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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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Brother and nephews of late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
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Brother and nephews of late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza

Sunday 18 May 2025
Palestinians—mostly women and children—have been killed and more than 121,000 injured since October 7, 2023. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli officials over alleged war crimes, while Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Ju ...
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Biblical Military Namings in Gaza War and Their Hidden Aims
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Biblical Military Namings in Gaza War and Their Hidden Aims

Tuesday 20 May 2025 ،
Palestinian inhabitants. In the context of this naming discourse, the Palestinians are likened to the Midianites – the historical enemies of the Israelites – in order to pave the way for the construction of the Third Temple in Al-Quds (Jerusalem), an action that Israelis see as necessary ...
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Over 30 Lives Lost in Overnight Israeli Bombardment of Gaza
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Over 30 Lives Lost in Overnight Israeli Bombardment of Gaza

Wednesday 21 May 2025 ،
Palestinians since midnight in a wave of attacks focused largely on the southern regions of Khan Younis and Rafah. Airstrikes and artillery shelling have struck densely populated civilian areas, destroying homes and infrastructure and causing mass casualties. In the north, Jabalia and Beit Lahia als ...
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Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma
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Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma

Tuesday 27 May 2025 ،
Palestinian lands about 8 decades ago. No expert at the beginning of the war predicted that it will continue 20 months after its start and even the Israelis themselves expected to take control of Gaza in a lightening operation, but they are yet far from this aim. The Israeli occupation has bombed th ...
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Under Fresh Strategy, Netanyahu Focusing on Breaking Gazans’ Will
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Under Fresh Strategy, Netanyahu Focusing on Breaking Gazans’ Will

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
Palestinian people. The scorched earth policy currently being pursued by the Israeli army is designed to leave an uninhabitable ruin to the Palestinians, an act that constitutes a war crime under international law. In this context, attacking schools is not only an attempt to destroy Palestinian cul ...
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Gaza, the "Hungriest Place on Earth"
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Gaza, the "Hungriest Place on Earth"

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
Palestinians to migrate from Gaza. Jens Laerke, a spokesman for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told a press conference on Friday that only 600 of the 900 aid trucks authorized to reach Israel’s border with Gaza had been allowed to enter. He state ...
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West Bank Tensions Soar Amid Violent Raids by Israeli Forces and Settlers
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West Bank Tensions Soar Amid Violent Raids by Israeli Forces and Settlers

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
Palestinian youths were injured by Israeli forces east of Ariha on Saturday—one by live gunfire, the other from a physical assault. Israeli troops also set up a checkpoint in the area, reportedly firing at civilians and attacking others. In a separate incident, Israeli settlers stormed Deir Di ...
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Amid Gaza Aid Massacres, UN Criticizes Israel’s Use of Food as a Weapon
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Amid Gaza Aid Massacres, UN Criticizes Israel’s Use of Food as a Weapon

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
Palestinians gathered at Gaza Humanitarian Fund (GHF) aid distribution points in Rafah, killing dozens and injuring many others. The GHF, backed by Israel and the US, operates as an alternative to UN-affiliated aid channels but has faced sharp criticism after these deadly incidents. The UN’s h ...
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In Imam Khomeini’s Discourse, Palestinian Cause Is a Test of Right and Wrong
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In Imam Khomeini’s Discourse, Palestinian Cause Is a Test of Right and Wrong

Thursday 5 June 2025 ،
Palestinian cause as a criteria with which we can test who is the true advocate of human rights. Alwaght- With the arrival of anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini, and amid the commemorations in Iran and across the Muslim world, there is an opportunity to once ag ...
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Fresh Retaliatory Missile Attacks by Yemen Hit Israeli Sites
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Fresh Retaliatory Missile Attacks by Yemen Hit Israeli Sites

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip, the Yemeni Armed Forces have targeted strategic locations in the Israeli-occupied territories with missile strikes. Early Saturday, air raid sirens sounded across central areas of the occupied territories, triggering widespread panic among Israeli settlers ...

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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.