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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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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Secret Military Plan under Aid Cover
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Secret Military Plan under Aid Cover

Tuesday 10 June 2025
Refugees (UNRWA) has been overseeing humanitarian operations in Gaza for decades. As its name suggests, the organization was established to address the situation of several generations of Palestinian refugees after the Nakba and Israel’s occupation policies of resettling the inhabitants of oc ...
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Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?
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Why’s Iran No Longer Accepting Afghan Immigrants?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Security and economic drivers seem to be key for the Iranian decision to say no to Afghan immigrants after nearly 5 decades. Alwaght- Over 5 decades have gone since the immigration of Afghans to Iran, a large immigration that started with the eruption of the clashes between the Soviet Red Army and t ...
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
Refugees (UNRWA) has described the project as a “concentration camp,” and Amnesty International has warned that the plan amounts to a war crime. The estimated cost of the plan is between 10-20 billion shekels ($3-$6 billion), and given public anger in the occupied territories over the m ...
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Tehran, Kabul Discuss Regional Cooperation and Mutual Concerns
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Tehran, Kabul Discuss Regional Cooperation and Mutual Concerns

Sunday 27 July 2025 ،
Senior diplomats from Iran and Afghanistan discussed bilateral ties and recent regional developments, including the crisis in Gaza ALWAGHT- Senior diplomats from Iran and Afghanistan discussed bilateral ties and recent regional developments, including the crisis in Gaza. In a phone call on Sunday, ...
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Just for Show: Why Are Aid Airdrops not a Solution to Gaza Catastrophe?
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Just for Show: Why Are Aid Airdrops not a Solution to Gaza Catastrophe?

Friday 8 August 2025 ،
Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that airdropping food is “expensive and ineffective, and may lead to casualties and deaths among refugees.” Lazzarini described the airdrops to Gaza as “an operation to distract public attention from the tragedy in Gaza.” Ciaran Donnel ...
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UNRWA Confirms 360 Staff Deaths in Gaza, Praises Workers Continuing ‘Despite the Hell’
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UNRWA Confirms 360 Staff Deaths in Gaza, Praises Workers Continuing ‘Despite the Hell’

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
UNRWA has paid tribute to its frontline teams in the Gaza Strip, reporting that almost 360 of its staff have been killed ALWAGHT- UNRWA has paid tribute to its frontline teams in the Gaza Strip, reporting that almost 360 of its staff have been killed amid the Israeli regime’s genocide in the b ...
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How’s Structural Racism Shaping Different Western Approaches to Gaza and Ukraine?
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How’s Structural Racism Shaping Different Western Approaches to Gaza and Ukraine?

Thursday 21 August 2025 ،
The West’s approach to the suffering of Gaza children is driven by a structural racism that formed in the West overt decades. Alwaght- When it comes to human rights and world values, the Western countries advertise themselves as the forerunners and advocates of the human dignity, but in practice, th ...
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
Refugees (UNHCR) says. Although the decision by the US, the European Union, and Japan to ease or lift sanctions on Syria initially sparked hopes and brought Syrians into the streets in celebration, the move has yet to deliver tangible benefits for the country’s battered economy. Even without ...
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Click, Boom: US Tech Giants’ Hands Stained with Palestinian Blood
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Click, Boom: US Tech Giants’ Hands Stained with Palestinian Blood

Tuesday 9 September 2025 ،
Refugees (UNRWA) that is active in Palestine since decades. Despite the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, numerous official statements and reports from Hebrew-language sources have repeatedly denied the existence of famine in the war-ravaged coastal enclave. This includes a video circulated wide ...
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Velayati Calls for Immediate Action to Halt Israeli Atrocities
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Velayati Calls for Immediate Action to Halt Israeli Atrocities

Tuesday 9 September 2025 ،
The World Assembly of Islamic Awakening’s secretary general, Ali Akbar Velayati, called for swift, practical action against Israel’s continued crimes in Gaza ALWAGHT- The World Assembly of Islamic Awakening’s secretary general, Ali Akbar Velayati, called for swift, practical action against Isr ...

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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.