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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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Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy
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Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy

Sunday 4 January 2026
Lebanon and beyond, a network of popular forces emerged, neither mercenaries nor proxies of occupiers, but defenders of their homes, identity, and future. This model defeated ISIS on the battlefield, and, more importantly, dismantled the social and psychological legitimacy of the project. Beyond tha ...
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Dismissal of Special Envoy Sawaya Showcase of Trump’s Failure Story in Iraq
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Dismissal of Special Envoy Sawaya Showcase of Trump’s Failure Story in Iraq

Monday 2 February 2026 ،
Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah and force normalization with Israel, signals a likely sharp escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against Iraq. His entry into the Iraqi portfolio foreshadows intensified White House pressure on both the Iraqi government and the anti-US resistance factions. The ...
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"We Are in A Stage of Defense, Not Surrender," Stated Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary-General
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"We Are in A Stage of Defense, Not Surrender," Stated Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary-General

Wednesday 4 February 2026 ،
Lebanon ALWAGHT- Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem says Israel is targeting all of Lebanon. He underscored that resistance remains the priority, but signaled a willingness for dialogue to confront the attacks. Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem declared on Tuesday that the group is in a necessary ...
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
Lebanon. Meanwhile, resistance factions across the region, including those in Iraq, have declared they will stand with Iran in the event of aggression by Trump and Netanyahu. The US is deploying political and economic leverage to prevent a localized conflict from escalating into a full-blown, protr ...
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Will Hariri Come Back to Lebanon’s Politics?
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Will Hariri Come Back to Lebanon’s Politics?

Wednesday 18 February 2026 ،
Lebanon is coming ahead of the parliamentary elections, something fueling speculations that he is coming back to the politics. There are various opinions regarding his comeback, while some, among others, look at this with doubt. Saad Hariri, jump into politics after father's assassination Afte ...
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Barrack’s Three Missions in Baghdad: Iraqis Rigid, Americans Frustrated
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Barrack’s Three Missions in Baghdad: Iraqis Rigid, Americans Frustrated

Friday 27 February 2026 ،
Lebanon and Syria cases. That is why he is seen as a seasoned politician, with Trump hoping that his policies and talks with Iraqi officials will bear results in line with Washington’s interests.  Pushing to remove al-Maliki from candidacy  Barrack's visit to Iraq can be analyz ...
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Netanyahu Stuck in a Home Swamp as Israelis Fume Over Military Defeat
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Netanyahu Stuck in a Home Swamp as Israelis Fume Over Military Defeat

Monday 20 April 2026 ،
Lebanon and Iran has not made Israel safer and Tel Aviv only counts the costs of conflict. Alwaght- Anti-government protests in Tel Aviv over the past two days continued as the protesters have voiced the surging discontent with the performance of the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the wars aga ...
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?
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Iran’s Global Position Redefined: How’s War Boosted Tehran’s Soft Power?

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
Lebanon, and Iraq. This massive reaction proved that the assassination of leaders never weakens resistance. On the contrary, their pure blood acts like life-giving water, making the mighty tree of resistance even stronger and more fruitful. This truth has even won admiration from Western analysts. ...
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story
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Trump’s "Project Freedom" a Failure Story

Tuesday 5 May 2026 ،
Lebanon, a new provocative move by Trump in the Strait of Hormuz risks sinking the region in a fresh conflict. On Monday, the US President Donald Trump announced what he called Project Freedom operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz which has been closed by Iran in response to the US-Israeli war t ...
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?
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Will Hezbollah Alter Dahieh-Haifa Equation?

Saturday 9 May 2026 ،
Lebanon’s critical infrastructure, Hezbollah will retaliate by setting Haifa and key northern occupied territories ablaze. That mutual threat made Tel Aviv cautious in its calculations about any all-out war with Lebanon, knowing full well that its home front, especially in the north, is highly ...

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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.