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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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Syria Sinks in Unrest as Al-Jolani Fails to Act on Promises
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Syria Sinks in Unrest as Al-Jolani Fails to Act on Promises

Saturday 8 March 2025
President Bashar al-Assad over the past three days have killed at least 147, the deadliest days since fall of al-Assad government earlier in December. Spark of clashes The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war in the Arab country, said the fighting began on Thurs ...
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability

Tuesday 18 March 2025 ،
Bashar al-Assad’s government in the war against terrorist groups last decade, the HTS, which still sees its position inside Syria as shaky and unstable, has the necessary historical, political, and military motivations to weaken Hezbollah’s positions and cut its influence in the region. ...
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Seven Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Dara’a, Southwestern Syria
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Seven Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Dara’a, Southwestern Syria

Tuesday 25 March 2025 ،
President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Israeli forces shelled the village of Kuwaya in Syria’s southwestern Dara’a province, killing several people and causing widespread fear among residents. Reports suggest Israeli ground troops are active in the area, with local journalist Oma ...
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Syria’s HTS Fate Dim amid Turkey Unrest
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Syria’s HTS Fate Dim amid Turkey Unrest

Friday 28 March 2025 ،
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has led to massive protests in the country. These developments have not only deeply impacted Turkish politics, but also have carried consequences to the areas seen as sphere of Turkish influence like Syria, now ruled by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS). The leaders of HTS l ...
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?

Tuesday 15 April 2025 ،
President Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, officially named Ahmad al-Sharaa, in his fourth foreign trip visited the UAE along with his Foreign Minister Assad al-Sheybani. Al-Jolani, who has recently named himself the president of the transition period without any election following a controversial new const ...
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
President Ahmad al-Sharaa ( better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani). The photo, which was not supposed to be published, worked like a bombshell in the Iraqi media and political arenas, leaving the government of al-Sudani face to face with a big challenge with the pro-government pa ...
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
President Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. The news was not reported at the time in Iraqi media until it was revealed by Syrian media outlets. The same happened with a recent meeting of the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani and al-Sharaa in Doha ...
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
President Bashar al-Assad in December and rise of new government close to Ankara headed by Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, Jordanian government grew concerned that the MB, who have close ties to new rulers of Damascus and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
President Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has stepped up his foreign visits for this aim and to garner foreign economic support for the struggling national economy, some reports have talked about the readiness of new rulers of Damascus to give in to the Am ...
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Turkey Wants Allied Syria, Israel Wants Fragmented One: Expert
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Turkey Wants Allied Syria, Israel Wants Fragmented One: Expert

Thursday 8 May 2025 ،
President Ilham Aliyev were supposed to meet in Baku. This meeting was supposed to be held on Wednesday, but due to the increase in tensions between Turkey and Israel, it was postponed, but a specific date has not yet been announced for this meeting. Israel-Turkey sustained tensions in Syria  ...

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