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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’s Annexation of the West Bank Already Underway
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Israel’s Annexation of the West Bank Already Underway

Monday 23 December 2024
cabinet. This development comes shortly after Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich instructed preparations for the annexation of settlements in the West Bank. Smotrich stated that he had directed his department to “prepare the necessary infrastructure for applying sovereignty.”
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Challenges to Possible Massive Israeli Operation in Yemen
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Challenges to Possible Massive Israeli Operation in Yemen

Thursday 26 December 2024 ،
cabinet of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regret it. On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal published some of the warnings of analysts, in which Mohammed Al-Basha, a security analyst for West Asian affairs based in the United States, said, referring to the significant progress that Ansarull ...
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Netanyahu’s Push for Longer War Can Kill More Prisoners
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Netanyahu’s Push for Longer War Can Kill More Prisoners

Sunday 29 December 2024 ،
cabinet only wants the prisoners to return in coffins. In February, Haaretz reported that three Israeli prisoners were killed by poisonous gas that the regime's army had injected into one of the tunnels in Gaza. Also, three Israeli prisoners who escaped from Hamas a few months ago were asking ...
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
cabinet formation, Mr Afghahi said that currently the debate is about picking a new prime minister. The parties debate their shares in the ministries. In Lebanon, there are four important ministries, ministry of defense, ministry of economy, ministry of foreign affairs, and ministry of interior. The ...
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IRGC calls Gaza Truce a ‘Devastating Defeat’ for Israel and a Major Victory for Palestinians
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IRGC calls Gaza Truce a ‘Devastating Defeat’ for Israel and a Major Victory for Palestinians

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
cabinet vote on the deal, which includes provisions for the return of Palestinians displaced by Israeli forces. The IRGC warned that the Israeli government, backed by the US and European allies, would face internal criticism and divisions due to the ceasefire. The statement concluded that the ceasef ...
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Israeli Media Disclose Details of Prisoner Exchange: Phase One Set for Sunday at 4 PM
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Israeli Media Disclose Details of Prisoner Exchange: Phase One Set for Sunday at 4 PM

Friday 17 January 2025 ،
cabinet approval ALWAGHT- A statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirms that the deal is set to proceed as planned on Sunday, subject to cabinet approval. A ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, brokered in Doha, is set to take effect on Sunday, as confirm ...
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Netanyahu: Gaza War to Continue Despite Truce Deal
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Netanyahu: Gaza War to Continue Despite Truce Deal

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
cabinet ALWAGHT- Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war on Gaza to prevent far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from leaving his cabinet, according to Israel's largest newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet approved a Gaza ceasefi ...
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Iran-Russia Strategic Pact: What Does it Mean for the Two Actors?
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Iran-Russia Strategic Pact: What Does it Mean for the Two Actors?

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
cabinet which includes mostly anti-Iranian figures and also given the escalation of tensions in West Asia and Ukraine, boost of Tehran-Moscow ties can help check the Trump's pressure leverage against Iran and Russia.  US officials have always expressed their concern about the cooperation o ...
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Resistance Camp’s New Struggle Scenarios Post-Gaza War
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Resistance Camp’s New Struggle Scenarios Post-Gaza War

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
cabinet in early morning of Saturday and after a several-hour session agreed to ceasefire deal with Hamas that includes prisoner swap. The agreement that was reached on Wednesday night had earlier been passed in the Israeli security cabinet. Israeli media reported that 24 cabinet ministers gave a g ...
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Gaza Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel
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Gaza Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel

Thursday 23 January 2025 ،
cabinet from the risk of collapse and continued the war with Hamas until last week in order to remain in power. Therefore, it is not unlikely that Netanyahu will go to a new adventure in the region after the Gaza ceasefire expires, because he knows that stopping the war in Gaza will mean the end of ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures