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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 Ukrainian Crisis Tied to Syrian Conflict?
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Is Ukrainian Crisis Tied to Syrian Conflict?

Friday 21 October 2016
The crisis in Ukraine is more linked to the settlement of the Syrian conflict than standing on its own as a separate cause. Alwaght- As the Syrian and Russian military forces press ahead with their anti-terrorist operations in Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo and in a conditions that this m ...
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French Syria Bill: A Bid to Break out of Passive State
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French Syria Bill: A Bid to Break out of Passive State

Thursday 22 December 2016 ،
Paris makes a fresh attempt to save face as Western-backed militants sustain big loss in Aleppo battle. Alwaght- After a long and problematic course, the UN Security Council has adopted a France-proposed resolution on Syria with a major vote of all of its members. France has been following an anti- ...
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Syria’s Foua, Kafria: Besieged by Terrorists, Forgotten by UN
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Syria’s Foua, Kafria: Besieged by Terrorists, Forgotten by UN

Monday 2 January 2017 ،
The two towns have been under blockade for two years, with residents starving beside a shortage of medical service. Alwaght- Kafria and Foua are two Shiite-inhabited towns in rural Idlib that are bearing the plights of a two-year siege deep into the areas held by the Syrian militants and Jabhat Fate ...
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Iraqi PM’s Anti-Corruption Plan: Realities, Requirements
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Iraqi PM’s Anti-Corruption Plan: Realities, Requirements

Tuesday 5 December 2017 ،
PM al-Abadi says he will crack down on the corruption, though he admits that this is not an easy job he faces entrenched corruption. Alwaght- In past few days, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq has told of a plan to fight corruption in the war-torn country. As he put it, the battle against the ...
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Five Points about Afghanistan Elections
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Five Points about Afghanistan Elections

Thursday 18 October 2018 ،
The parliamentary and provincial elections are set to be held on Saturday, after three years of delay. Alwaght -Afghanistan’s last parliamentary election was held in 2010 and according to the constitution, the next election was to be held in 2015. But the electoral law review, as well as the d ...
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Worries Overshadow Afghanistan Election Results Announcement
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Worries Overshadow Afghanistan Election Results Announcement

Thursday 20 February 2020 ،
The election committee named Ghani the winner. Abdullah Abdulla and the Taliban rejected the results saying they will not recognize Ghani as president. Alwaght- Ashraf Ghani won a second term as president of Afghanistan, the country's independent election commission announced Tuesday.  Haw ...
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What’s Behind Calls for International Supervision of Iraqi Elections?
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What’s Behind Calls for International Supervision of Iraqi Elections?

Monday 31 May 2021 ،
Some home parties along with Western countries want to influence the elections as they know Iraqi people are going to vote for anti-Western parties. Alwaght- Over the past weeks, there have been proposals in Iraq to delay the early parliamentary election and hold it under the international supervisi ...
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Western Pilgrims Left ’With No Hotel Room’ Days before Pilgrimage
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Western Pilgrims Left ’With No Hotel Room’ Days before Pilgrimage

Wednesday 6 July 2022 ،
Western pilgrims, using the Saudi-backed Motawif portal, say their hotel in Mecca has "run out of rooms", with some people given keys to rooms already occupied by other guests, just days before the Hajj pilgrimage is due to begin. Western pilgrims, using the Saudi-backed Motawif portal, say their ho ...
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Israel Bending Over Backwards to Sway Iran Nuclear Talks
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Israel Bending Over Backwards to Sway Iran Nuclear Talks

Sunday 28 August 2022 ،
The Israeli leaders are pressing the West to dissuade it from reviving the nuclear deal. Alwaght- While the West is looking forward to reviving the nuclear deal with Iran, Israeli regime spares no effort to scuttle the 2015 agreement. Washington has promised to consider Israel's interests in any ...
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What’s behind Dangerous Kuwaiti Government’s Crackdown on Muharram Mourning?
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What’s behind Dangerous Kuwaiti Government’s Crackdown on Muharram Mourning?

Tuesday 9 July 2024 ،
Kuwaiti government this year banned Ashura signs and maekebs for Shiites in an unprecedented move. Alwaght- As the month of Muharram arrives, Shiites from any race and nation hold their special rituals to commemorate Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. In the meantime, there are still co ...

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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.