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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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Velayati’s Visit to Lebanon; Report
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Velayati’s Visit to Lebanon; Report

Thursday 21 May 2015
President of the Center for Strategic Research of Iran’s Expediency Council called him an old comrade and friend and highlighted the close ties between Iran and Lebanon. Expressing his satisfaction over Iran-Lebanon relationship, Velayati reiterated that all Tehran-Beirut talks were to extend the bi ...
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Lebanon's Presidential Vacuum: Reasons, Consequences

Lebanon's Presidential Vacuum: Reasons, Consequences

Thursday 25 June 2015 ،
President Michel Suleiman before a constitutional presidential elections period ended on May 25th, 2014 creating a power vacuum in the country of four million.  Just on Wednesday, yet another session to elect the thirteenth president of Lebanon was deferred by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri after t ...
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Muslim States Should Supervise Hajj, Saudis Have Failed: Hezbollah Leader
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Muslim States Should Supervise Hajj, Saudis Have Failed: Hezbollah Leader

Saturday 26 September 2015 ،
President Bashar Al-Assad is unshakable, revealing that even when Iran proposed finding a substitute for President Al-Assad, Russia refused. We welcome any power that contributes in eliminating the threats on Syria and the region, and Russia is playing a positive role which will have a positive out ...
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Will Lebanon’s presidential election go green?
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Will Lebanon’s presidential election go green?

Sunday 29 November 2015 ،
Aoun, the March 8 coalition had nominated head of the Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea of the Lebanese Forces leaving the parliament deadlocked over the issue. Tugging at the bright orange flag (Free Patriotic Movement), with one hand, and the white flag emblazoned with a pseudo-cedar tree (Lebanese Fo ...
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Suleiman Franjieh Proposed for Lebanon President: A Trap for Resistance?
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Suleiman Franjieh Proposed for Lebanon President: A Trap for Resistance?

Tuesday 8 December 2015 ،
President’s brother Bassel al-Assad, and when Bassel al-Assad was killed in a car accident, Franjieh became closer to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whom he called a real brother, and their relations have continued to the present time. Franjieh has once posted on his Twitter that the next gen ...
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Hezbollah Leader Reiterates Backing Aoun for Lebanese Presidency
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Hezbollah Leader Reiterates Backing Aoun for Lebanese Presidency

Saturday 12 December 2015 ،
President Francois Hollande and Hariri, who currently resides in Paris, to reach a deal on Lebanon’s 18-month political deadlock to elect a president. Hariri had earlier proposed Frangieh as a potential candidate with political observers raising the possibility that Hariri could return to Lebanon as ...
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Lebanese March 14: House of Cards
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Lebanese March 14: House of Cards

Tuesday 19 January 2016 ،
Aoun’s presidential candidacy, the March 14 coalition is showing signs of discord that may indicate it is on its way to disintegration. Alwaght- After years of conspiring against the resistance putting up a coalition of foreign-backed anti-Hezbollah movements, the Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea& ...
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What Next Lebanon’s Presidency Limbo after Geagea’s Michel Aoun Endorsement?
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What Next Lebanon’s Presidency Limbo after Geagea’s Michel Aoun Endorsement?

Saturday 23 January 2016 ،
Aoun’s candidacy, while the presidential seat remains empty for nearly two years. Alwaght- It seems that the presidency case in Lebanon is experiencing fundamental changes and surprises on more than a level, and the rules of games of the political alliances that Lebanon has experienced since 20 ...
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Hezbollah Chief Slams Attack on Shiite Mosque in Saudi Arabia
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Hezbollah Chief Slams Attack on Shiite Mosque in Saudi Arabia

Saturday 30 January 2016 ،
Aoun for Presidency. “Based on several conditions, Hezbollah decided to back the candidacy of General Michel Aoun. The Hezbollah leader al urged dialogue, calling on the Lebanese factions to sit down together and discuss the presidency issue in a bid to settle the disagreements.

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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.