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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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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans

Saturday 30 August 2025
Lebanon.  Its roots are a mix of ideology, religion, politics, and strategy. In the Book of Genesis, the land promised to the Israelites is described as stretching “from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates.” For centuries, that vision remained largely a theological idea. But with t ...
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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 ،
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 tone in response to their questions. He said: “We are going to impose ...
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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 ،
Lebanon.” The discourse from Hezbollah's leaders, from Naim Qassem to MPs in the Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc, reveals a deeply held belief that their weapons are an existential guarantee for the Shia sect. In this context, phrases like “handing over weapons is suici ...
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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 ،
Lebanon's most destabilizing news can be traced back across the border, especially into Syria and from the regime of Ahmad al-Sharaa that since later last year seized the power in Damascus on the US and Israel strength and is doing everything to win the hearts of Tel Aviv leaders. Two days ago, ...
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Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in Southern Lebanon in Violation of Ceasefire
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Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in Southern Lebanon in Violation of Ceasefire

Monday 15 September 2025 ،
Lebanon that left at least one dead, constituting yet another violation of the 2024 ceasefire accord ALWAGHT- The Israeli military launched an attack in southern Lebanon that left at least one dead, constituting yet another violation of the 2024 ceasefire accord. Lebanon’s National News Agenc ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Lebanon, Yemen, and recently Qatar, with a seeming sense of impunity. According to Serhat Suha Çubukçuoğlu, director of the Turkey Program at the Trends Research and Advisory Institute, these actions are setting a dangerous precedent that circumvents international norms and regional ai ...
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?

Sunday 28 September 2025 ،
Lebanon and Yemen and Israel through cyber operations and limited air attacks on Syria and Iraq. But the 12-day war showed that the sides are capable of managing the situation within direct but limited lines and both can carry out at the shortest time precise and intensive attacks.  The instit ...
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Israelis Truely Worried about an Attack Bigger Than That of Oct. 7
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Israelis Truely Worried about an Attack Bigger Than That of Oct. 7

Wednesday 1 October 2025 ،
Lebanon, Jordan, and especially from a much greater distance from Yemen to be probable. Having in mind that the missile and drone attacks from Yemen in support of Palestine have become a daily occurrence, concerns have risen in Tel Aviv's political and security circles. Officials and think tank ...
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Israeli Economy Caught between War and Isolation Impacts
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Israeli Economy Caught between War and Isolation Impacts

Saturday 4 October 2025 ،
Lebanon and Iran and also crises like frequent recall of the reservists, home unrest, and departure of Palestinians from the Israeli labor market have complicated the outlook of the economic crisis.  The equation is no longer just about the war's direct cost to the budget or economic growt ...
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Bright Future Awaits Palestinian Resistance: Expert
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Bright Future Awaits Palestinian Resistance: Expert

Tuesday 7 October 2025 ،
Lebanon and Iraq—stand alongside Palestinian groups. This has been accompanied by a significant increase in operational coordination among these factions. Hamas, in particular, has proven adept at leveraging the symbolic power of martyrdom to achieve strategic gains against Israel. The recent ...

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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.