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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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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria

Monday 5 May 2025 ،
Lebanon and Israel, each with its own independent leadership. There are nearly 700,000 Druze in Syria, living in the provinces of Sweida and around Damascus. The Druze have self-defense units, consisting of three brigades, organized in every village and neighborhood. They have the capacity to resist ...
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days

Tuesday 6 May 2025 ،
Lebanon's home developments. Chemical engineering  Sheikh Naim Qassem was born in 1953 on Basta neighborhood of Beirut. He is the son of Sheikh Mohammed Qassem of Iqlim Al Tufah in southern Beirut. He is married and has 6 children. He started his academic education in 1971 in the school o ...
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Why’s Hezbollah Lead in Municipal Elections Important?
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Why’s Hezbollah Lead in Municipal Elections Important?

Wednesday 7 May 2025 ،
South and Nabatieh Governorates (as bastions of Hezbollah) Hezbollah leading  Having in mind that the first phase of the Lebanese elections began in the key Mount Lebanon Governorate in central Lebanon, the current election results are limited to this governorate. At the same time, since this ...
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
Analysis

Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
South Korea to pay for US-provided security protection.  Now that Trump has returned to the White House, it seems that this policy has not changed. Trump is likely to raise the issue of US arms deals with the Persian Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia, the largest country in terms of size an ...
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
South Korea, Brazil, and India, these countries have sometime relied in their development course on localization of technology, support for home industries, and limitation of the imports to give chances of growth to their internal capacities. Iran has also taken a similar approach in recent decades, ...
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?
Report

Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
Lebanon is grappling with intricate economic, security, and political challenges, it is holding fourth and the last phase of its municipal elections in the south amid brazen Israeli ceasefire violations.  While the Israeli occupation forces, by carrying out air and ground attacks, tried in an ...
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Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert
Interview

Local Elect. Display of Hezbollah Power, Public Base: Expert

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
Lebanon municipal and mayoral elections were held at a time the country's political atmosphere is heavily influenced by regional developments and aftermath of the Israeli war. The elections were described as a determining test of the Lebanese political future, and a theater where home and foreig ...
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Araghchi’s Beirut Visit Opens New Chapter
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Araghchi’s Beirut Visit Opens New Chapter

Wednesday 4 June 2025 ،
Lebanon.  But this visit comes at a time when Lebanon has undergone significant changes in recent weeks, and the balance of power within the country has been subject to a wave of political fluctuations amid the aftermath of the recent war with the Israeli regime. One of the most important dev ...
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Is Hezbollah’s Silence Disclosing Govt., Army Incapablity to Check Israel?
Analysis

Is Hezbollah’s Silence Disclosing Govt., Army Incapablity to Check Israel?

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
Lebanon while the Lebanese government opts for diplomacy, an option Hezbollah argues does not work with Tel Aviv. Alwaght- On Thursday, Lebanon once again became a recurrent scene of a tragedy. Hours after the recent Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, heartbreaking images of the d ...

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36th anniversary of the  passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)

36th anniversary of the passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)