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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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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026
protests and the proliferation of alternative media introduced narratives that competed directly with the pro-Israel orthodoxy. Younger voters, especially Gen Z and millennial, increasingly turned to sources outside the mainstream press, and with that shift, different perspectives on Palestine and t ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
protests are highly likely to erupt against the US policies in their country and the puppet government of Rodriguez. If there is one lesson from Latin America's long, turbulent history, it is foreign intervention, especially when it is wrapped around a country's natural resources and nation ...
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Ukraine Army Desertions Crisis Squeezes Kiev Further
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Ukraine Army Desertions Crisis Squeezes Kiev Further

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
protests, desertions, and draft-dodging efforts points to a growing chasm between the state's military imperatives and a war-weary public's willingness to keep fighting. From street protests to desertions In August, Ukraine's security service said it had broken up several networks that ...
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home
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Netanyahu’s Speech: A Slap at the UN, a Pain at Home

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
protests against Netanyahu were not confined to the walkout inside the General Assembly hall; demonstrators also gathered outside the UN building against him. The Jewish Voice for Peace movement organized the demonstrations to demand an end to the war in Gaza and to protest Netanyahu's trip to ...
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Israel’s Opposition Coalition: A Final Nail in the Netanyahu’s Coffin?
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Israel’s Opposition Coalition: A Final Nail in the Netanyahu’s Coffin?

Sunday 27 September 2026 ،
protests from the very start of the government's formation. Opponents argued the proposed changes would gut the courts' independence and tilt the balance of power toward the executive, a fight that became a central driver of domestic unrest and deepened the country's political fault lin ...
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Iran Dismantles Four US-Israeli-Backed Sabotage Networks in Southern Province
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Iran Dismantles Four US-Israeli-Backed Sabotage Networks in Southern Province

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
protests had begun in late December 2025 over economic grievances, but tensions escalated on January 8–9 amid what Iranian authorities described as foreign interference. The Judiciary said the ensuing violence was part of a US-Israeli-backed “coup attempt.”
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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 ،
protests in Europe initially was related to educational demands, a sign of growing discontent of the younger generation with the deteriorating public services, economic pressures, austerity measures, and dim social future in the European countries. Over the past few days, France has become a hot sp ...
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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 ،
protests and human rights. He contrasted Paris’s earlier calls for restraint toward Iranian protesters with France’s tougher response to student demonstrations at home. Baghaei said French officials had previously described unrest in Iran as a “peaceful uprising,” despite re ...
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What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?
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What Does State of Emergency in Kheyber Pakhtunkhwa Mean?

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
protests and their planned march on the capital, has led observers to see stopping the protests from spreading as a primary motive. Zulfiqar Bukhari, an adviser to Khan and a PTI spokesman, likened the federal move to a coup under the guise of an emergency. He warned it could fuel more violence and ...
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French Protest Turnout Doubles as Demonstrators Call for Macron’s Government to Resign
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French Protest Turnout Doubles as Demonstrators Call for Macron’s Government to Resign

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
protests began last month when secondary school students blocked school entrances to demand better educational conditions. Demonstrators are calling for action on teacher shortages, deteriorating school facilities and overcrowded timetables, rejecting the government’s offer to provide 3,000 su ...

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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.