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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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Lebanese Minister Escapes Assassination; 2 Aids Killed

Lebanese Minister Escapes Assassination; 2 Aids Killed

Monday 1 July 2019
Walid Jumblatt. Jumblatt's Popular Progressive Party (PSP), however, has denied any involvement in the incident. Two other people were injured in the attack, according to social media reports. What happened was an armed ambush and a clear assassination attempt, Gharib told Lebanon's al ...
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Corrupt Elements Pushing Lebanon’s Protests to Attack Hezbollah

Corrupt Elements Pushing Lebanon’s Protests to Attack Hezbollah

Saturday 7 December 2019 ،
Walid Jumblatt and Nabih Berri inside of the country. Samir Geagea is one of the most prominent Maronite Christian leaders in Lebanon, he is an ex-warlord and the current head of the Lebanese Forces, he is also closely affiliated with the Christian Phalangist movement. The Phalange or Kataeb Party ...
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Lebanon Limbo: Diab’s Bumpy Road To Grand Serail

Lebanon Limbo: Diab’s Bumpy Road To Grand Serail

Saturday 14 March 2020 ،
Walid Jumblatt and the Lebanese Forces led by Sami Geagea. Though the two said they will give Diab a chance to make an effort, their parliamentary blocs have not supported him and announced they would not join his government.  While Hariri claims others are making accusations against him and s ...
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What’s Blocking New Lebanese Govt. Formation?

What’s Blocking New Lebanese Govt. Formation?

Sunday 20 September 2020 ،
Walid Jumblatt, and Lebanese Forces Party, led by Samir Geagea, share Hariri’s views as their parties are part of the March 14 Alliance.  On the contrary, Hezbollah and Amal Movement, led by parliament speaker Nabih Berri, warned that if the finance ministry is taken for the Shiites and ...
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Samir Geagea Seeking Scorched Earth Strategy In Lebanon

Samir Geagea Seeking Scorched Earth Strategy In Lebanon

Thursday 15 October 2020 ،
Walid Jumblatt of Progressive Socialist Party proposed the resignation of lawmakers of the two parties and added that he was bent on confronting Hezbollah “to the end.” He reportedly said that “I have 15,000 fighters and we can counter Hezbollah which is very weakened due to home a ...
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Retesting The Wrong Formula: What Does Hariri Have In Head?

Retesting The Wrong Formula: What Does Hariri Have In Head?

Tuesday 15 December 2020 ،
Walid Jumblatt, leader of the PSP, on Tuesday in an interview with An-Nahar newspaper held that there have been no contacts between him and Hariri over the share of the Druzes in the new government. Sheikh Naeem Qassem of Hezbollah in an interview to Al-Manar television said that there were no commu ...
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Lebanon New Government Far from ’Hezbollah Backed’

Lebanon New Government Far from ’Hezbollah Backed’

Tuesday 21 September 2021 ،
Walid Jumblatt appointee Abbas Halabi to Education Ministry, candidates supported by explicitly anti-Hezbollah parties are largely absent from government, such as Samir Geagea’s Lebanese Forces, or Samy Gemayel’s Kataeb. This signals that Hezbollah will likely be at least dealt with fro ...
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Lebanon Govt. Formation Hostage to Internal Differences, Foreign Interference

Lebanon Govt. Formation Hostage to Internal Differences, Foreign Interference

Monday 15 August 2022 ،
Walid Jumblatt, the leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, is willing to support Suleiman Frangieh, the leader of the Marada Movement and the grandson of the former president with the same name who was one of the former allies of Syria in Lebanon.  According to the Lebanese election law, e ...
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Israeli Operation in Beirut a Sign of Weakness

Israeli Operation in Beirut a Sign of Weakness

Wednesday 31 July 2024 ،
Walid Jumblatt and Druze religious leaders in favor of Hezbollah showed that Hezbollah is not at odds with the Druze people. Therefore, the Israeli claims would not be bought by the public opinion.  At the same time, Israel was afraid that this attack could be seen as an opening of a new front ...
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Return of Phalanges: Will Israeli Trojan Horse in Lebanon Succeed?

Return of Phalanges: Will Israeli Trojan Horse in Lebanon Succeed?

Wednesday 16 October 2024 ،
Walid Jumblatt unanimously voiced support for Hezbollah.  Since the beginning, it was clear to the political parties that behind the call for implementation of the 1559 and 1701 resolutions of the UNSC the main aim of this political show was to draw a roadmap to pressure Hezbollah and revive t ...

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