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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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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
Secretary General of Amnesty International Germany. She called on the German government to stop sending arms to Israel and increase diplomatic pressure on the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Actually, it can be said that aid in Gaza is not a mere technical and logistic issue. Rather, it ...
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Israel Ignites Global Backlash Over US-supported Plan to Occupy Gaza City
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Israel Ignites Global Backlash Over US-supported Plan to Occupy Gaza City

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, called it a “dangerous escalation” and demanded an immediate halt, noting it violates international law and the International Court of Justice ruling against occupation. The European Union warned of c ...
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?

Sunday 10 August 2025 ،
General Masjedi stated that “the weapons of resistance is the weapon of the Lebanese people to defend their land. He added: “No plan to disarm them, neither in the Lebanese Defense Council nor in any other arena, will succeed.” Posing a big challenge to Lebanon's home and fore ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani, and National Security Advisor Qassem al-Araji in the presence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani, was the end of the presence of terrorists and anti-Iranian elements in Iraq's Kurdistan region. The text of the Iran-Ir ...
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Alaska Meeting: Putin’s Diplomatic Win over the West
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Alaska Meeting: Putin’s Diplomatic Win over the West

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
Secretary General, a decision was to be made at the Alaska summit about the occupied territories of Ukraine, and it seemed that the West might cede some of these territories to Russia in exchange for a ceasefire, but no agreement was reached on this issue either. Meanwhile, Trump stated before the m ...
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Hamas Condemns Being Added to UN Blacklist
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Hamas Condemns Being Added to UN Blacklist

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres dated August 14. The report accused Hamas of involvement in conflict-related sexual crimes, prompting the Palestinian movement to reject the allegations outright. According to Hamas, the UN report relies on narratives fabricated by the Israeli regime and contains n ...
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National Day Against Terrorism: 44 Years Since MKO Bombing
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National Day Against Terrorism: 44 Years Since MKO Bombing

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
Secretary General of the Islamic Republican Party. Both leaders were key figures in shaping the post-revolution government. They, along with other victims, were later buried at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran. The August 30 attack followed a string of MKO bombings in 1981, including the Hafte Ti ...
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
Secretary-General Naim Qassem put out a series of statements, warning: Anyone who calls for handing over the weapons, whether domestic or foreign, Arab or international, regardless of their name or position, is serving Israel’s project... The Lebanese government is carrying out an American-Isr ...
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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Six Palestinians, Including Individuals Waiting for Aid
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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Six Palestinians, Including Individuals Waiting for Aid

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed calls for a ceasefire, while humanitarian officials warned of catastrophic impacts. Leading genocide scholars, the ICC, and the ICJ have all cited Israel’s actions in Gaza as potential genocide and crimes against humanity, with arrest warrants issued ...
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What’s Behind Israel’s Pilligrimage Road Project?
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What’s Behind Israel’s Pilligrimage Road Project?

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
Secretary of State Mark Rubio ahead of the UN General Assembly. The project was first officially unveiled in June 2019 at a ceremony attended by former US Ambassador David Friedman and then-US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt. The 700-meter-long structure is located in the occupied settlement of ...

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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.