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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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Lebanon Crisis: Economy, Cabinet Awaiting a Solution Amid Home, Foreign Initiatives
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Lebanon Crisis: Economy, Cabinet Awaiting a Solution Amid Home, Foreign Initiatives

Monday 14 June 2021
Saad Hariri fails to form a new government and the political crisis is aggravating the tough economic conditions, home and foreign efforts are intensifying to break the impasse ahead of the cabinet formation and cut the damages of the resultant economic predicament to the people's daily life. F ...
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Lebanon Political Community Can Toss Aside Hariri as Limbo Goes On
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Lebanon Political Community Can Toss Aside Hariri as Limbo Goes On

Sunday 27 June 2021 ،
Saad Hariri traveled to the UAE and discussed the limbo with Abu Dhabi officials. Meanwhile there is unconfirmed news that Hariri plans to step down from government formation. As the new deadline for him to form the government is nearing its end, the situation is about to see an important move by Ha ...
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Over Dozen Inured in Lebanon as Protesters Clash with Security Forces
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Over Dozen Inured in Lebanon as Protesters Clash with Security Forces

Sunday 27 June 2021 ،
Saad al-Hariri and President Michel Aoun have been at loggerheads for months over the makeup of a new cabinet. Amid the political standoff, occasional unrest marked by attacks on government buildings and torching of banks and financial institutes by certain elements has sparked warnings of the ...
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US Causes All Sufferings in Lebanon: Hezbollah
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US Causes All Sufferings in Lebanon: Hezbollah

Saturday 17 July 2021 ،
Saad al-Hariri said he had abandoned his efforts to form a new government, citing disagreements with the country’s president, Michel Aoun, on the formation of a new cabinet. Hariri was designated to form the new government in October, after the resignation of Prime Minister Hassan Diab in the ...
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Hariri Resignation: Will Lebanon Head to Edge or a New Cabinet Is Within Reach Now?
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Hariri Resignation: Will Lebanon Head to Edge or a New Cabinet Is Within Reach Now?

Saturday 17 July 2021 ،
Saad Hariri of Lebanon on Friday announced his resignation, the second such a failure in a year.  He argued that the resignation was in response to a request by President Michel Aoun for essential changes in the cabinet makeup. Explaining how the cabinetry members were chosen, Hariri said that ...
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Najib Mikati to Become Lebanon’s Next PM
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Najib Mikati to Become Lebanon’s Next PM

Monday 26 July 2021 ،
Saad al-Hariri, who abandoned his effort to form a new government last week after nearly 10 months of failing to agree its makeup with President Michel Aoun. A senior political source told Reuters most of the country's main parliamentary blocs agreed on designating Mikati. Unlike many Lebanese ...
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Hezbollah, Amal Movements Call for Swift Cabinet Formation amid Lebanon Crisis
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Hezbollah, Amal Movements Call for Swift Cabinet Formation amid Lebanon Crisis

Wednesday 28 July 2021 ،
Saad Hariri also stepped down last week, citing key differences with Aoun.  
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Oil Shipment to Sail to Lebanon from Iran
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Oil Shipment to Sail to Lebanon from Iran

Thursday 19 August 2021 ،
Saad Hariri who earlier this month said he would not form government and stepped down as a PM-designate.  People have been protesting occasionally the corruption and the limbo they blame on corrupt political elites. Fuel black market has been growing larger recently, with some storing gas and ...
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Are Akkar Blast, Central Bank Move Meant to Rekindle Lebanon Crisis?
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Are Akkar Blast, Central Bank Move Meant to Rekindle Lebanon Crisis?

Friday 20 August 2021 ،
Saad al-Hariri, leader of the Future Movement and the March 14 Alliance, calling on Lebanese President Michel Aoun to step down due to his inability to manage the situation especially the explosion of a fuel tank in Akkar that led to death of 28 and injury of more. Hariri's request was a remarka ...
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US, Israel Baffled by Iran’s Fuel Shipments to Lebanon: Hezbollah
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US, Israel Baffled by Iran’s Fuel Shipments to Lebanon: Hezbollah

Saturday 28 August 2021 ،
Saad Hariri, resigned as a result of a nine-month political deadlock. Mikati, who has so far failed to form his desperately-needed cabinet, said earlier on Friday that he still had to overcome major hurdles to forming a new government. Nasrallah urged top politicians to stop debating names for the ...

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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