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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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Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced

Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced

Wednesday 26 July 2023
Thousands of displaced Iraqis in Nineveh are victim to administrative failure and political score settling. Alwaght- Consecutive years of insecurity and war have turned Iraq into one of the main countries grappling with refugee crisis, to an extent that the case of refugees and the challenges pertai ...
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SCF Mediating to Settle Baghdad-Erbil Oil Disputes

SCF Mediating to Settle Baghdad-Erbil Oil Disputes

Thursday 10 August 2023 ،
The parliamentary coalition recently mediated Erbil negotiations with the central government to work out an agreement on Kurdistan oil sales and budget. Alwaght- Iraqi Kurdistan region's oil exports case remains controversial and unsettled despite holding a series of meetings between Baghdad and ...
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Court Drops Sedition Case against Former Pakistani PM Khan: Lawyer

Court Drops Sedition Case against Former Pakistani PM Khan: Lawyer

Monday 28 August 2023 ،
A Pakistani court dismissed a sedition case lodged against Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday, according to a court order and his lawyer. Alwaght- A Pakistani court dismissed a sedition case lodged against Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday, according to a ...
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Pakistani Court Suspends Imran Khan’s Graft Conviction

Pakistani Court Suspends Imran Khan’s Graft Conviction

Tuesday 29 August 2023 ،
Election Commission also barred Khan from contesting elections for five years. In past months, Pakistani authorities have made widespread arrests targeting Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in an attempt to allegedly crush his grassroots support; causing nationwide anger against the ...
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With Parl. Speaker Al-Halbousi Removed by Supreme Court, Should Iraqis Expect New Political Crisis?

With Parl. Speaker Al-Halbousi Removed by Supreme Court, Should Iraqis Expect New Political Crisis?

Monday 20 November 2023 ،
Election Commission show that the candidate Isa Sayer Mouzan al-Issawi has the highest chance to enter the parliament by winning 4728 votes from the first district of Anbar province and from Azem Alliance”.  However, the estimations about the hopefuls who must be from the Sunnis include ...
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Iraq’s Provincial Council Elections Kick Off

Iraq’s Provincial Council Elections Kick Off

Monday 18 December 2023 ،
Election Commission in Iraq, told Al-Sharq news website that “134 electoral lists, including 39 alliances, 29 parties, and 66 independent candidates, will participate in the elections. The IHEC has confirmed that all technical and logistic preparations for the elections have been made and 5,9 ...
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Will Kirkuk Reembrace Security after Recent Provincial Election?

Will Kirkuk Reembrace Security after Recent Provincial Election?

Sunday 24 December 2023 ،
Election in Kirkuk is important because this province has not seen provincial council elections since 2005 while other provinces held their elections since 2013.  Under the third amendment of the electoral law, the provincial council was formed in 2005, and Kirkuk received 16 seats, including ...
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What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?

What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?

Wednesday 27 December 2023 ،
Provincial council election held in 15 out of 18 provinces.  This election came 10 years after it was held for the first time in 2013. The delays took place as in 2017 the government of Prime Minister Heydar al-Abadi dissolved the provincial councils.  This election captured interest of ...
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Trudeau has not exerted pressure on the Zionist regime of Israel to cease its bombardment of Gaza

Trudeau has not exerted pressure on the Zionist regime of Israel to cease its bombardment of Gaza

Wednesday 31 January 2024 ،
Stephen Brown, the executive director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims, stated during a press conference in Ottawa, "We no longer believe that engaging with this Prime Minister will yield positive outcomes."   Stephen Brown, the executive director of the National Council of Canadian ...
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The uncertain political future of Pakistan following the elections

The uncertain political future of Pakistan following the elections

Monday 12 February 2024 ،
Election Commission, as reported by Pakistani media outlets, suggest that independent candidates, largely backed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party led by Imran Khan, the expelled Prime Minister, are leading the pack. According to CNN, the Pakistan Election Committee announced that indepen ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies