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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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No Sign that Amnesty Apartheid Report Will Shatter Pan-Israeli Denial of “Palestinian Problem”
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No Sign that Amnesty Apartheid Report Will Shatter Pan-Israeli Denial of “Palestinian Problem”

Sunday 6 February 2022
The general attitude taken by Israeli politicians – and one dares say the people who voted for them – is that the Palestinian problem is not their problem. If the Palestinians misbehave, the Israeli war machine will know how to deal with them. The general attitude taken by Israeli politicians &ndash ...
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How Can Iranian Gas Pipeline to Oman Enhance Tehran’s Place in Geopolitics of Energy?
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How Can Iranian Gas Pipeline to Oman Enhance Tehran’s Place in Geopolitics of Energy?

Monday 23 May 2022 ،
The talks followed a 2013 agreement between the two countries to develop a 15-year gas exports plan to export via an offshore gas pipeline worth $25 billion. The proposed pipeline runs from the giant South Pars gas field in Iran to coastal city of Sohar in northern Oman, where an existing pipeline r ...
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Where Will Tensions on Lebanese-Israeli Borders Develop?
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Where Will Tensions on Lebanese-Israeli Borders Develop?

Wednesday 19 July 2023 ،
The attack was in retaliation to captivity of members of the resistance movement in the Israeli prisons. The operation led to capture of two Israeli soldiers and killing and injuring of a number of others. In reaction, the time’s Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert who found his political posi ...
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Pascal Suleiman’s Murder: Why’s Tel Aviv the Top Suspect?
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Pascal Suleiman’s Murder: Why’s Tel Aviv the Top Suspect?

Saturday 13 April 2024 ،
The controversial death of Pascal Suleiman, the coordinator of the Lebanese Forces party, in Jubail neighborhood has inflamed waves of street and political tensions in Lebanon over the past few days. In the middle of last week, the Lebanese army announced in a statement that Suleiman was killed by ...
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US Veto of Palestinian State Res. Shatters all of Its Pro-peace Claims
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US Veto of Palestinian State Res. Shatters all of Its Pro-peace Claims

Sunday 21 April 2024 ،
The US has long claimed support to Palestine but now its blocking of a UN bill for full Palestinian membership raises questions about its honesty. Alwaght- The US on Thursday vetoed an Algeria-drafted resolution at the UN Security Council for full membership of Palestinians at UN. 12 out of 15 membe ...
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Hezbollah-Israel Confrontation in New Phase of War: A Strategic Analysis
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Hezbollah-Israel Confrontation in New Phase of War: A Strategic Analysis

Monday 23 September 2024 ،
The second point is the correlation between Israel's strikes on Lebanon and Tel Aviv's strategic goal on the northern front.  The main and most urgent goal of the Israeli cabinet to carry out multifaceted operations in Lebanon is to force Hezbollah to stop its operations on the norther ...
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Why’s US Seeking UN Lebanon Resolution 1701 Amendment?
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Why’s US Seeking UN Lebanon Resolution 1701 Amendment?

Saturday 26 October 2024 ،
The UNSC resolution 1701 about Lebanon has now become a focus of a political debate arising from the war between Lebanese Hezbollah and Israel. On the one hand, the Lebanese government insists on the immutability and unconditional continuation of the implementation of this resolution, and on the ot ...
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The Grand Project: Iran’s Long Step to Settle Water Crisis
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The Grand Project: Iran’s Long Step to Settle Water Crisis

Tuesday 29 July 2025 ،
The Arab-Israeli conflict over the Jordan and Litani rivers where three consecutive wars over water have occurred between the Arabs and Israelis. The presence of the Israeli regime in the region and their increasing immigration to the region have made the water issue a challenge for this regime. The ...
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Why’s UAE Backing RSF Terrorists in Sudan?
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Why’s UAE Backing RSF Terrorists in Sudan?

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
The country is now one of the deadliest scenes of civil war in North Africa. In these war, the Sudanese army commanded by Abdul Fattah al-Burhan is fighting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Hemedti.  In 2021, al-Burhan along ...
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What’s behind Saudi Plan to Strengthen Its Lebanon Influence?
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What’s behind Saudi Plan to Strengthen Its Lebanon Influence?

Sunday 16 November 2025 ،
The reports on this Saudi intention have grabbed the attention of the Lebanese media and officials. A senior Saudi official has told Reuters that Riyadh is preparing imminent measures to boost trade with Beirut, in the first tangible step to mend relations. The official stated that a Saudi delegat ...

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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.