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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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What’s behind Netanyahu’s Diplomatic Failure in the US
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What’s behind Netanyahu’s Diplomatic Failure in the US

Saturday 12 April 2025
military action against Iran, as claimed by these media outlets.  Prominent Israeli media outlets such as Haaretz and Yedioth Ahronoth considered the trip a missed opportunity for Netanyahu, as he failed to obtain tangible guarantees from Trump. The conservative-leaning Israel Hayom newspaper ...
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Netanyahu Losing Last Stronghold as Military Personnel Protest Prolonged War
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Netanyahu Losing Last Stronghold as Military Personnel Protest Prolonged War

Saturday 12 April 2025 ،
military begin to question his war policy. Alwaght- With the resumption of the war on Gaza with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's order, waves of protests at warmongering both at home and abroad have begun to smash the Israeli government.  As demonstrators in various countries ar ...
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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 ،
military exercises in cooperation with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan near the Afghan border to demonstrate some of its security concerns to the Taliban leaders. Attracting the Taliban to Moscow: The Russians do not want the Taliban to distance from Moscow and fall into arms of Washington. Actually, Mos ...
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UNRWA Reveals Disturbing Abuse of Gaza Aid Workers in Israeli Custody
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UNRWA Reveals Disturbing Abuse of Gaza Aid Workers in Israeli Custody

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
military of detaining and abusing over 50 of its staff members during the ongoing war on Gaza. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini revealed that those detained—including teachers, doctors, and social workers—reported experiencing beatings, humiliation, and being used as human s ...
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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 ،
military operations and alleged crimes against Palestinians.
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Five Palestinian Journalists Among the Latest Victims of Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza
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Five Palestinian Journalists Among the Latest Victims of Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
military campaign. The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 53,000, with the majority being women and children, and over 120,000 have been wounded. International legal bodies have taken action in response to the war. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister ...
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Brother and nephews of late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
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Brother and nephews of late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
military wing. There was no indication that Hamas military spokesperson Abu Ubaida was present at the time. Since the collapse of the ceasefire on March 18, Israel has intensified its bombardment of Gaza, causing mass casualties. Over 53,000 Palestinians—mostly women and children—have b ...
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Has France Really Become Supporter of Palestine?
Analysis

Has France Really Become Supporter of Palestine?

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
military leaders in the International Criminal Court, adding that so far none of the European and Western leaders have sought these practical measures against Israel and have been content with verbal statements.  What is needed for European and Western leaders to take practical action? Because ...
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Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma
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Stop or Continue? Netanyahu Facing Fatal Gaza War Dilemma

Tuesday 27 May 2025 ،
military limits for continuing its campaign. The Yedioth Aharonot reported that some military commanders signed a petition calling for an end to the war. Two weeks ago, 1,000 pilots and servicemen of the Israeli air force launched military protests, which quickly spread to ground and intelligence un ...
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?
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Can South Africa Apartheid Fall Offer Lessons to Check Israel?

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
military exports to South Africa and enforced the embargo. How did sanctions ground apartheid?  In general, sanctions and divestment in South Africa played as a powerful instrument against the country and the UN General Assembly in 1962 demanded avoiding economic partnership with South Africa ...

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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.