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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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President Raeisi’s China Visit: What’s the Significance?

President Raeisi’s China Visit: What’s the Significance?

Wednesday 15 February 2023
politics, and international agenda with Beijing. Alwaght- Prioritizing 'pivot to the East' in its foreign policy since assumption of power in August 2021, the administration of President Sayyed Ibrahim Raeisi of Iran this time has picked the heart of the world economy to advance this policy. ...
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Al-Kadhimi’s Tehran Visit: Addressing Security and Political Cases

Al-Kadhimi’s Tehran Visit: Addressing Security and Political Cases

Saturday 25 February 2023 ،
politics and he will always be remembered as a criminal and a traitor to the country. The fact that he was in the American embassy and even fled to the UAE shows that he is worried about revelation of the truth.  In addition to assassination complicity charges, Iraqi officials are trying to in ...
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Turkish Opposition Alliance Splits over Anti-Erdogan Candidate

Turkish Opposition Alliance Splits over Anti-Erdogan Candidate

Saturday 4 March 2023 ،
politics. Turkey heads to a crunch election on May 14 three months after a devastating earthquake hit several provinces and claimed more than 45,000 lives. Erdogan this week dismissed the speculation that the election might be postponed due to the disaster and said the vote would go ahea ...
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Tens of Thousands Rally across Occupied Territories against Israeli ’Crime Minister’ for 9th Straight Week

Tens of Thousands Rally across Occupied Territories against Israeli ’Crime Minister’ for 9th Straight Week

Sunday 5 March 2023 ،
politics. The anti-Netanyahu marches have attracted huge crowds on a weekly basis since early January, when he introduced his plan. Similar protests were also held on Wednesday in which demonstrators denounced the planned reforms. Dramatic footage recorded during the day of disruption rallies sho ...
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Mysterious Serial Poisonings in Iran New Propaganda Fodder for West

Mysterious Serial Poisonings in Iran New Propaganda Fodder for West

Sunday 5 March 2023 ،
Earlier this week, a social media rumor about the “death” of an 11-year-old girl in the central Iranian city of Qom due to “poisoning” circulated at a dizzying pace and grabbed headlines worldwide. Earlier this week, a social media rumor about the “death” of an 11-year-old girl in the ce ...
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Israeli Air Force Reservists Boycott Training Drills, Protesting Netanyahu’s Judicial Reforms

Israeli Air Force Reservists Boycott Training Drills, Protesting Netanyahu’s Judicial Reforms

Monday 6 March 2023 ،
politics. It is also important because the air force, which is considered Israel's strategic arm, is heavily reliant on reservists in time of war and requires crews who have been discharged to train regularly in order to maintain readiness. A military spokesperson declined to comment on their l ...
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Emerging Signs of Israeli Collapse

Emerging Signs of Israeli Collapse

Thursday 9 March 2023 ،
politics or criticized its government initiatives. But my love for Israel, my respect for its people and my concern about its future are now leading me to speak out against the current government’s attempt to effectively abolish the nation’s independent judiciary.” American and Eu ...
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Israeli War’s Now Internal, Not with Arabs and Palestinians: Expert

Israeli War’s Now Internal, Not with Arabs and Palestinians: Expert

Thursday 9 March 2023 ،
politics, but also among the military figures. There is a sign the Israeli governance is sustaining a serious blow, and that is why American officials rushed to Tel Aviv to help start a dialogue and settle the differences for the good of Israeli existence. But the differences are too wide-ranging to ...
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Erdogan’s Gamble with One-Month-Earlier Election

Erdogan’s Gamble with One-Month-Earlier Election

Tuesday 14 March 2023 ،
politics is the last issue they care about, the country is going to hold one of its most decisive election of its history in this difficult time; an election that may introduce deep changes to the governance structures. However, the vote was demanded to be held a month later because of the earthquak ...
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Ongoing Israeli Protests: Netanyahu Sinking in Self-made Swamp

Ongoing Israeli Protests: Netanyahu Sinking in Self-made Swamp

Monday 20 March 2023 ،
politics by holding the power in the occupied Palestinian territories for nearly two decades and escaping many corruption charges these days finds himself struggling in a self-made swamp that every day immerses him further to drowning.  It is yet to be three months since Netanyahu formed his f ...

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