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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 Kills 54 in Gaza Within 24 Hours as Netanyahu Pledges to Press on With War
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Israel Kills 54 in Gaza Within 24 Hours as Netanyahu Pledges to Press on With War

Sunday 20 April 2025
arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former war minister over alleged war crimes.
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
arrested according to the Russian laws and could face up to 20 years in jail on charges of terrorism. However, since 2016 no member of the Taliban was arrested upon arrival in Russia and the Taliban officials over the past years, both before seizing the power in Kabul and after it, traveled to Russi ...
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Hamas Declares ’Day of Rage,’ Urges Mass Palestinian Protests for Gaza
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Hamas Declares ’Day of Rage,’ Urges Mass Palestinian Protests for Gaza

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
arrests should not deter West Bank students from supporting Gaza, where Israel's offensive has also fueled increased settler violence. More than 955 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, with 8,000 detained. The Hamas official called for urgent mobilization, urging Palestinians to resi ...
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
arrest warrant for al-Shariah in Iraq that this warrant has not yet been officially confirmed by Iraqi sources and the validity of this warrant must be verified, but in general, leaders of countries enjoy absolute immunity from the criminal laws of other countries. He told Al-Hurra that this immunit ...
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Israel’s War on Palestinian Journalists: 343 Attacks This Year
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Israel’s War on Palestinian Journalists: 343 Attacks This Year

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
arrests of journalists. Repression extended beyond violence, with 117 journalists obstructed from reporting—particularly in al-Quds and Jenin—through assaults, equipment seizures, and tear gas exposure. Fourteen journalists were beaten, while 13 in Jerusalem faced interrogations and ban ...
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
arrested. In November the same year, Jordanian authorities arrested 31 people on charges of being members of a MB cell that was smuggling weapons and money to the West Bank. During Israel's 2014 war on Gaza, Hammam Saeed praised Hamas' heroic resistance to Israel. The Brotherhood in Jordan, ...
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Briefly Detained Iranian-French Journalist Pledges Support for Palestine
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Briefly Detained Iranian-French Journalist Pledges Support for Palestine

Wednesday 30 April 2025 ،
arrested in front of his wife and two young children. He recounted how officers assaulted him and his pregnant wife, traumatizing their children, who now suffer from fear and anxiety. The journalist emphasized that such intimidation tactics would not stop him from advocating for justice in Palestine ...
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Iran Carries Out Execution of Mossad Operative Linked to IRGC Colonel’s Assassination
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Iran Carries Out Execution of Mossad Operative Linked to IRGC Colonel’s Assassination

Wednesday 30 April 2025 ،
arrested and sentenced to death in Iran for waging war against God and corruption on earth. His crimes were tied to his work as a Mossad agent, which included supporting terror activities and playing a key role in the assassination of IRGC Colonel Hassan Sayyad Khodaei in Tehran on May 22, 2022. Lan ...
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IRGC Commander: Over 250 Terrorists Eliminated in Southeastern Iran
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IRGC Commander: Over 250 Terrorists Eliminated in Southeastern Iran

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
arrested collaborators confirmed the presence of foreign operatives posing as locals. He urged residents to remain vigilant and avoid aiding or harboring strangers, particularly foreign nationals who might threaten the region’s stability. In a separate incident in Goharkouh, over 150 militant ...
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Indian Muslims Falling Victim to Hindu and Takfiri Radicalism
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Indian Muslims Falling Victim to Hindu and Takfiri Radicalism

Tuesday 6 May 2025 ،
arrested over 2,000 Kashmiris as it launched a large-scale push to identify and arrest the perpetrators. Reports said that homes of Muslims with alleged links to the assailants were majorly damaged. In fact, the incident provided an opportunity for Hindu extremist groups to escalate their violence ...

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