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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: Lebanon and Iraq Act Independently of Iran
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Larijani: Lebanon and Iraq Act Independently of Iran

Tuesday 12 August 2025
Lebanon. He underlined that both nations are mature and courageous, stressing that Iran’s role is that of a supportive friend offering consultation, not issuing directives. Larijani also praised Hezbollah and other regional resistance groups for their advanced political insight and autonomy. ...
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Hezbollah Weapons and an Impossible Disarming Agenda
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Hezbollah Weapons and an Impossible Disarming Agenda

Sunday 17 August 2025 ،
Lebanon government  Though it was the government of Lebanon that approved the disarming, it is actually an official document presented by the US envoy Thomas Barrack to the Lebanese officials. About two months ago, Barrack presented to the Lebanese leaders a document calling for their commitme ...
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Gaza War, an Artery for Netanyahu’s Political Life
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Gaza War, an Artery for Netanyahu’s Political Life

Monday 25 August 2025 ،
Lebanon and beyond burning until he reaches a point where he feels he can win another election. It seems that Netanyahu has not yet reached that point, and public opinion in Israel has repeatedly called for him to resign since October 2023, when the Gaza war began. A poll conducted in July showed th ...
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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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US-backed Hezbollah Disarming Plan: Outlook and Challenges
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US-backed Hezbollah Disarming Plan: Outlook and Challenges

Wednesday 10 September 2025 ،
Lebanon defenselesss to the Israeli aggression, but Hezbollah is not yielding to pressures. Alwaght- As the US and other Western countries step up pressure on the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah, Andisheh Sazan-e-Nour Institute for Strategic Studies has held a meeting to discuss prospects of ...
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?
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What’s behind the US Designation of Iraqi Resistance Groups as Terrorists?

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
Lebanon, Yemen, and other countries, in addition to the starvation policy being implemented by wicked Netanyahu and Trump. Mukhtar al-Musawi, a member of the ruling parliamentary block Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF), noted the groups' official standing, saying that these factions are part ...
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Hezbollah Projects Glory and Power on First Nasrallah Anniv.
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Hezbollah Projects Glory and Power on First Nasrallah Anniv.

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
Lebanon has witnessed people marking the first anniversary of martyrdom of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and his aide Sayyed Hashem Safieddine.  The first anniversary events were held with a massive turnout in the southern Beirut as the bastion of Hezbollah. The participa ...
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Figures on Palestinians Hamas Freed during Two-year War: Epic Stories of Four Prisoners
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Figures on Palestinians Hamas Freed during Two-year War: Epic Stories of Four Prisoners

Wednesday 15 October 2025 ،
Lebanon. Undeterred, Issa and his comrades escalated their campaign. In March 1993, they ran over Israeli soldier Noam Kohler and, in a separate operation that same month, killed two Israeli police officers and critically wounded a colonel in a shooting. After a month-long manhunt, Israeli forces c ...
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What’s behind Trump Naming ’Special Envoy’ to Iraq?
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What’s behind Trump Naming ’Special Envoy’ to Iraq?

Tuesday 21 October 2025 ،
Lebanon, too, his mission focused on undermining Hezbollah and guaranteeing the security of Israel, aiming to co-opt Beirut's political leadership into aligning with Washington's policies and, ultimately, pushing them toward normalizing relations with Israel. Furthermore, figures like Steve ...
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Trump and Loyalty Diplomacy: Redefining US Foreign Policy Structure
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Trump and Loyalty Diplomacy: Redefining US Foreign Policy Structure

Sunday 26 October 2025 ،
Lebanon case, Steve Witkoff for negotiations with Iran, Mark Sawaya as special envoy for Iraq, naming a little-known and Muslim mayor of a town in Michigan as ambassador to Kuwait, and even naming Mauricio Claver-Carone as special envoy to Latin America are examples of these appointments. However, t ...

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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.