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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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Gaza Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel
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Gaza Ceasefire Aftershocks Shake Israel

Thursday 23 January 2025
resignations of senior army officials are an indication of official acceptance of in war against resistance groups. In this connection, Israeli media on Tuesday reported that the Israeli army General chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said he plans to step down from his post on March 6. Halivi intends to ...
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Is a Second Winograd Commission On the Way for Israel Gaza War Defeat ?
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Is a Second Winograd Commission On the Way for Israel Gaza War Defeat ?

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
resignation letter talked about shouldering the responsibility for army setback, showing that after 16 months, the public opinion is still waiting to determine the role of figures or institutions behind the big security, military, and intelligence failure that allowed Hamas attack.  On the oth ...
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Trump’s Dream for Gaza Will Not Come True: Expert
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Trump’s Dream for Gaza Will Not Come True: Expert

Saturday 8 February 2025 ،
resignation of a number of ministers and some of the regime's military intelligence, security and defense officials, and there were massive protests against the nature of the draft agreement. When the agreement was signed, the public acknowledged that Netanyahu was completely humiliated under th ...
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Zarif Steps Down from Iranian Government
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Zarif Steps Down from Iranian Government

Monday 3 March 2025 ،
resignation, citing mounting pressure, insults, and defamation targeting him and his family over the past six months as the reasons behind his decision. Zarif described his tenure in President Masoud Pezeshkian’s administration as “the bitterest period” of his 40-year career, desp ...
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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 ،
resignations. This, further, can turn the differences into governance crisis and force the government to fine-tune its stances or accept ceasefire. 
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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone
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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone

Thursday 17 April 2025 ،
resignation of the allied hardliners of the cabinet. So, he keeps fighting in Gaza to maintain cohesion in his cabinet and avoid collapse.  Wave of opposition to war  As the war continues, waves of opposition to the war in the occupied territories are surging. The demands for return of t ...
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FM Araghchi Offers Condolences on The Passing of Pope Francis
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FM Araghchi Offers Condolences on The Passing of Pope Francis

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
resignation of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. In recent years, his health had been a concern, with multiple hospital visits. After his passing, tributes have flooded in from global leaders and religious figures, celebrating his legacy of compassion and reform. Funeral arrangements are in progress, ...
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Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority
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Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
resignation in 2012, Yemen had a set of air and missile defense systems that were mainly supplied from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries. These weapons included short-range air defense missiles such as the Sam-7, Sam-14 and Sam-16. However, in the early 2000s, the US, under the pret ...
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Why’s Hezbollah Lead in Municipal Elections Important?
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Why’s Hezbollah Lead in Municipal Elections Important?

Wednesday 7 May 2025 ،
resignation. These municipalities are governed by a mayor or governor and constitute approximately 10 percent of all municipalities in Lebanon, and their fate is now to be determined. It should be noted that municipal elections in Lebanon are held every six years and consist of several stages: Reg ...
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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 ،
resignation of radical ministers, is pursuing the option of war in Gaza, in accordance with the wishes of the cabinet hardliners, because he knows that stopping the war will mean the resignation of cabinet ministers and, as a result, his loss of power as PM, and losing power will also mean that Neta ...

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Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity

Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity