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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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200 Palestinian Detainees Freed in Exchange for 4 Israeli Soldiers
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200 Palestinian Detainees Freed in Exchange for 4 Israeli Soldiers

Sunday 26 January 2025
Ramallah. Among those released was Mohammed al-Tous, 69, who had been imprisoned for nearly four decades, and Raed al-Saadi, the oldest prisoner from Jenin, who had been incarcerated for 36 years. Many of the freed prisoners were hoisted by the crowd, still in their gray prison uniforms. Approximate ...
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Who is Mohammed al-Tous, the Longest-serving Palestinian Detainee Released by Israel?
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Who is Mohammed al-Tous, the Longest-serving Palestinian Detainee Released by Israel?

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Ramallah, large crowds gathered to welcome the released prisoners, waving Palestinian flags and chanting slogans. Similarly, 16 freed prisoners arrived in Gaza, where they were transferred to the European Gaza Hospital in Khan Younis. Israel has committed to releasing over 700 Palestinian prisoners ...
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Zakaria Zubeidi: The Freed Resistance Icon from Jenin and Israel’s Greatest Fear
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Zakaria Zubeidi: The Freed Resistance Icon from Jenin and Israel’s Greatest Fear

Saturday 1 February 2025 ،
Ramallah. His release was part of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, which also led to the liberation of 109 other Palestinian detainees. Zubeidi, once one of the most influential leaders in Jenin, endured multiple assassination attempts, imprisonment, and the tragic loss of family memb ...
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Israel Kills Palestinian Youth in West Bank Raids, Expands Settlements Amid Tensions
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Israel Kills Palestinian Youth in West Bank Raids, Expands Settlements Amid Tensions

Wednesday 12 February 2025 ،
Ramallah, Nablus, and Beit Fajjar as part of ongoing military operations. The Israeli military launched a major offensive in the occupied West Bank on January 21, just two days after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. This operation has displaced more than 35,000 Palestinians from Jenin, ...
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad: Israel’s Ofer Raid Reveals Its Terrorist Nature
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad: Israel’s Ofer Raid Reveals Its Terrorist Nature

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
Ramallah in the West Bank ALWAGHT- Hamas and Islamic Jihad have strongly condemned a raid by Israeli special prison units on a section of Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah in the West Bank. They denounced the assault on Palestinian detainees as a criminal act that highlights the Tel Aviv regime’s ...
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War on Refugee Camps: Israel Plans to Destroy West Bank and Force Palestinians into Migration
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War on Refugee Camps: Israel Plans to Destroy West Bank and Force Palestinians into Migration

Saturday 1 March 2025 ،
Ramallah. Official Israeli figures also show that Palestinian attacks on Israelis have killed at least 32 people in the West Bank during the same period. West Bank refugee camps  The attacks are coming as one-fourth of the refugees are living in 19 official camps in the West Bank, which is a ...
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Israeli Forces and Settlers Assault Palestinians in West Bank Raids
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Israeli Forces and Settlers Assault Palestinians in West Bank Raids

Monday 17 March 2025 ،
Ramallah, firing live ammunition at a parked vehicle. The military offensive against the West Bank began on January 21, targeting resistance fighters, further escalating violence in the region. Since Israel’s war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, at least 935 Palestinians have been killed and ...
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Palestinian Authority: Palestinians’ Representative or Israel’s Partner?
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Palestinian Authority: Palestinians’ Representative or Israel’s Partner?

Thursday 29 May 2025 ،
Ramallah. These clashes bear witness to the fact that the PA is no longer a representative to the Palestinians but a partner to the Israeli occupation. 
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Israel Plans to Deny Access to West Bank for Rare Saudi-Led Delegation
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Israel Plans to Deny Access to West Bank for Rare Saudi-Led Delegation

Saturday 31 May 2025 ،
Ramallah on Sunday. According to Israeli officials, the Zionist regime will not cooperate with efforts organized by the Palestinian Authority to host such a visit. The visit would have marked the most senior Saudi diplomatic trip to the occupied territories since 1967 and was intended as a symbolic ...
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West Bank Tensions Soar Amid Violent Raids by Israeli Forces and Settlers
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West Bank Tensions Soar Amid Violent Raids by Israeli Forces and Settlers

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
Ramallah, injuring several Palestinians during confrontations. Further settler violence was reported between Ni’lin and Qibya, where Palestinians were assaulted and their farmland vandalized. The head of Ni’lin’s municipality said settlers released livestock into fields and destro ...

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36th anniversary of the  passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)

36th anniversary of the passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)