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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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Teenage Kuwaiti Tennis Player Who Shunned Israeli Opponent Draws Praise

Teenage Kuwaiti Tennis Player Who Shunned Israeli Opponent Draws Praise

Saturday 29 January 2022
Olympics in the Japanese capital city of Tokyo, after the draw set him on course for a showdown against Israeli competitor Tohar Butbul in the second round of the under-73kg men’s judo competition, if he were to advance past his first fight. Nourine said his political support for the Palestin ...
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North Korea Tests Longest-Range Missile Since 2017

North Korea Tests Longest-Range Missile Since 2017

Sunday 30 January 2022 ،
Olympics, mostly as military modernization efforts. Pyongyang also wants to boost national pride as it gears up to celebrate political anniversaries in the context of economic struggles,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul. “It wants to remind Washington and ...
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Easing Curbs in ’COVID-Zero Regions’ Could Cause 2m Deaths in Year: China Study

Easing Curbs in ’COVID-Zero Regions’ Could Cause 2m Deaths in Year: China Study

Monday 7 February 2022 ،
Olympics in Beijing whereas utilizing sweeping restrictions to attempt to forestall the unfold of the extra infectious Omicron variant. Chinese scientists and public well being specialists have reiterated the necessity for sustaining the stringent controls, saying the dangers of transmission had be ...
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US Concerned over Chinese support for Russia amid Ukraine Crisis

US Concerned over Chinese support for Russia amid Ukraine Crisis

Wednesday 16 February 2022 ،
Olympics. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan warned earlier this month that China will “end up owning some of the costs of a Russian invasion of Ukraine” due to their mutual economic ties. The Kremlin has repeatedly rejected that it has any plans to attack. On ...
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Algerian Boy Donates $2,800 Qur’an Contest Prize Money to Palestinian Children

Algerian Boy Donates $2,800 Qur’an Contest Prize Money to Palestinian Children

Monday 4 April 2022 ،
Olympics, Algerian athlete Fethi Nourine refused to compete against an Israeli opponent, which resulted in his 10-year suspension from the International Judo Federation (IJF).  
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Teenage Jordanian Fencer Refused to Face Israeli Opponent

Teenage Jordanian Fencer Refused to Face Israeli Opponent

Monday 11 April 2022 ،
Olympics in the Japanese capital city of Tokyo, after the draw set him on course for a showdown against Israeli competitor Tohar Butbul in the second round of the under-73kg men’s judo competition. Nourine said his political support for the Palestinian cause made it impossible for him to comp ...
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Iranian Athlete Quits UAE Jiu-Jitsu Contests to Avoid Facing Israeli Rival

Iranian Athlete Quits UAE Jiu-Jitsu Contests to Avoid Facing Israeli Rival

Tuesday 5 July 2022 ،
Olympics in the Japanese capital city of Tokyo, after the draw set him on course for a possible showdown against an Israeli opponent. Nourine took the measure after he was drawn earlier in the day to face Israeli competitor Tohar Butbul in the second round of the under-73kg men’s judo competi ...
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Where Would Persian Gulf Geopolitics Head in 2023?

Where Would Persian Gulf Geopolitics Head in 2023?

Sunday 15 January 2023 ،
Olympics in the near future.  Yemen war stagnation  Yemen war is one of the obsessions in West Asia that would enter its ninth year in the coming spring. Over the past year, a state of no-war-no-peace has prevailed in Yemen, but it cannot be labeled a ceasefire because of the occasional ...
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Iraqi Fencing Team Quit World Cup to Avoid Competing against Israel

Iraqi Fencing Team Quit World Cup to Avoid Competing against Israel

Monday 22 May 2023 ،
Olympics, after the lottery set it against the team of the occupying Israeli entity, the Iraqi Fencing Federation said in a post on Facebook on Friday. The decision to withdraw came in compliance with the law criminalizing normalization [of relations with Israel as] approved by the Iraqi parli ...
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UN Rebukes France for Banning Hijab at Olympics

UN Rebukes France for Banning Hijab at Olympics

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
The United Nations slammed France for banning the country’s athletes from wearing headscarves during the 2024 Paris Games Alwaght- The United Nations slammed France for banning the country's athletes from wearing headscarves during the 2024 Paris Games. No one should impose on a woman what she ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies