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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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Bezalel Smotrich: Israel’s New Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Takes Aim at the Holy Sanctuary

Bezalel Smotrich: Israel’s New Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Takes Aim at the Holy Sanctuary

Thursday 30 April 2020
Israel’s right-wing poster boy has been slated for the role of Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, giving him both the position and power to carry out his apocalyptic vision of building a Jewish Temple on the site of the Dome of the Rock. Zionism is founded on the idea that Jews today have rights to a l ...
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Israeli Settler Groups With Ties To the US Are Evicting Palestinians in Mass

Israeli Settler Groups With Ties To the US Are Evicting Palestinians in Mass

Saturday 23 January 2021 ،
Ancient City of David. Elad is currently working with the Israel Antiquities Authority to excavate a nearly 300-foot-long tunnel under the Wadi Hilweh neighborhood of Silwan in hopes of unearthing the First and Second Jewish Temples. This archaeological dig is part of Israel’s recent efforts ...
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Modi’s Sinister Take on Cancel Culture Erasing Centuries of Muslim History in India

Modi’s Sinister Take on Cancel Culture Erasing Centuries of Muslim History in India

Tuesday 26 October 2021 ،
In saffronisation, India has its own form of cancel culture – a Hindu nationalist agenda that is becoming ever more prominent and is aimed at wiping out any legacies left by Muslim conquerors and the British Empire. Under the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the right-wing ...
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Sights on Syria: War-Torn Country Becoming Tourist Destination Good Thing

Sights on Syria: War-Torn Country Becoming Tourist Destination Good Thing

Sunday 14 November 2021 ،
The wonders of Damascus, Aleppo and Palmyra are finally opening up to the world again after a decade of Western funded war. The wonders of Damascus, Aleppo and Palmyra are finally opening up to the world again after a decade of Western funded war. Tourism is finally, slowly, beginning to return to ...
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Iraq-Hosted Old Civilizations Forum Seeks Protection to Heritage, Antiquities

Iraq-Hosted Old Civilizations Forum Seeks Protection to Heritage, Antiquities

Tuesday 6 December 2022 ،
Ancient Civilizations Forum, which was held with the presence of the ministers of culture and heritage of the member countries, that crises and conflict of interests have caused major crises in the world and cultural dialogue can help strengthen understanding. He said that terrorism played a key rol ...
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Baku Making Alliances to Break Karabakh Security Blocks

Baku Making Alliances to Break Karabakh Security Blocks

Monday 1 May 2023 ،
Ancient Caucasus. Azerbaijan considers itself to be the heir to the Caucasian Albania, which dates back to the 8th century.  In early 2020, installing a statute of an Armenian soldier killed in war against Azerbaijan and considered as a war hero by the Armenians in a Armenian-inhabited village ...
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What Are Saudi Goals, Interests Behind Expo 2030 Bid?

What Are Saudi Goals, Interests Behind Expo 2030 Bid?

Monday 26 June 2023 ،
The kingdom is seeking a set of economic, social, and cultural benefits behind its bid to host Expo 2030. Alwaght- The Saudi Arabia's money and Italy's soft power took on each other this week in Paris for determining the host of the Expo 2030. The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and I ...
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Red Heifer Project: Israel Government Part of Plan to Build Temple at Al-Aqsa

Red Heifer Project: Israel Government Part of Plan to Build Temple at Al-Aqsa

Monday 11 September 2023 ،
Heritage also assisted in the project. The Ministry’s Director General, Netanel Isaac, disclosed in a speech at the cows’ welcome ceremony in September 2022 that the agency has been funding the development of the Mount of Olives area where Temple Mount activists plan to initiate the red ...
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Israeli Regime Angry as UNESCO Lists Ariha Ruins as World Heritage Site in Palestine

Israeli Regime Angry as UNESCO Lists Ariha Ruins as World Heritage Site in Palestine

Monday 18 September 2023 ،
Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan made it ... a major node of human development for millennia,” the Palestinian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry wrote in an executive summary for the committee. Ariha is one of the world’s oldest continually inhabited places, where excavations have une ...
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After Libya Dam Collapse, Is Mosul Dam a Risk?

After Libya Dam Collapse, Is Mosul Dam a Risk?

Monday 25 September 2023 ،
Heritage Initiative at the American Schools of Oriental Research, which is documenting the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage in Iraq and Syria. “It would be an unprecedented loss.”  After these warnings, Iraqi government in 2016 signed a contract with Italian company Trev ...

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