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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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Bahraini Regime’s Ban on Shiite Pilgrimages: Objectives, Reasons

Bahraini Regime’s Ban on Shiite Pilgrimages: Objectives, Reasons

Sunday 28 August 2022
canceled, because this measure is discriminatory and a violation of human rights, especially against Shiite citizens. Al-Khalifa authorities banned the travel of Shiite citizens to Iraq and Iran and participation in the Arbaeen two years ago under the pretext of preventing the spread of the Corona ...
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What Pope Needs to Know about Bahrain’s Realities

What Pope Needs to Know about Bahrain’s Realities

Wednesday 2 November 2022 ،
cancel his upcoming visit to this Persian Gulf country or criticize repressive and discriminatory government actions.  Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) in a October 12 statement suggested that “public displays of friendly co-existence with some religions does n ...
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Political Forces in New Iraqi Cabinet’s Composition

Political Forces in New Iraqi Cabinet’s Composition

Sunday 20 November 2022 ،
cancel all orders and customs approvals issued by the previous government as well as the appointment and assignment of heads of departments outside the mandate of interim government of PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi. These contracts and appointments showed obvious signs of corruption in the previous governme ...
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Guerrilla Warfare in West Bank Pushing Israelis to the Wall: Expert

Guerrilla Warfare in West Bank Pushing Israelis to the Wall: Expert

Sunday 11 December 2022 ،
cancel some of Herzog’s work programs to avoid security problems. Actually, the World Cup showed that the Arab public would not accept the Israeli regime and pro-normalization efforts are going nowhere.  Alwaght: As the tensions unfolded, a non-binding resolution was passed at the UN aga ...
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Europe’s Abusive Approach to Freedom of Expression Justifying Desecration of Islamic Sanctities

Europe’s Abusive Approach to Freedom of Expression Justifying Desecration of Islamic Sanctities

Monday 23 January 2023 ،
canceled a scheduled visit to Ankara of the Swedish defense minister.  Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanani has strongly condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran, saying: “Unfortunately, some European countries like in the past leave the hands of hardliners and extrem ...
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Canadian Government Partners with Israeli Lobby to Delete Pro-Palestinian Accounts

Canadian Government Partners with Israeli Lobby to Delete Pro-Palestinian Accounts

Monday 20 February 2023 ،
cancel culture depends on the decades of work done by Cotler as an Israeli asset and by his close co-conspirator, the former Soviet prisoner and Israeli government minister Sharansky. Both have been central to forging the “criticism of Israel is antisemitism” weapon which is put to daily ...
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Iran-Saudi Détente Agreement: Walking a Long Way

Iran-Saudi Détente Agreement: Walking a Long Way

Monday 20 March 2023 ،
cancellation to Saudi execution of 80 Shiite citizens. The fifth round started in April 2022 with Saudi mediation, but the Saudi side ceased the negotiations due to essential differences. After the end of the fifth round, the Iraqi foreign minister said that the two sides reached an agreement on a 1 ...
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More than 100 U.S. political leaders have ancestors who were slaveholders

More than 100 U.S. political leaders have ancestors who were slaveholders

Tuesday 27 June 2023 ،
canceled. She later provided this statement in response to the family tree Reuters provided: “I don’t recognize these people named and can’t confirm they are relatives, but slavery was a stain on this country and we as Americans should be grateful for the progress we’ve made ...
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Shadowy, Israel-Linked Group Attempts to Censor Pro-Palestine Spotify Artists

Shadowy, Israel-Linked Group Attempts to Censor Pro-Palestine Spotify Artists

Tuesday 18 July 2023 ،
cancel him, they met with global pushback.   STRATEGIC SPYING We Believe In Israel’s Spotify lobbying attempts intensified last June, at the same time as the music giant announced its Safety Advisory Council – a body that would decide what content to remove from the pla ...
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Africa against Neocolonialism: Why The Continent’s Struggle for Self-Sufficiency Remain so Difficult?

Africa against Neocolonialism: Why The Continent’s Struggle for Self-Sufficiency Remain so Difficult?

Sunday 29 October 2023 ،
cancellation of mutual defense agreements. By September 1961, the French withdrew from Mali. However, they regained some of their influence during the presidency of Modibo Keita, a trend that continued under Moussa Traoré (e.g., in 1984, Mali readopted the CFA franc) as well as later, in the ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies