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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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Jenin, Emerging Resistance Stronghold against Israeli Occupation
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Jenin, Emerging Resistance Stronghold against Israeli Occupation

Monday 18 April 2022
Mahmoud Abbas fired senior officials in Jenin city and camp and installed those he thought were the most loyal to the Palestinian Authority. But only a few weeks later, he was frustrated to see his goals behind the appointments not advancing.  Apparently, Jenin is a new stronghold for Hamas an ...
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Palestinian PM Urges Urgent International Intervention against Israeli Forces Violence
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Palestinian PM Urges Urgent International Intervention against Israeli Forces Violence

Monday 9 May 2022 ،
Mahmoud Sami Khalil Aram near the Jbara military checkpoint, south of Tulkarm. Israeli media outlets claimed earlier that Aram, who was from the besieged Gaza Strip, was trying to cross over the separation wall in Tulkarm when he was killed. Separately on Sunday, another Palestinian youth was shot ...
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Israeli Regime Launch Arrest Campaign; Kidnap over 40 Palestinians in Al-Khalil
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Israeli Regime Launch Arrest Campaign; Kidnap over 40 Palestinians in Al-Khalil

Tuesday 2 August 2022 ،
Mahmoud Abbas appointed Ghaith, a longtime activist in Fatah political party to the role of PA al-Quds governor in late August 2018. Ghaith was detained at least 17 times since he was appointed governor of the occupied holy city in 2018. Also in East al-Quds, Israeli police raided al-Hilal Club in ...
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Four Palestinian Prisoners Launch Open-Ended Hunger Strike in Israeli Jails
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Four Palestinian Prisoners Launch Open-Ended Hunger Strike in Israeli Jails

Tuesday 27 June 2023 ،
Mahmoud Abdel Halim Talahma, 32, Abdullah Mohammad Abido, 36, and Mohammad Ahmad Dandis, 25, began refusing food nine days ago in protest against their detention without charge or trial. Shadid had gone on hunger strike twice after previous arrests, including a 90-day strike in 2016. Talahma, ...
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Hamas Asks Hezbollah to Help Restore Peace to Palestinian Camp
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Hamas Asks Hezbollah to Help Restore Peace to Palestinian Camp

Thursday 3 August 2023 ،
Mahmoud Khalil, but fatally shot his companion instead. In the confrontations that ensued, Abu Ashraf al-Armouchi, a senior commander with the Fatah party who was in charge of security inside Ain al-Hilweh, was killed along with several of his aides. Reports say many terrorists and extremists ...
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Israeli Regime Angry as UNESCO Lists Ariha Ruins as World Heritage Site in Palestine
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Israeli Regime Angry as UNESCO Lists Ariha Ruins as World Heritage Site in Palestine

Monday 18 September 2023 ،
Mahmoud Abbas said UNSCO’s decision “testifies to the authenticity and history of the Palestinian people,” adding that “the state of Palestine is committed to preserving this unique site for the benefit of mankind.” Similarly, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry lauded th ...
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Israeli Regime Kill 6 Palestinian Youths in West Bank, Including 13-Y-O Child
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Israeli Regime Kill 6 Palestinian Youths in West Bank, Including 13-Y-O Child

Sunday 8 October 2023 ،
Mahmoud Bassem Akhmis succumbed to his wounds after he was shot by Israeli forces in the town of Beit Ummar, north of the city of al-Khalil, also known as Hebron, on Saturday evening. He was seriously injured during a violent raid by Israeli forces at the entrance to Beit Ummar and was later p ...
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Tel Aviv’s Covert, Overt Goals behind Threats to Assassinate Hamas Leaders
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Tel Aviv’s Covert, Overt Goals behind Threats to Assassinate Hamas Leaders

Monday 4 December 2023 ،
Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh was another senior leader of Hamas killed in Dubai in 2010, and the head of the Dubai Police announced that a probe showed that the Mossad was involved in the assassination.  Mohammed al-Zawari was one of the commanders of Hamas and the supervisor of the Ababil drones projec ...
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Dim Outlook for Lebanon Talks under Heavy War Fire
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Dim Outlook for Lebanon Talks under Heavy War Fire

Thursday 21 November 2024 ،
Mahmoud Qamati, deputy head of Hezbollah’s political council, as saying: “Any agreement must lead to a quick end to the war and not violate Lebanese sovereignty.” Details of the new proposal made by the Biden administration have not yet been leaked, but the Israeli Kan network cla ...
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Homeland Security Detains Another Pro-Palestinian Protester from Columbia University
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Homeland Security Detains Another Pro-Palestinian Protester from Columbia University

Saturday 15 March 2025 ،
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian green card holder, as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) broader crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists. DHS also confirmed that Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian doctoral student at Columbia, was deported after her student visa was revoked for allege ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution