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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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Human Trafficking Booming in Yemen as War Enters Its Fifth Year
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Human Trafficking Booming in Yemen as War Enters Its Fifth Year

Saturday 14 September 2019
The offensive war on Yemen, the most impoverished nation in the Middle East, was launched in 2015 by a US-backed coalition of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia, the richest nation in the Middle East. It has plunged a nation already struggling to provide basic services to its citizens into chaos, a ...
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Iraq Issues Arrest Warrant for Trump Over Assassination of Gen. Soleimani, Abu Mahdi
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Iraq Issues Arrest Warrant for Trump Over Assassination of Gen. Soleimani, Abu Mahdi

Thursday 7 January 2021 ،
An Iraqi court issued arrest warrant for the US President Donald Trump in connection with the assassination of top Iranian general General Qassem Soleimani and the deputy commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport on ...
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Saudi Regime Imprisoned Children of Bin Salman’s Opponent as ’Leverage’: Rights Group
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Saudi Regime Imprisoned Children of Bin Salman’s Opponent as ’Leverage’: Rights Group

Monday 26 July 2021 ،
Children of Saad al-Jabri, a former top Saudi intelligence official now exiled in Canada, being punished to coerce him to return, says Human Rights Watch Alwaght- Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Saudi regime to immediately release the imprisoned children of a former Saudi official following ...
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Widely Censured Erbil Conference Ends in Tough Lessons, Consequences for Organizers
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Widely Censured Erbil Conference Ends in Tough Lessons, Consequences for Organizers

Thursday 30 September 2021 ،
Penal Code, and the judicial and governmental authorities must prosecute its organizers, speakers, and participants, the statement held.  The Nasr Coalition, led by former PM Haider al-Abadi, stated that it condemns all calls for normalization with the Zionist regime and the recent political a ...
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India’s Arrest of Kashmiri Journalist Triggers Outrage
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India’s Arrest of Kashmiri Journalist Triggers Outrage

Monday 7 February 2022 ،
Penal Code (IPC), the official criminal code of India dating back to the colonial era. Parvez’s arrest drew widespread outrage and condemnation from human rights organizations and individuals across the globe. At least 2,300 people have been arrested in Kashmir under the vaguely worded UAPA ...
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Iran Calls on UNSC to Condemn Israeli Aggression against Syria
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Iran Calls on UNSC to Condemn Israeli Aggression against Syria

Thursday 30 June 2022 ،
Iran recognizes Syria’s right to self-defense in the face of Israeli attacks, the Islamic Republic’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Wednesday urging the UN Security Council to strongly condemn the regime’s acts of aggression against the Arab country. Alwaght- Iran recognizes Syria’s ...
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How Israel’s Supreme Court Enables Torture of Palestinian Prisoners
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How Israel’s Supreme Court Enables Torture of Palestinian Prisoners

Saturday 11 March 2023 ،
While Israelis protest against Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir’s war on the judiciary, the high court of Israel enables the state’s use of torture against Palestinian prisoners Before the current far-right government's war on the judiciary, there was a little covered news story out of the Israeli Supreme ...
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications

Wednesday 10 September 2025 ،
Penal Code No. 111 of 1969. The commission also holds the power to provoke the eligibility of candidates according to the provided evidence and can refer the violations to its legal department for prosecution. So, the pre-election screening is a big test girthr candidates and successful are those w ...
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Mossad Agent Executed in Qom, Iran
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Mossad Agent Executed in Qom, Iran

Sunday 19 October 2025 ،
Seyyed Kazem Mousavi, head of Qom’s Judiciary, announced on Sunday that a Mossad spy had been executed ALWAGHT- Seyyed Kazem Mousavi, head of Qom’s Judiciary, announced on Sunday that a Mossad spy had been executed. On October 18, 2025, Iranian authorities executed a man in Qom who was convic ...
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
The Taliban have approved new charter that will see shift of power and laws in favor of Pashtuns. Alwaght- On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s comeback to power in Afghanistan, the group has unveiled its new legal code or charter of rule, causing controversy nationwide. The document is e ...

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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.