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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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Three Reasons Hezbollah-Facilitated Iran Fuel Shipments Are Crisis Busters
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Three Reasons Hezbollah-Facilitated Iran Fuel Shipments Are Crisis Busters

Sunday 5 September 2021
Saad Hariri, who is the main face of anti-Hezbollah forces, have so far declined to supply Lebanon with fuel, despite their interference in smallest aspects of the Lebanese politics. The US has only made things worse for Lebanon with its economic sanctions against the country's banking sector un ...
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Weighing Out Political Factions in New Lebanon Cabinet
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Weighing Out Political Factions in New Lebanon Cabinet

Tuesday 14 September 2021 ،
Saad Hariri refused to give Hezbollah the utility ministry until he resigned as PM-designate in July, citing US sanctions and opposition from Persian Gulf Arab investors.  The utility minister Ali Hamieh is a 44-year-old technocrat, a cyber security scientist graduated from a French university ...
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Lebanon New Government Wins Parliament’s Confidence Vote
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Lebanon New Government Wins Parliament’s Confidence Vote

Tuesday 21 September 2021 ،
Saad Hariri, who heads the Future Movement. Lebanon has 128 MPs, but eight have resigned and three who have passed away have not yet been replaced. Mikati has drawn up a policy program aimed at reviving talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a bailout package to purportedly rescue the ...
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What’s Motivated Saudi-Lebanese Diplomatic Crisis?
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What’s Motivated Saudi-Lebanese Diplomatic Crisis?

Sunday 31 October 2021 ،
Saad al-Hariri during a visit to Riyadh and forcing him to resign being a controversial example. Amid the great underway economic crisis in Lebanon, which has led to public protests and eventually a 13-month political crisis in the country, the Saudis cut off their financial aids to Beirut, compound ...
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Lebanon’s Kurdahi Says Won’t Resign
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Lebanon’s Kurdahi Says Won’t Resign

Friday 5 November 2021 ،
Saad Hariri, their apparent minion, to become PM but this did not happen. On the other hand, the new government has the backing of Hezbollah, a powerful actor in the Lebanese politics, and if it succeeds in getting the economy back in the track, the Saudis would find themselves in a difficult situa ...
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Who is the Saudi Game of Destabilization’s Hireling in Lebanon?
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Who is the Saudi Game of Destabilization’s Hireling in Lebanon?

Saturday 4 December 2021 ،
Saad Hariri as the main implementer of a Saudi destabilizing game in Lebanon. Alwaght- Three months after formation of a new government and end of the 13-month political deadlock, the Lebanese people who are fed up with the bitting economic crisis and power struggle of the political parties are look ...
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Hariri’s Political Setbacks, Current Situation Why He Suspended Political Role: Expert
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Hariri’s Political Setbacks, Current Situation Why He Suspended Political Role: Expert

Saturday 29 January 2022 ،
Saad Hariri who portrays himself mostly as an ethnic figure among Sunnis recently said he plans suspending his political activities, though not clear this means his retirement. He also did not explain why he is making such a move, but suspension of the move means that he has a hope to return to the ...
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Lebanon after the Godfather
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Lebanon after the Godfather

Tuesday 1 February 2022 ،
Saad Hariri has suspended his role in the politics last week. This seems to be a tactic and a preparation for election as his brother steps in. Alwaght- Just four months to a parliamentary election decisive to Lebanon's future, the most influential and prominent political figure in the country o ...
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Why is Riyadh Reopening Beirut Embassy While its Conditions to Lebanon not Met?
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Why is Riyadh Reopening Beirut Embassy While its Conditions to Lebanon not Met?

Saturday 9 April 2022 ،
Saad Hariri, are at a deep discord over whether to boycott the vote or take part in it. In the middle of crisis inside the camp of their allies, the Saudis are seeing their position on a shaky foundation more than ever and predicting the opposite Hezbollah-led March 8 Alliance victory.  Theref ...
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Hariri, Saudi Arabia’s Decayed Last Shot in Lebanese Politics
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Hariri, Saudi Arabia’s Decayed Last Shot in Lebanese Politics

Saturday 14 May 2022 ،
Saad Hariri, Tamam Salam, and Najib Mikati have decided not to run in the elections. In the past few days, Saudi media outlets and officials lashed out at the Sunni camp in Lebanon and called the decision by its leading figures a defeat to it. They think that Sunni sitting out of the election w ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution