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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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Iraq Inching From Sectarianism to Patriotism: Expert

Iraq Inching From Sectarianism to Patriotism: Expert

Sunday 14 October 2018
Mohamed al-Halbusi, and PM-designate Adel Abdul Mahdi all strongly believe in this political path and have recently raised the slogans anew. Abdul Mahdi, for example, vowed to form a government where no political party feels marginalized. He, thus, told the Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish factions to eac ...
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Sudan Military Council Arrests Top Members of Former Government

Sudan Military Council Arrests Top Members of Former Government

Monday 15 April 2019 ،
Mohamed Saleh, known as Salah Gosh. Sudan’s ambassadors to Washington and Geneva have also been dismissed, the spokesman said. The purges followed continuing talks between the new military rulers and protest organizers who demand a civilian government. Thousands of protesters remained encam ...
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Iraqis to Hold Million-Man March on Friday to Protest US Military Presence

Iraqis to Hold Million-Man March on Friday to Protest US Military Presence

Thursday 23 January 2020 ،
Mohamed Mohie, spokesman for Kata'ib Hezbollah which is part of Iraq's PMF or Hashd al-Sha’abi, underlined the importance of the upcoming mass march, saying it would reinforce the parliament's resolution and represent the will of the Iraqis from different walks of life. Nasser al- ...
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Iraq Summons US, British Ambassadors over Airstrikes on Popular Forces Positions

Iraq Summons US, British Ambassadors over Airstrikes on Popular Forces Positions

Saturday 14 March 2020 ،
Mohamed Ali al-Hakim held an emergency meeting in which the ministry's undersecretaries, advisors, and official spokesman discussed the measures regarding the recent American aggression,” the ministry’s spokesman Ahmed al-Sahaf said in a statement published on the official Twitter pa ...
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Algeria Celebrates 60 Years of Independence from France

Algeria Celebrates 60 Years of Independence from France

Tuesday 5 July 2022 ،
Mohamed Bazoum. The government has even commissioned a logo—a circle of 60 stars containing military figures and equipment—to mark “a glorious history and a new era. Algeria’s war of independence left hundreds of thousands of dead, but six decades on, despite a string of ge ...
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The future of the Camp David Accords amid increasing tensions between Egypt and Israel

The future of the Camp David Accords amid increasing tensions between Egypt and Israel

Saturday 17 February 2024 ،
Mohamed Razi, Secretary of the National Defense and Security Committee in the Egyptian House of Representatives, echoed these sentiments in an interview with Sputnik, emphasizing, While the Egyptian government upholds the peace agreement with Israel, any breach on the other side would constitute an ...
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The assassination of an Israeli general, identified as a Mossad operative, in Egypt occurred simultaneously with the assault on Rafah

The assassination of an Israeli general, identified as a Mossad operative, in Egypt occurred simultaneously with the assault on Rafah

Wednesday 8 May 2024 ،
Mohamed Salah asserted responsibility for the killing of this Israeli individual, claiming he was functioning as a Mossad agent under the guise of a trader. Mohamed Salah, a 23-year-old Egyptian border guard, was martyred on June 3rd of last year after engaging in a confrontation that resulted in t ...

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Ashura ceremony in holy Mashhad