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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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Lamerd Attack: An Atrocity that Adds to the US Crimes Case
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Lamerd Attack: An Atrocity that Adds to the US Crimes Case

Monday 14 September 2026
humanitarian law. It is noteworthy that on the first day of the war, several American missiles struck the Shahid Naeemi sports hall and surrounding residential areas in Lamerd. The significance of the matter grew when independent assessments of the weapon used pointed to the American PrSM missile. ...
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
human rights while spouting unserious nonsense for decades. The only party in this conflict that has committed war crimes is the Iranian regime,” Kelly claimed. The US State Department has also said the Trump administration does not regard the UN Human Rights Council’s findings as cred ...
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Araghchi Calls on World to Hold US Accountable for ‘War Crimes’ at UNGA
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Araghchi Calls on World to Hold US Accountable for ‘War Crimes’ at UNGA

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
human rights, saying countries silent on Israeli violations and indifferent to attacks on Iranians have no standing to lecture others. Speaking with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, he accused the bloc of appeasing US bullying rather than upholding the principles it claims to defend. Araghchi a ...
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YAF Could Capture Yemen’s Al-Turbah in Taiz Within Days
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YAF Could Capture Yemen’s Al-Turbah in Taiz Within Days

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
Saudi-led attacks have reportedly struck civilian infrastructure in Sana’a, while the Yemeni Armed Forces are said to be advancing toward al-Turbah ALWAGHT- Saudi-led attacks have reportedly struck civilian infrastructure in Sana’a, while the Yemeni Armed Forces are said to be advancing toward ...
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Europe on a Powder Keg: Protests Spreading from France to Others
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Europe on a Powder Keg: Protests Spreading from France to Others

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
rights groups have condemned the police use of batons, tear gas and riot-control grenades against demonstrators. The student protests are only one front in a broader social crisis gripping France. Labor unions and public-sector workers had already staged strikes and demonstrations against the gover ...
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Tehran Accuses France of ‘Double Standards’ Over Shift From ‘Peaceful Uprising’ to ‘Urban Violence’
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Tehran Accuses France of ‘Double Standards’ Over Shift From ‘Peaceful Uprising’ to ‘Urban Violence’

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
human rights ALWAGHT- Iran has criticized Paris over its handling of student demonstrations, accusing France of selectively applying principles of protest rights and human rights. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei accused France of applying double standards to protests and human ...
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case
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Israel’s Fury at Nobel Choice: Pillay and Gaza Genocide Case

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
human dignity and state accountability. In 1967 she opened her own law practice, and in the years that followed, particularly while representing anti-apartheid activists and political prisoners, she became one of the most recognized figures in South Africa's legal community. In 1995, she became ...
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Pezeshkian Accuses US of Complicity in Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
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Pezeshkian Accuses US of Complicity in Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
human rights, arguing that they remain largely silent over Palestinian suffering while readily criticizing Iran over alleged human rights violations. He also condemned what he characterized as US-Israeli expansionist ambitions in the region, including efforts to seize territory and control oil and o ...
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society
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Behind Closed School Doors: Azerbaijan Govt. Secularism vs. Islamic Identity of Society

Sunday 18 October 2026 ،
human rights committee, said the measure is not an attack on religious freedom or freedom of expression. There is no ban on wearing a headscarf outside school, and the main goal is to maintain uniform rules in the educational environment, he told Al Jazeera. But for many devout Muslims, hijab rest ...
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
humanitarian affairs and the fight against Islamophobia. The Baghdad meeting took place as Muslim countries confront a raft of regional and international crises, with conflicting views on how to tackle them making coordination among OIC members all the more important. Palestine, the central cause ...

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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.