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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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UN Experts Call for Immediate Termination of Israel’s US-Backed GHF Aid Program
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UN Experts Call for Immediate Termination of Israel’s US-Backed GHF Aid Program

Wednesday 6 August 2025
arms embargo on Israel, halting trade and investment deals that harm Palestinians, and holding corporations accountable for complicity. They warned that without accountability, the integrity of humanitarian aid itself could be undermined, as the GHF was designed to sideline the UN’s role in ai ...
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Putin and US Envoy Witkoff Conclude Three-Hour Meeting at the Kremlin
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Putin and US Envoy Witkoff Conclude Three-Hour Meeting at the Kremlin

Wednesday 6 August 2025 ،
arms control, regional security, and economic relations. His visits often coincide with critical moments requiring direct dialogue to manage conflicts or explore areas for cooperation. This latest trip is expected to continue that pattern, as both nations seek to navigate their differences while fi ...
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Just for Show: Why Are Aid Airdrops not a Solution to Gaza Catastrophe?
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Just for Show: Why Are Aid Airdrops not a Solution to Gaza Catastrophe?

Friday 8 August 2025 ،
arms to Israel and increase diplomatic pressure on the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Actually, it can be said that aid in Gaza is not a mere technical and logistic issue. Rather, it has become a political, moral and legal matter. The silence or inaction of the influential countries or ...
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Israel Ignites Global Backlash Over US-supported Plan to Occupy Gaza City
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Israel Ignites Global Backlash Over US-supported Plan to Occupy Gaza City

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
arms exports to Israel. France, the UK, and several other nations warned the move would derail any peace efforts and worsen the humanitarian disaster. Global criticism also came from China, Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, the UAE, Belgium, Spain, and Canada, all condemning the ...
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Senior Hezbollah Lawmaker: Giving Up Arms Is Suicide
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Senior Hezbollah Lawmaker: Giving Up Arms Is Suicide

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
A Lebanese parliamentarian from Hezbollah’s political bloc has firmly rejected calls for the resistance movement to disarm ALWAGHT- A Lebanese parliamentarian from Hezbollah’s political bloc has firmly rejected calls for the resistance movement to disarm, following US pressure on the governmen ...
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Germany Suspends Military Exports to Israel Amid Brutal Gaza Offensive
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Germany Suspends Military Exports to Israel Amid Brutal Gaza Offensive

Saturday 9 August 2025 ،
arms exports unrelated to the Gaza conflict, such as anti-air missile systems and naval equipment, may continue, Germany stressed the importance of improving the humanitarian situation in Gaza, urging Israel to allow full access for aid organizations. Merz acknowledged Israel’s right to defen ...
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?

Sunday 10 August 2025 ،
arms at its hands by the end of the year. The decision is based on a US proposal presented by its special envoy, Thomas Barrack. The four-stage plan includes the adoption of a disarmament decision, a gradual Israeli withdrawal, and the destruction of Hezbollah’s heavy weapons in exchange for ...
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
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Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
arms should be exclusive to the Lebanese army, arming of Hezbollah was not a voluntary and pointless option and a complex of factors pushed this movement to the path of armed struggle against the Israeli regime from the outset. How Hezbollah's armed struggle evolved The path of Hezbollah&rsquo ...
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Alaska Meeting: Putin’s Diplomatic Win over the West
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Alaska Meeting: Putin’s Diplomatic Win over the West

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
arms control, the Iranian nuclear deal of 2015, and the crises in Syria and Ukraine. They met again in Alaska after six years. The meeting between the presidents of Russia and the US is of particular importance in examining global crises since the two countries are among the world's major polit ...
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Hezbollah Weapons and an Impossible Disarming Agenda
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Hezbollah Weapons and an Impossible Disarming Agenda

Sunday 17 August 2025 ،
arms in the hands of the Lebaness army, something directly referring to the disarming of Hezbollah resistance movement. The meeting lasted for five hours and Shiite ministers (of Hezbollah and Amal Movement) walked out in protest at its agenda. The outcome was adoption of a decision to disarm Hezbo ...

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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.