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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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Israel Sinks in Protests: Why Are Israelis against Netanyahu War?
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Israel Sinks in Protests: Why Are Israelis against Netanyahu War?

Tuesday 19 August 2025
violence in restaurants, streets, and hotels around the world. International affairs expert Enrique Zimmerman had previously expressed concern over the current situation, saying: The things we are hearing about Israel around the world now are very difficult, and the consequences will be evident in ...
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How’s Structural Racism Shaping Different Western Approaches to Gaza and Ukraine?
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How’s Structural Racism Shaping Different Western Approaches to Gaza and Ukraine?

Thursday 21 August 2025 ،
violence by the Israeli regime against the people of Gaza and the massive bombing of residential areas in the past two years, which has primarily targeted children and women, have not only not met with a similar political response, but have also been accompanied by silence or even justification from ...
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Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
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Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Wednesday 27 August 2025 ،
violence and armed clashes. Lahur, who once shared the co-leadership of the PUK with Bafel Talabani, has in recent years emerged as one of the party’s sharpest critics and a symbol of its internal divisions. Amid deep factional rifts, he went on to establish a new political group, the “ ...
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
violence, the humanitarian crisis, and its regional repercussions have made Arab public opinion more sensitive than ever to the Palestinian cause. This public pressure has led many Arab leaders to conclude that continued silence is not only detrimental to Palestine but also to their own stability a ...
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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Six Palestinians, Including Individuals Waiting for Aid
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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Six Palestinians, Including Individuals Waiting for Aid

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
violence. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed calls for a ceasefire, while humanitarian officials warned of catastrophic impacts. Leading genocide scholars, the ICC, and the ICJ have all cited Israel’s actions in Gaza as potential genocide and crimes against humanity, with arrest war ...
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
violence have their heavy shadow on the economy and on the nation's bumpy road to economic recovery.  Expensive reconstruction A report by Washington-based Al-Tahrir Institute suggests that reconstruction alone costs between $250 billion to $400 billion. This is while the country's ec ...
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Since Dawn, Israeli Attacks Have Killed 13 Palestinians in Gaza
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Since Dawn, Israeli Attacks Have Killed 13 Palestinians in Gaza

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
violence follows a deadly escalation on Saturday, when at least 62 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza, including residential areas in Gaza City, Sheikh Radwan, Zaytoun, and Khan Younis. The Civil Defense warned that the targeting of residential towers and critical infrastructure ...
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?
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From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
violence and legitimize aggressive American foreign policy. This shift signals an intent to escalate destabilizing actions internationally, particularly within the geopolitical theaters where Washington competes with its global rivals. We should, finally, say that renaming to the Department of war ...
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IOF Raids in West Bank Leave Two Children Dead, Houses Demolished
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IOF Raids in West Bank Leave Two Children Dead, Houses Demolished

Tuesday 9 September 2025 ،
violence ALWAGHT- Israeli forces intensify West Bank operations, killing Palestinians and demolishing homes amid rising settler violence. Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have intensified raids across the West Bank, particularly in Jenin, resulting in the deaths of two Palestinian children and injur ...
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?
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Gaza or Normalization? What’s the Current Arab Issue?

Tuesday 9 September 2025 ،
violence, a phenomenon that could be applied to the desensitizing effect of prolonged conflict on political discourse. In an attempt to morally justify normalization amid the ongoing atrocities in Gaza, some Arab leaders claim their engagement with Israel is not an endorsement of its crimes but is, ...

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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.