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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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Pope Francis Meets  Ayatollah Sistani During Iraq Visit

Pope Francis Meets Ayatollah Sistani During Iraq Visit

Saturday 6 March 2021
Pope Francis met with Iraq’s prominent Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Saturday in the Muslim country’s holy city of Najaf, delivering a message of peaceful coexistence. Alwaght- Pope Francis met with Iraq’s prominent Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani  ...
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Bahrain Blamed for Deliberate Medical Neglect at Prisons

Bahrain Blamed for Deliberate Medical Neglect at Prisons

Tuesday 29 June 2021 ،
The West-backed kingdom Bahrain is under pressure from human rights organizations over poor prison conditions after a political prisoner serving a life sentence in Bahrain died on June 10 after contracting COVID-19. Alwaght- The West-backed kingdom Bahrain is under pressure from human rights organiz ...
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Iran and Muslim World Mark Ashura

Iran and Muslim World Mark Ashura

Thursday 19 August 2021 ،
This is a day of grief. In it people remember a man who sacrificed himself for freedom in fight against injustice and oppression. Alwaght- People in Iran and across the Muslim world are marking Ashura today, mourning martyrdom of Imam Hussein and his companions in Karbala.  Ashura is an occasi ...
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AUKUS Pact A Finishing Shot at Half-Dead Atlantic Alliance

AUKUS Pact A Finishing Shot at Half-Dead Atlantic Alliance

Monday 20 September 2021 ،
Socialist bloc, the unity of the Atlantic countries headed to decline and began to end since last decade.  In the middle of the weakening alliance, an American, British, and Australian security pact, dubbed AUKUS, to help Canberra develop and deploy nuclear-powered submarines sounded death kne ...
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Fukuyama Predicts End of American Hegemony

Fukuyama Predicts End of American Hegemony

Monday 22 November 2021 ،
Francis Fukuyama, well-known American political scientist, has predicted the end of the US hegemony, which Washington is not likely to regain it, nor should it aspire to. Alwaght- Francis Fukuyama, well-known American political scientist, has predicted the end of the US hegemony, which Washington is ...
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Covid Loses 90% of Ability to Infect within Minutes in Air: Study

Covid Loses 90% of Ability to Infect within Minutes in Air: Study

Wednesday 12 January 2022 ،
Coronavirus loses 90% of its ability to infect us within 20 minutes of becoming airborne – with most of the loss occurring within the first five minutes, the world’s first simulations of how the virus survives in exhaled air suggest. Coronavirus loses 90% of its ability to infect us within 20 minute ...
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Political Forces in New Iraqi Cabinet’s Composition

Political Forces in New Iraqi Cabinet’s Composition

Sunday 20 November 2022 ،
The new Iraqi PM formed almost a comprehensive government by giving positions to all parties. Alwaght- It has been a month since the new Iraqi government led by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani started its work. Since then, the appointment of ministers and top managers by PM al-Sudani has been ...
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Israeli-Egyptian Relations on Fault Line as Netanyahu Coming Back

Israeli-Egyptian Relations on Fault Line as Netanyahu Coming Back

Saturday 3 December 2022 ،
The Israeli-Egyptian are unprecedentedly strained and analysts say can go worse as Netanyahu with far-right take back the power. Alwaght- Amid the Israeli political figures and social elites’ worries about future of the developments in occupied territories under a far-right government, the tro ...
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Al-Sudani Should Know Iraq Falls Back in Instability without Iran Support: Expert

Al-Sudani Should Know Iraq Falls Back in Instability without Iran Support: Expert

Tuesday 17 January 2023 ،
The Iraqi PM has recent made stances that could damage relations of Tehran and Baghdad, two close allies. Alwaght- During the 25th Persian Gulf Cup football tournament hosted by Iraq, the country’s Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani used the fake name of Arabian Gulf for Persian Gulf, stirring ...
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Gaza Massacre, Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies’ Indifference

Gaza Massacre, Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies’ Indifference

Sunday 12 November 2023 ،
The Arab monarchies adopted conservative policy in dealing with Israeli occupation but it only grew more insolent. Alwaght- At the peak of the Arab nationalism in the 1960s and early 1970s led by the then President of Egypt Gamal Abdul Nasser and Syria’s Baathist Party, the bonds between patri ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies