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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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Saudi's Abdullah Vow to Fight Political Islam Wherever He Could

Saudi's Abdullah Vow to Fight Political Islam Wherever He Could

Monday 8 December 2014
Saad had Saudi passports. And he has now lost influence in his backyard Yemen, when a UAE inspired plot to crush the Islamist Islah group backfired spectacularly, opening the door to an Iranian-backed [Ansarullah]. Sana’a could become the fourth Arab capital Abdullah has lost . Quite simply, he has ...
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Saad Hariri: Dialogue with Hezbollah Important and Serious
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Saad Hariri: Dialogue with Hezbollah Important and Serious

Monday 16 February 2015 ،
Saad al-Hariri arrived to Lebanon after a long absence and made a speech on Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of his father’s assassination, former premier Rafiq al-Hariri. Alwaght- Lebanon's former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri arrived to Lebanon after a long absence and made a speech on ...
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Saudi Officials Request from Lebanon to Release Prince Seized with Drugs
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Saudi Officials Request from Lebanon to Release Prince Seized with Drugs

Thursday 29 October 2015 ،
Saad Al-Shammari. The five were caught with two tons of Captagon that were found in the prince’s private jet inside 40 boxes and suitcases. Members of the Saudi royal family are notorious for committing crimes across the world and always evade justice through bribery and influence peddling.
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Will Lebanon’s presidential election go green?
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Will Lebanon’s presidential election go green?

Sunday 29 November 2015 ،
Saad Hariri in Paris. However, the Marada chief has apparently refused to verify the reports. What is dubious about this initiative is that Franjieh has long been a staunch supporter of the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah as well as Syrian president Bashar Assad. While rumours suggested that F ...
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Suleiman Franjieh Proposed for Lebanon President: A Trap for Resistance?
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Suleiman Franjieh Proposed for Lebanon President: A Trap for Resistance?

Tuesday 8 December 2015 ،
Saad Hariri’s fraction, has strongly opposed Aoun’s presidency suggestion and at the same time it failed to suggest its own choice. This deadlock left choosing Lebanon’s president remain in a complete limbo. When about two weeks ago Saad Hariri said that he was not opposing Suleiman Franjieh, Mara ...
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Hezbollah Leader Reiterates Backing Aoun for Lebanese Presidency
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Hezbollah Leader Reiterates Backing Aoun for Lebanese Presidency

Saturday 12 December 2015 ،
Saad Hariri any political guarantees in exchange for his support for his candidacy. I vehemently back Aoun's presidential bid, but how long are we going to remain at this standstill...what is our backup plan? the newspaper quoted Frangieh as telling Sayyed Nasrallah. Reports emerged last week ...

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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