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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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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
Lebanon and other regional states, receiving military training. The driver behind this cooperation was a recognition of themselves as part of the global camp against imperialism and Israel's ally the US. On May 30, 1972, three JRA members flew into Tel Aviv's Lod Airport on an Air France fl ...
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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?
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Do Iran’s Ties with the Taliban Mean Approving of Sectarian Monopoly in Afghanistan?

Monday 3 August 2026 ،
Lebanon, and the fight against the US, and, therefore, has no place in Afghanistan. Mortazavi added that helping to topple the Taliban government has no religious justification, and Iran's advice to the opposition is to sit down at the negotiating table with the Taliban. The remarks come as the ...
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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 ،
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, and Beirut has failed to secure any enforceable guarantees from its enemy. Against that backdrop, critics of ...
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria
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Hezbollah’s New Strategy for Managing Potential Tensions with New Syria

Thursday 6 August 2026 ،
Lebanon's security environment after the 40-day Iran war and an effort to prevent opening a new front against the resistance movement.  In a televised address marking Arbaeen commemoration of Imam Hussein, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem declared that the movement has &ldquo ...
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
Lebanon, and Bahrain ranked among the most numerous national groups. While no official tally of participating countries has been published for 2026, Iraqi press accounts suggest the national mix closely mirrored last year's. In Arbaeen 2025, pilgrims from 140 countries made the journey, and exp ...
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Hezbollah Vows Retaliation for Israeli Attacks
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Hezbollah Vows Retaliation for Israeli Attacks

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has vowed to respond to continued Israeli aggression in the country’s south ALWAGHT- Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has vowed to respond to continued Israeli aggression in the country’s south. Hezbollah said on Saturday that it would not ...
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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 ،
Lebanon once again, killing at least 11 Lebanese citizens, including three children, and wounding 19 in the latest wave of attacks, Beirut government's response remains largely confined to political condemnation and diplomatic maneuvering. For many observers, that approach has created a glaring ...
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?
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Ankara and Tel Aviv: Is Syria a Potential Ankara-Tel Aviv Clash Ground?

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
Lebanon, and to tighten security around the occupied territories. In that context, any rebuilding of Syrian military infrastructure, and any boost to Syrian defensive capability, looks to Israeli leaders like a direct and serious threat. Message of attack to Erdogan and al-Sharaa The political wei ...
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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 ،
Lebanon defines many aspects of war for whoever controls it. Alwaght- In today's wars, seizure of heights necessarily does not mean ultimately winning the conflict. But its significance becomes clear when the location is used to establish intelligence superiority, control military movement route ...
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Yemeni Leader Reaffirms Support for Iran Amid Ongoing Aggression
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Yemeni Leader Reaffirms Support for Iran Amid Ongoing Aggression

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
Lebanon, and Yemen forms part of a coordinated US-Israeli scheme. In a televised speech marking the birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, Ansarullah leader Sayed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi called on Muslim nations to strengthen unity in the face of US and Israeli aggression. Al-Houthi urged Islamic ...

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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.