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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 Drones Drop Grenades Near UNIFIL Amid Hezbollah Disarmament Push
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Israeli Drones Drop Grenades Near UNIFIL Amid Hezbollah Disarmament Push

Wednesday 3 September 2025
Nawaf Salam supports UNIFIL’s extension, he stresses Israel must withdraw from occupied territory. Critics argue disarming Hezbollah is unrealistic as long as Israeli troops remain in southern Lebanon, with many viewing Hezbollah as the only credible force capable of deterring Israeli aggressi ...
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US-backed Hezbollah Disarming Plan: Outlook and Challenges
Interview

US-backed Hezbollah Disarming Plan: Outlook and Challenges

Wednesday 10 September 2025 ،
Nawaf Salam. What are the barriers to Hezbollah disarming?  Last month, the Salam government approved the US-presented disarmament plan in a cabinet session. It also tasked the army with working out a framework for disarming the movement within 20 days, by the end of August. Several days ago, ...
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming
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Joined by Damascus, Washington and Tel Aviv Building Pressure on Hezbollah for Disarming

Saturday 13 September 2025 ،
Nawaf Salam, this past week. However, no concrete timeline for its implementation has been set, and the Lebanese government has cautioned that its military's capabilities are limited. Concurrently, Trump's envoy has explicitly threatened that any delay by the Lebanese government in meeting ...
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Three Children Among Five Killed in Israeli Drone Attack on Southern Lebanon
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Three Children Among Five Killed in Israeli Drone Attack on Southern Lebanon

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
Nawaf Salam labeled the strike a “deliberate crime against civilians,” while Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar echoed similar denunciations. The incident occurred as US Deputy Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus was in Lebanon to attend a meeting of the ceasefir ...
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With Govt. Approach Proving a Failure, Hezbollah’s about to Make a Military Resurgence
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With Govt. Approach Proving a Failure, Hezbollah’s about to Make a Military Resurgence

Saturday 25 October 2025 ،
Nawaf Salam are leaning on their chairs in hope of the so-called peace deals that are only on the negotiating table. They had promised people that the key to ending the challenges the country is grappling with lies with disarming Hezbollah and forsaking the resistance to enemy. But today, there is n ...
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What’s behind Saudi Plan to Strengthen Its Lebanon Influence?
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What’s behind Saudi Plan to Strengthen Its Lebanon Influence?

Sunday 16 November 2025 ،
Nawaf Salam publicly urged Saudi Arabia to reconsider its policies towards their country. We believe the time is right, and we are awaiting action from Saudi Arabia, Aoun said. I have repeatedly stressed that support for Lebanon must come from the Arab nations around us. The move follows a devasta ...
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Is Lebanese Forces Party Pushing for a Coup Through FM Raji?
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Is Lebanese Forces Party Pushing for a Coup Through FM Raji?

Saturday 6 December 2025 ،
Nawaf Salam. His stances have made him the top opponent of Hezbollah in the current government. Having shown his adversarial approach by a set of moves like summoning Iranian ambassador to Beirut and also expressing unwillingness to meet visiting Iranian Supreme National Security Council’s Se ...
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Lebanon: The Achilles Heel of Iran-US Ceasefire
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Lebanon: The Achilles Heel of Iran-US Ceasefire

Saturday 11 April 2026 ،
Nawaf Salam is set to travel to Washington. Many Lebanese parties see this a recognition of the Israeli regime. The Lebanese government’s yielding to direct talks with the Israeli regime, especially at a time when it has shed the blood of thousands in daily attacks on Lebanon over the past th ...
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Are Lebanon-Israel Talks a Lebanese Civil War Trigger?
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Are Lebanon-Israel Talks a Lebanese Civil War Trigger?

Thursday 16 April 2026 ،
Nawaf Salam is optimistic that these talks will put an end to the Israeli hostilities while many Lebanese citizens and parties, including Hezbollah, are strongly against diplomatic engagements with Israeli regime. Nawaf al-Musawi, a prominent member of Hezbollah, stressed that talks with Tel Aviv i ...
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
Nawaf Salam argue that the government, instead of focusing all of its capacities on national sovereignty and protecting national sovereignty against the Israeli aggression, is practically destroying national cohesion in line with the interests and demands of the foreign actors and enemies of Lebanon ...

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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.