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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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Tehran-Cairo Ties Hostage to Egyptian Internal Differences: Expert
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Tehran-Cairo Ties Hostage to Egyptian Internal Differences: Expert

Thursday 17 October 2024
Shiite faith by the people of Egypt, the Egyptian social and religious body may take damages after relations are improved and this may cause troubles to the government. So, these two approaches in Egypt have always stood against one another in Egypt, making Tehran-Cairo relations staying at lowest l ...
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Arab or Israeli? Arab Satellite Channels Serving Israeli Agenda
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Arab or Israeli? Arab Satellite Channels Serving Israeli Agenda

Monday 21 October 2024 ،
Shiite majority of the country and the revolutionary movement in the tiny Persian Gulf monarchy.  ABA: Founded in 2017 by Turkey-backed Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group in Syria, the outlet makes reports on terrorist activities of the group in Syria, including its attacks and military actions th ...
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School of Nasrallah Conf. : Bringing in Spotlight Hezbollah’s Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
Report

School of Nasrallah Conf. : Bringing in Spotlight Hezbollah’s Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah

Sunday 10 November 2024 ،
Shiite figure, but at the same time he was a symbol of true unity based on the interests of the (Islamic) Ummah. As the leader of Hezbollah, he never said that [Operation] Al-Aqsa Storm is a Palestinian or Sunni issue, but he recognized it as an matter of resistance, Islam, and humanity, and he sacr ...
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Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria
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Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria

Sunday 1 December 2024 ،
Shiite Cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani.  Iraqi Defense Minister Thabit Muhammad al-Abbasi, during a visit to forces stationed on the border with Syria in the far west of Iraq, emphasized the readiness of military and security forces in all formations to protect the country's borders ...
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
Shiite Coordination Framework is passing three laws that will help solidify its position in the next year election and ease political differences. Alwaght- Less than a year to end of the legal term of the parliament and while precise date for the next year elections is not yet set, the Iraqi members ...
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Who’s Al-Jolani and What’s His Role in Syria Future?
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Who’s Al-Jolani and What’s His Role in Syria Future?

Sunday 8 December 2024 ،
Shiite holy sites. According to Syria expert Hassan Hassan, al-Jolani is trying to present the HTS as a legitimate governing body in Syria and a potential partner in global counterterrorism efforts. “Is he completely sincere in his positions? Absolutely not. This man belongs to a very strict ...
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Thursday 19 December 2024 ،
Shiite groups, such as the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).  Third, the creation of this corridor could bring economic benefits to Israel, if the regime can strengthen its presence in Syria, it can export Israeli goods to eastern Syria, where the Kurds are present, and in retu ...
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors
Interview

Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
Shiite and Sunni sects has encompassed Kurram region. On Thursday, a convoy of 200 passenger vehicles was targeted on the Parachinar-Peshawar route, leading to death of women, children and the elderly. Most of the victims were Shiites from Parachinar. On Friday, a large number of locals attended t ...
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) in Iraq and political analysts believe that Baghdad officials need to be conservative about interaction with al-Jolani and the HTS as the new rulers of Syria are yet to adopt an approach on the security of the Syria-Iraq borders.  Since al-Jolani at the begi ...
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
Shiite coalition, that is, both Hezbollah and Amal movements led by Nabi, who is also the speaker of the parliament, refused to vote. In the second round, before voting, both Hezbollah and Amal representatives negotiated with Aoun and announced that they will vote for him if a few conditions of them ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures