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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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Is Al-Sadr Close to Ending Political Self-Isolation?
Analysis

Is Al-Sadr Close to Ending Political Self-Isolation?

Tuesday 16 May 2023
Shiite factions in the Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) that now holds the parliamentary majority.  The activity of this new movement revolves around discontentment with the setting of new wages by the government and may expand to protests against the ruling political coalition and the gove ...
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Shiites Biggest Missing Part in Bin Salman’s Reforms
Analysis

Shiites Biggest Missing Part in Bin Salman’s Reforms

Saturday 27 May 2023 ،
Shiite citizens in apparent sign recent regional reconciliatory developments have changed anything. Alwaght- Infamous for discrimination against religious minorities, mainly the Shiites, Al Saudi in recent days executed a number of Shiites citizens, restoring fears about a new round of pressures, ar ...
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Is Taliban Incapable of Containing ISIS?
Analysis

Is Taliban Incapable of Containing ISIS?

Monday 12 June 2023 ،
Shiite minority, has been attracting funds from the central ISIS abroad. These funds considerably help ISIS-Khurasan recruit Afghans while the country is in dire straits economically.  There are also reports that a relatively small but growing number of former members of Afghanistan's inte ...
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Yemen’s Ashura Ceremonies Under Enemy Propaganda
Analysis

Yemen’s Ashura Ceremonies Under Enemy Propaganda

Monday 31 July 2023 ،
Shiites across the world, hold mourning ceremonies commemorating martyrdom  Hussein ibn Ali the third Imam of Shiite Muslim, who was martyred during the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. Meanwhile, Yemen is one of the countries that with its major Shiite population is encompassed by mourning atmosp ...
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Will Stability Return to Lebanon Economy with Long-Serving Governor Departure?
Report

Will Stability Return to Lebanon Economy with Long-Serving Governor Departure?

Wednesday 2 August 2023 ،
Shiite figure. According to the Lebanese quota-based political structure, the post of central bank is a share of the Maronite Christians. His three aides are Sunni, Shiite, and Armenian catholic, all representing their political parties and members of the central committee of the bank.  Record ...
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What’s behind US Invitation of Iraqi Military Delegation?
Analysis

What’s behind US Invitation of Iraqi Military Delegation?

Wednesday 9 August 2023 ،
Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) in the Iraqi parliament told Al-Maalomah news that by supporting terrorist factions in many provinces, Washington continues its hostility to the country’s capabilities, and the Public Mobilization Forces (PMF) have documented the American financial and milit ...
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What’s Behind Attack on Iran’s Shah Cheragh Shrine?
Analysis

What’s Behind Attack on Iran’s Shah Cheragh Shrine?

Tuesday 15 August 2023 ،
Shiite Imam and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, including non-Muslims from various countries join the congregation. This annual commemoration ceremony is becoming a thorn in the side of enemies of Muslim unity, namely the Israeli regime and the US, as well their regional minions. ISIS terrorists a ...
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Arbaeen Congregation, a Harbinger of Muslim Unity, Begins
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Arbaeen Congregation, a Harbinger of Muslim Unity, Begins

Wednesday 6 September 2023 ،
Shiite Imam and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.  Arbaeen commemoration takes place in Karbala and marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the Imam Hussein and 72 of his loyal companions, including family members. They attained martyrdom on the tenth day of the Islamic lunar mon ...
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US-Iraq Security Pact Under Parliament’s Guillotine
Analysis

US-Iraq Security Pact Under Parliament’s Guillotine

Tuesday 12 September 2023 ،
Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) can never tolerate the American presence and its top priority is expulsion of the occupying forces. Even one of the conditions for green light to al-Sudani’s premiership was quick conclusion of the US withdrawal, and the PM himself several times made it clea ...
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Bahraini Regime Arrested Female Activist over Live Coverage of Arbaeen
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Bahraini Regime Arrested Female Activist over Live Coverage of Arbaeen

Monday 18 September 2023 ،
Shiite Muslims. Alwaght- Bahraini regime arrested a female social media activist over participation in and live coverage of Arbaeen, an annual event that marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Imam of Shiite Muslims. According to a report by 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