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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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Infighting Erupts among Turkish-Backed Militants in Syria’s Hasakah
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Infighting Erupts among Turkish-Backed Militants in Syria’s Hasakah

Thursday 28 May 2020
President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials have said the Damascus government will respond through all legitimate means available to the ongoing ground offensive by the Turkish forces and allied Takfiri militants in the northern part of the war-battered Arab country.  
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Moscow Ties With Damascus, Tehran Firm Despite Different Viewpoints: Expert
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Moscow Ties With Damascus, Tehran Firm Despite Different Viewpoints: Expert

Wednesday 3 June 2020 ،
President for Developing Relations with Syria” last week instead of choosing an ambassador stirred waves of speculations by the media about emerging division between Damascus and Moscow. The Western media during their focus on the issue also talked about the Russian “considerations&rdquo ...
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Saudi Arabia Signals Inclination to Resume Ties with Syria
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Saudi Arabia Signals Inclination to Resume Ties with Syria

Friday 12 June 2020 ،
President Bashar al-Assad, with reports indicating that al-Muallami had officially invited his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Jaafari, to attend a special ceremony ahead of Riyadh’s presidency of the G20 Summit in December last year. Saudi Arabia’s main regional ally, the UAE declared th ...
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What’s Causing Turkey-UAE Difference, Rivalry?
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What’s Causing Turkey-UAE Difference, Rivalry?

Saturday 20 June 2020 ،
President Mohamad Morsi in 2013 initiated a wide range of tensions between Ankara and Abu Dhabi, still unfolding after seven years.  Following the coup, which ended the presidency of the first democratically-elected Egyptian president, on the one hand Turkey and Qatar supported the Muslim Brot ...
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US Warns UAE over Syria Rapprochement
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US Warns UAE over Syria Rapprochement

Saturday 20 June 2020 ،
President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma. Jeffrey said the US would not exclude the UAE from its coercive measures if it violates the Caesar Act. Anyone who engages in economic activities, whether in the UAE or in other countries...may be targeted by these sanctions,” Jeffrey said. The U ...
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Israeli Regime Warplanes Strike Syria’s Army Bases
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Israeli Regime Warplanes Strike Syria’s Army Bases

Wednesday 24 June 2020 ،
President Bashar al-Assad since militancy erupted in Syria nine years ago. Syrian government forces have taken back many areas once controlled by the terrorist groups. The government and allied forces are currently busy fighting last bastions of militants in the northwestern province of Idlib and a ...
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Syrian Election: Big Step Towards Stability And Reconstruction
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Syrian Election: Big Step Towards Stability And Reconstruction

Tuesday 21 July 2020 ،
President Bashar al-Assad, who assumed the office after his father’s death in 2000, won the third election in 2014 with nearly 88 percent to preside over the Arab country until 2021.  The election in Syria. What are the parliament’s duties and powers?  The key lawmaking body ...
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What Goals Are Driving US Oil Agreement With Syrian Kurds?
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What Goals Are Driving US Oil Agreement With Syrian Kurds?

Tuesday 4 August 2020 ،
President Bashar al-Assad behind its agreement with the Kurds. The Americans earlier implemented the Caesar Act of sanctions on Damascus to destroy the already-suffering Syrian economy and now are helping the Kurdish groups sell their oil both to prevent them from moving closer to the central govern ...
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New Syrian Govt. Marks Damascus Shift From Security To Reconstruction Phase
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New Syrian Govt. Marks Damascus Shift From Security To Reconstruction Phase

Wednesday 2 September 2020 ،
President Bashar al-Assad is the formation of a new cabinet in Damascus. The new cabinet follows the July parliamentary elections that were held by an order from al-Assad. But what are the most important tasks of the new government in the next months? The cabinet members The cabinet members, head ...
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Trump Claims He wanted to Assassinate Assad
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Trump Claims He wanted to Assassinate Assad

Tuesday 15 September 2020 ،
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wanted to “take out” Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2017 but the then-Defense Secretary James Mattis deterred him. after previously denying an assassination was even discussed. Alwaght- US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wanted to “take out ...

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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.