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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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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025
Lebanese government's acceptance of Larijani's visit at this time conveys the message that Aoun's government is aware of both its inability to implement the resolution it has approved regarding Hezbollah disarming and its concerns about its critical consequences. Similarly, while the Leb ...
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Hezbollah Weapons and an Impossible Disarming Agenda
Analysis

Hezbollah Weapons and an Impossible Disarming Agenda

Sunday 17 August 2025 ،
Lebanese government under the American duress is pushing for Hezbollah disarming, but the resistance movement had a strong popular base and key security role. Alwaght- On August 5, the Lebanese cabinet held a session led by President Joseph Aoun. The most important agenda of the session was restrict ...
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Heated Diplomatic Battle over UNIFIL Mission in Lebanon
Analysis

Heated Diplomatic Battle over UNIFIL Mission in Lebanon

Saturday 23 August 2025 ،
Lebanese relationship with the West, and even the regional equations after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran. US and Israel’s pressure to restrict UNIFIL role The opposition of Washington and Tel Aviv to the full extension of the UNIFIL mission is not a new issue. For years, Tel Aviv ha ...
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Amnesty Calls for Investigation into Alleged Israeli War Crimes in Lebanon
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Amnesty Calls for Investigation into Alleged Israeli War Crimes in Lebanon

Wednesday 27 August 2025 ،
Lebanese government to pursue legal remedies, including domestic reparation mechanisms. The group also recommended that all states suspend arms transfers and military support to Israel, citing the high risk that such weapons could facilitate further breaches of international humanitarian law.
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Barrack’s Insult to Lebanese Journalists Echoes Washington’s Lebanon Policy
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Barrack’s Insult to Lebanese Journalists Echoes Washington’s Lebanon Policy

Friday 29 August 2025 ،
Lebanese officials. Alwaght- The humiliating behavior of the US envoy to Lebanon Thomas Barrack at a press conference in Beirut has heavily impacted the country's political and media atmosphere. Barrack, who appeared before Lebanese journalists on Tuesday, used a disrespectful and insulting ton ...
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Airstrikes By Israel Hit Nabatieh and Aita al-Shaab in Southern Lebanon
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Airstrikes By Israel Hit Nabatieh and Aita al-Shaab in Southern Lebanon

Sunday 31 August 2025 ،
Lebanese civilian dead after a drone strike on a car in Sir al-Gharbiyeh. The extent of damage and casualties from the latest assaults remains unclear. The attacks come after days of escalating Israeli operations, including strikes on the outskirts of al-Qatrani, al-Jarmaq, al-Mahmoudiyah, and Kfar ...
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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott
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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reports that Turkish ships bound for the occupied territories often transited through third-party ports before continuing their journeys. However, following escalating protests in Turkey against trade with Israel, Turkish authorities issued a decision several days ago to ...
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
Lebanese army is convinced that the main enemy is Israel and disarming Hezbollah compromises national security. Alwaght- The Lebanese government's deadline for Hezbollah to disarm is ending and this is leaving the army facing the hard job of restricting the arms to the government amid the Americ ...
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US-backed Hezbollah Disarming Plan: Outlook and Challenges
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US-backed Hezbollah Disarming Plan: Outlook and Challenges

Wednesday 10 September 2025 ،
Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah, Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies has held a meeting to discuss prospects of disarming Hezbollah. In this press meeting that was attended by international media and journalists, the director of the institute and the expert on West Asia af ...
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
Lebanese government three documents that underpin the US's Lebanon strategy. These documents insists on Hezbollah disarming according to a certain and binding timetable, dismantling Qard Al-Hassan Credit Institute as the financial body of Hezbollah, and immediate disarming of the Palestinian cam ...

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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.