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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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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?
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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?

Thursday 13 June 2024
Najaf and Karbala as part of a plan to broaden ties with Baghdad to take on Iran in Iraq. Alwaght- Application of the public diplomacy as one of the supplements of the official diplomacy is now one of the common methods in the foreign policy of countries, specifically top on the list of missions of ...
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Way of Al-Aqsa: This Year’s Arbaeen Procession Embraces Palestinian Liberation Agenda More Than Ever
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Way of Al-Aqsa: This Year’s Arbaeen Procession Embraces Palestinian Liberation Agenda More Than Ever

Tuesday 13 August 2024 ،
Najaf to Karbala in Iraq certainly more than any time remember the tragedies caused by the murderous Israeli occupation to the oppressed nation of Palestine. In this year's Arbaeen, or the fortieth day after martyrdom of Imam Hussein— who was killed rising against the corrupt and oppressi ...
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Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities
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Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Wednesday 18 September 2024 ،
Najaf, Karbala, Baghdad, Mosul to the Turkish border, he said.  Al-Fartusi added that the basis of the Development Road is a quadrilateral trade alliance including Iraq, Turkey, UAE, and Qatar.  He added that the connection of the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean, Europe, and Caucasus w ...
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IRGC Arranges Funeral for General Who Was Martyred in Beirut
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IRGC Arranges Funeral for General Who Was Martyred in Beirut

Sunday 13 October 2024 ،
Najaf and Karbala in Iraq, as well as in Iran's northeastern holy city of Mashhad on October 14. Residents of Tehran can attend the general's funeral at Imam Hussein (AS) Square at 9 a.m. local time on October 15, according to the IRGC. The general will be laid to rest following the final ...
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
Najaf clergy and bolster its position in the future parliamentary elections. 
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
Najaf, the envoy called on the top Shiite authority to issue a fatwa for dissolution or integration of the PMF into the army, but the demand was rejected.  Also, reports from field sources of Alwaght in Iraq said that in recent days disruptions occurred to the salary payments of the PMF member ...
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Pakistan and Iran Boosting Strategic Ties Under Arbaeen Cooperation
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Pakistan and Iran Boosting Strategic Ties Under Arbaeen Cooperation

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Najaf and Karbala. 2. Security cooperation: Forming common committees to face possible threats and terrorism infiltration Given the presence of such terrorist groups in Iraq and Afghanistan and amid growing security threats caused by rise to power of the armed takfiri groups in Syria, odds are th ...
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Iraq’s PMF, the Ensurer of Arbaeen Congregation Security
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Iraq’s PMF, the Ensurer of Arbaeen Congregation Security

Saturday 2 August 2025 ،
Najaf and Karbala. In the vacuum caused by the collapse of the army, not the Western powers but an army of voluntary forces deeply believing in resistance and committed to the national honor and sovereignty moved to defend the country. This forces, called Hashd al-Shaabi in Arabic, rushed to defend ...
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Imam Reza Shrine Sends 1,000 Volunteers to Support Arbaeen Pilgrimage in Iraq
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Imam Reza Shrine Sends 1,000 Volunteers to Support Arbaeen Pilgrimage in Iraq

Monday 4 August 2025 ،
Najaf, Karbala, Kadhimiya, and Samarra. Coordinated by Seyed Ali Bamashki and Astan Quds Razavi, these camps provide a range of services such as food distribution, medical aid, cultural programs, and equipment repair, extending support beyond Mashhad to border crossings and various Iraqi locations. ...
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Arbaeen 2025 Showcases a Stronger, More United Axis of Resistance
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Arbaeen 2025 Showcases a Stronger, More United Axis of Resistance

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
Najaf and Karbala is a showcase of ummah-making and geopolitical coalition of Resistance countries— an ummah where the lines of the borders are blurred and a belief in justice, human dignity, rejection of oppression links millions of people of regional nations.  In this discourse, the me ...

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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.