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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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South Korean Lawmakers Demand President Yoon’s Resignation
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South Korean Lawmakers Demand President Yoon’s Resignation

Wednesday 4 December 2024
democracy alongside the people.” Yoon’s unexpected move evoked memories of South Korea’s authoritarian era of the 1980s and drew immediate condemnation from the opposition and even the leader of his own party.
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria

Monday 30 December 2024 ،
democracy, rights of the minorities, and holy shrines while his loyalists are doing vise versa. As predicted, the Alawites were the first minority that fell victim to the violence of the armed groups.  In this connection, on Wednesday, a number HTS members raided the shrine of Abu Abdullah al- ...
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts

Monday 10 February 2025 ،
democracy and support for human rights to ease regional and international concerns about the group's Al-Qaeda past and the record of its leaders' takfiri views. The credibility of this issue was severely questioned from the very first days, with the start of blind assassinations and revenge ...
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Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade
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Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade

Monday 3 March 2025 ،
democracy and supporting minority rights has still not been able to eliminate the public pessimism and the security dilemma for religious and ethnic minorities in Syria, especially since what the Syrian people see in practice is the opposite of what al-Jolani says.  Even contrary to his claims ...
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability

Tuesday 18 March 2025 ،
democracy and respect for human rights. The credibility of this issue was severely questioned from the very first days, with the start of blind assassinations and revenge by armed elements against minorities and security officials affiliated with the former government. Now, the attack on Lebanese so ...
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Erdogan’s Nightmare: What Can Arrest of Opposition Leader Bring to Turkey?
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Erdogan’s Nightmare: What Can Arrest of Opposition Leader Bring to Turkey?

Wednesday 26 March 2025 ،
democracy and political stability in the country. For several months, especially after the fall of Damascus to terrorist groups, it seemed that domestic and foreign events were working in Erdogan's favor, but the arrest of the Istanbul mayor will undermine the government's efforts to gain p ...
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Thousands Protest Nationwide in US Against Trump and Musk Policies
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Thousands Protest Nationwide in US Against Trump and Musk Policies

Sunday 6 April 2025 ،
democracy great again” and “Stop Putin's puppets from destroying America.” Many criticized Musk’s influence on public institutions, with concerns over education, immigration, and recent tariffs. Demonstrators also showed solidarity with international causes, waving Ukrain ...
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
democracy in the West — will this retreat of the White House not mean new opportunities for geopolitical rivals such as Russia and China? By cutting off American aid to African countries, will China not replace the US in Africa? Will Russia not fill the void left by the US in international org ...
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
democracy  Relying on political and economic independence, Iran has moved a path different from the Western-reliant Arab countries. Self-sufficiency in defense industries, nuclear technology, and strategic technologies are achievements that free Iran from the trap of reliance on foreign powers ...
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Boiled Frog: How’s US Consuming Syria’s Al-Jolani in a Gradual Trust-making Process?
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Boiled Frog: How’s US Consuming Syria’s Al-Jolani in a Gradual Trust-making Process?

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
democracy voice in the face of heinous terror and crime against the Alawite minority and also ruling of the al-Jolani without holding elections for at least the next five years, but also it rolls out red carpet to al-Jolani, a militia leader-turned-politician with a dark record of human rights. Mea ...

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36th anniversary of the  passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)

36th anniversary of the passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)