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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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Israeli Strike in Southern Lebanon Leaves One Dead in Latest Ceasefire Breach
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Israeli Strike in Southern Lebanon Leaves One Dead in Latest Ceasefire Breach

Sunday 26 October 2025
Nabatieh, killing one person and injuring another. The victim was identified as Zein Futouni, whom the Israeli military described as an anti-tank commander with Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force. Israel claimed Futouni was involved in rebuilding Hezbollah’s military infrastructure in south ...
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Lebanese Military Deploys Troops Near Southern Border in Response to Israeli Activity
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Lebanese Military Deploys Troops Near Southern Border in Response to Israeli Activity

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
Nabatieh. Israel’s continued military actions have breached the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, drawing condemnation for targeting civilians and fueling instability. Israeli officials claim the strikes are defensive, but the attacks have sparked growing regional concern over escalating vi ...
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Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom
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Haytham Tabatabaei: Hezbollah’s Elite Commander from Birth to Martyrdom

Tuesday 25 November 2025 ،
Nabatieh axis and was one of the leaders of the operation that captured the Barakat al-Naqar outpost in the occupied Shebaa Farms. Following the 2000 liberation, his command continued over the Khiam axis until 2008, where he later led Hezbollah's defensive operations in that sector during the J ...
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Haitham Tabatabai, A Principal Architect of Hezbollah’s Military Strength
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Haitham Tabatabai, A Principal Architect of Hezbollah’s Military Strength

Tuesday 25 November 2025 ،
Nabatieh and Khiam axes, and key contributions during the July 2006 war. He later led intervention forces, helped develop the elite Radwan Force, and directed operations against extremist groups along Lebanon’s eastern border, strengthening internal security. In recent years, his influence ex ...
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Lebanese Cleric: Harm To Ayatollah Khamenei Equals to War on Shias
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Lebanese Cleric: Harm To Ayatollah Khamenei Equals to War on Shias

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
Nabatieh, and Baalbek. Al-Khatib noted that Ayatollah Khamenei's role extends beyond politics, positioning him as one of the prominent religious authorities of the Islamic world. The gatherings condemned threats and insults directed at Ayatollah Khamenei, reaffirming their support for Iran and ...
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Israel Invades Lebanon: While Hezbollah Fighting, Lebanon’s Govt. Waiting Mirage of Talks
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Israel Invades Lebanon: While Hezbollah Fighting, Lebanon’s Govt. Waiting Mirage of Talks

Monday 1 June 2026 ،
Nabatieh in the south. The Israeli push is so hard that if it was not for resistance of Hezbollah fighters, the presidential palace would have been occupied now. The Israeli army has pushed north of Lebanon’s Litani River and seized the medieval Beaufort Castle in the southern Nabatieh provin ...
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation
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Lebanon in US-Iran Deal: Netanyahu’s Tactic to Upset the Equation

Monday 22 June 2026 ،
Nabatieh or Tyre. Meanwhile, some internal Israeli analysts admit that even if Trump forces the Israeli PM to de-escalate and stop attacks on Lebanon until a final deal is secured with Iran, Netanyahu will very likely later gradually resume aggression on Lebanon. 
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy
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Security Belts from Lebanon to Syria: Objectives and Consequences of New Israeli Strategy

Thursday 25 June 2026 ،
Nabatieh. While the army frames its push north of the Litani and its pressure on residents to flee areas south of the Zahrani as measures to counter Hezbollah's operations, the reality tells a different story. The forced displacement of populations and the systematic destruction of the region&# ...
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World
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Love of Imam Hussein Gathers Us: Ashura 2026 Marked Across the World

Saturday 27 June 2026 ،
Nabatieh for this year's observances. This year, the mourning atmosphere was deeply colored by the ongoing Israeli aggression, with many ceremonies dedicated to the memory of those martyred in defense of Lebanon’s territory against Israeli occupation. In some areas, however, tazieh, or mou ...
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?
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A Ticking Bomb in Beirut: What’s Behind Israeli-Lebanese Deal?

Sunday 28 June 2026 ،
Nabatieh and Beit Yahoun with airstrikes and shelling. These attacks are specifically focused on northern Litani River area, where Tel Aviv is seeking to impose a new security equation while maintaining the buffer zone that stretches from Upper Nabatieh and East Zotar to the Ali Al-Taher heights and ...

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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.