026 ،
Lebanese government's talks with Tel Aviv to stop the aggression, the Israeli regime has conducted the most extensive bombing of this part of Lebanon since Gaza war and Hezbollah entry to the conflict in solidarity with Palestine. The main goal is to seize Ali Taher hills in eastern Nabatieh, wh ...
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"Capture" of Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Heights: War Gain or Netanyahu’s Election Propaganda Tool?
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"Capture" of Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Heights: War Gain or Netanyahu’s Election Propaganda Tool?

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
Lebanese territory. The Ali al-Taher heights lie east of the city of Nabatieh, roughly 15 kilometers from the Lebanon-occupied territories border, at an elevation of about 600 meters. The hilltop’s geography gives it commanding views over wide swaths of southern Lebanon, including routes lead ...

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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.