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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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Netanyahu: Gaza War to Continue Despite Truce Deal
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Netanyahu: Gaza War to Continue Despite Truce Deal

Sunday 19 January 2025
opposition from extremist members of his coalition. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a key opponent of the agreement, demanded assurances that Israeli forces would resume their military operations in Gaza and maintain control over humanitarian aid flow. Smotrich reportedly agreed to the ...
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Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir Resigns From Netanyahu’s Coalition Over Gaza Ceasefire
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Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir Resigns From Netanyahu’s Coalition Over Gaza Ceasefire

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
opposition to the recently approved ceasefire agreement with Hamas. The party criticized the deal as a capitulation and a betrayal of Israel's purported military achievements in the ongoing conflict. Despite their departure, Jewish Power stated it would not seek to dismantle Netanyahu’s go ...
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Gaza Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel
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Gaza Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel

Thursday 23 January 2025 ،
opposition to the deal with Hamas.  With Ben-Gvir and Halevi's walkout, Netanyahu's government is on the brink of collapse. Furthermore, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened that if after expiration of the ceasefire anti-Gaza campaign is not resumed, he will step down, a warnin ...
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Trump Removes Restriction on Transfer of 2,000-Pound Bombs to Israel
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Trump Removes Restriction on Transfer of 2,000-Pound Bombs to Israel

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
opposition against Biden, with some falsely claiming it amounted to a US arms embargo on Israel. Meanwhile, Biden faced criticism from pro-Israeli factions within the US. Under Biden’s administration, the US provided Israel with $17.9 billion in military aid between October 2023 and October 2 ...
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Hamas Celebrates Palestinians’ Return to Northern Gaza; Ben-Gvir Calls it a Defeat
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Hamas Celebrates Palestinians’ Return to Northern Gaza; Ben-Gvir Calls it a Defeat

Monday 27 January 2025 ،
opposition to the ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, Palestinians continue to view the return as a significant moment of resistance and resilience amidst the ongoing conflict.
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Rejuvenated Trump Dream: Building "Deal of the Century" on Gaza Ruins
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Rejuvenated Trump Dream: Building "Deal of the Century" on Gaza Ruins

Monday 27 January 2025 ،
opposition or Islamist groups mount pressures on el-Sisi for alignment with Washington and Tel Aviv’s policies  Aside from this, with regard to the public opinion's fury against Israel, should compromising Arab countries align with Israeli plots, waves of criticism will hit Egyptian ...
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq

Saturday 1 February 2025 ،
opposition to attacking the Kurds near the Euphrates, hopes to use this role to force the PKK to withdraw from Syria. There is also weak movement within the PKK in this regard, as at the end of December 2024, Abdullah Ocalan, the spiritual father of the PKK who is in Turkish prison since earlier 199 ...
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Can Trump Cleanse Gaza of Its Own People?
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Can Trump Cleanse Gaza of Its Own People?

Saturday 1 February 2025 ،
opposition to Trump's plan adds another hurdle to the already contentious prospect of forcibly relocating Gazans abroad. France, Germany, and the EU as the US partners brazenly voiced their opposition to the idea and the UN described such measures as illegal. To put it differently, Trump not onl ...
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
opposition to ISIS terrorist group in 2014 following a fatwa by grand Shiite leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani, is not unlikely. In this connection, on Saturday, Faleh Fayyad, the commander of the PMF, in a coordination meeting of the members of this group, implicitly acknowledged the existenc ...
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Leader: Iran has made Advancements in All Areas over the past 40 Years
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Leader: Iran has made Advancements in All Areas over the past 40 Years

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
opposition from global powers. Speaking at the 41st International Holy Quran Competitions in Tehran, he emphasized that despite persistent foreign plots, Iran has not only remained unscathed but has also advanced in all areas. He contrasted today’s Iran with that of four decades ago, asserting ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

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