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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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Palestinians Defy Israeli Regime, Massively Attend Al-Aqsa Friday Prayers
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Palestinians Defy Israeli Regime, Massively Attend Al-Aqsa Friday Prayers

Friday 17 June 2016
Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, head of the Al Quds Waqf (Islamic Endowment) that runs al-Aqsa Mosque, told Ma’an News Agency that over 200,000 worshipers prayed in Al-Aqsa, who began their journeys at dawn to the holy site in occupied East Al Quds. Palestinian men above the age of 45 and women of al ...
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A report on the Eid al-Adha prayer attended by 40,000 Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque
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A report on the Eid al-Adha prayer attended by 40,000 Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Monday 17 June 2024 ،
Sheikh Omar Al-Kiswani, the director of Al-Aqsa Mosque, also conveyed, This year's Eid observances have been restricted to religious rituals, the Eid prayer, and the chanting of Allahu Akbar and La ilaha illallah, due to the Zionist regime's atrocities against Gaza's children and women, ...
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
Sheikh Ali al-Khatib, deputy speaker of the Supreme Islamic Shia Council in Lebanon, stressed that a defense strategy is necessary that is guided by the interests of Lebanon and requires dialogue with the resistance. He noted that the resistance defends Lebanon and the Lebanese, while others were ca ...
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Lebanese Cleric: Harm To Ayatollah Khamenei Equals to War on Shias
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Lebanese Cleric: Harm To Ayatollah Khamenei Equals to War on Shias

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
Sheikh Ali al-Khatib, Vice Chairman of Lebanon's Supreme Islamic Shia Council, spoke at a public gathering in solidarity with Iran and warned of severe consequences if any harm is inflicted upon Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, stating that it would be considered a declaration of war against all S ...

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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.