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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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Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria
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Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria

Sunday 1 December 2024
parliament Mohsen al-Mandalawi warned about risks of recent moves by terrorists in Syria and the consequences for Iraqi security and stability and called on the government shore up intelligence cooperation with the Syrian side.  The defeat suffered by the Zionist regime in Lebanon and Gaza and ...
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Iran FM’s Syria Visit for Support, Turkey Top to Blame for Aleppo Terrorist Offensive: Expert
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Iran FM’s Syria Visit for Support, Turkey Top to Blame for Aleppo Terrorist Offensive: Expert

Tuesday 3 December 2024 ،
parliament speaker, and President Bashar al-Assad and held constructive talks with them. Then Iranian defense minister visited Damascus, signaling that the situation was not normal and was evaluated as dangerous. And recently Ali Larijani, the senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sa ...
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
parliament and while precise date for the next year elections is not yet set, the Iraqi members of parliament these days are taking steps towards an important law that not only can make the current period a golden one for settling the internal differences and localizing the structure of customary la ...
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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 ،
parliament, which he accused of sympathizing with communist North Korea. Within three hours, parliament voted to overturn the declaration. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik dismissed the martial law as “invalid,” vowing that lawmakers “will protect democracy alongside the peo ...
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
parliament's Security and Defense Commission, claimed in an interview with Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that there are differences among Iraqi political leaders regarding supporting the Syrian government, as the opposition says that providing special weapons may lead to sanctions against Iraq. The source ...
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Iran Urged Assad to Address Syrian People’s Demands, says Speaker Qalibaf
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Iran Urged Assad to Address Syrian People’s Demands, says Speaker Qalibaf

Monday 9 December 2024 ،
General Qassem Soleimani, the top anti-terror commander, repeatedly urged former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to prioritize the concerns of his people ALWAGHT- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stated that General Qassem Soleimani, the top anti-terror commander, repeatedly urged ...
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
parliament’s Security and Defense Committee, confirmed that “ISIS’s military aspect has ended, but its sleeper cells are still present in certain areas that it has chosen as safe havens and starting points for its fresh activities.” ISIS is still present in Iraq, and its mem ...
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?

Wednesday 15 January 2025 ،
parliamentary bill calling for official US withdrawal from Iraq, Pentagon still holds about 2,500 forces in Iraq.  These bases have extensive protection equipment, including air defense systems to protect against missiles and drones.  However, the US forces in Iraq and Syria have been at ...
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
parliament, Aoun did not secure majority and the reason was that the Shiite coalition, that is, both Hezbollah and Amal movements led by Nabi, who is also the speaker of the parliament, refused to vote. In the second round, before voting, both Hezbollah and Amal representatives negotiated with Aoun ...
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Iran Has Consistently Supported Oppressed Muslims
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Iran Has Consistently Supported Oppressed Muslims

Friday 17 January 2025 ،
Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, emphasized that Iran has consistently opposed oppression and remains the sole nation supporting all Muslims ALWAGHT- Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, emphasized that Iran has consistently opposed oppression and remains the so ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures