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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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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria

Monday 30 December 2024
The armed groups ruling Syria have stepped up their purge campaign against minorities, risking wider violence in the future. Alwaght- While after fall of President Bashar al-Assad and rise to power of the armed groups in Syria the Syrians hoped that the security will be protected and there will be n ...
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Council, have shown no zeal to invest in post-Assad Syria. Apart from Qatar, which has welcomed the developments in Syria, other important Persian Gulf monarchies such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia do not consider the increase of influence of Turkey and the Muslim Brotherhood in the Arab world to be t ...
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UN Envoy Denies Claims of Iran’s Role in Yemen Conflict
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UN Envoy Denies Claims of Iran’s Role in Yemen Conflict

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Security Council President Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Iran’s ambassador, Saeed Iravani, strongly refuted allegations made by the US, UK, and Israel during a Security Council meeting. He dismissed the accusations as unfounded, politically motivated, and an attempt to scapegoat Iran for destabiliz ...
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Departing US Administration Announces $8 Billion Arms Deal with Israel
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Departing US Administration Announces $8 Billion Arms Deal with Israel

Saturday 4 January 2025 ،
Security Council to block ceasefire resolutions in Gaza, further cementing its role as Israel's key ally. Amidst this, Israel faces ongoing international legal challenges, including arrest warrants for its leaders from the International Criminal Court over war crimes in Gaza and a genocide case ...
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UN Calls on Israel to Immediately Withdraw from Lebanese Territory
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UN Calls on Israel to Immediately Withdraw from Lebanese Territory

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
Security Council that the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel remains fragile but continues to hold. He acknowledged Lebanon’s commitment to the agreement and noted that the deployment of Lebanese armed forces to the south depends on Israel’s withdrawal. Lacroix welcomed a reported sequ ...
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Iran Calls for Lasting Ceasefire in Gaza
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Iran Calls for Lasting Ceasefire in Gaza

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
Security Council, Saeed Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, commended the Palestinian people and their supporters for achieving the Gaza ceasefire agreement, describing it as a testament to their resilience amidst immense suffering. He criticized the international community and the Security ...
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
Council, to learn and trade views on recent developments in Syria and their position towards Damascus. Following this visit, Mazloum Abdi visited Erbil on Thursday to continue the negotiations on the Iraqi soil. According to a statement of Barzani's office, Barzani and Abdi discussed Syria sit ...
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Hamas Re-wrote History of Israeli-Arab Wars
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Hamas Re-wrote History of Israeli-Arab Wars

Saturday 25 January 2025 ،
Security Council's efforts to stop the war, other international bodies and various countries independently tried to exert economic and political pressure against the Israeli regime. In this relation, we can mention the resolutions of the UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council, the ruli ...
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UN Envoy Responds to Israel’s Baseless Accusations Against Iran
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UN Envoy Responds to Israel’s Baseless Accusations Against Iran

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Security Council President Amar Bendjama, Iran's UN ambassador Saeed Iravani strongly rejected Israel's allegations that Tehran has been smuggling advanced weapons into Lebanon. Iravani described these claims as baseless and a pretext for Israel to justify its violations of Security Council ...
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Iran Has Not Been Contacted by the US
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Iran Has Not Been Contacted by the US

Wednesday 29 January 2025 ،
Security Council plus Germany, was meant to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. While President Biden has indicated a desire to return to the deal, negotiations to salvage the JCPOA have been stalled since August 2021 due to disagreements over the removal of sanctions ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures