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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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Church Leaders Warn Relocating UK Embassy to Al-Quds Further Impediment to Peace

Church Leaders Warn Relocating UK Embassy to Al-Quds Further Impediment to Peace

Monday 10 October 2022
Churches in al-Quds said that it has noted “with grave concern” the recent call of the new British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, at the request of the Conservative Friends of Israel, for her government to review the placement of the British Embassy to Israel from its present location in Tel ...
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What Pope Needs to Know about Bahrain’s Realities

What Pope Needs to Know about Bahrain’s Realities

Wednesday 2 November 2022 ،
The Pope is set to visit Bahrain amid crackdown and abuses against the Shiite majority in the Persian Gulf nation. Alwaght‐ Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Bahrain to participate in “East-West dialogue” conference that is set to be held on November 3-6 in the Persian Gulf Arab country ...
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Syria Earthquake Victims’ Plight Compounded by US Sanctions

Syria Earthquake Victims’ Plight Compounded by US Sanctions

Thursday 9 February 2023 ،
Churches demanded the immediate lifting of the sanctions on Syria and allowing aid to flow to the country.  The time of earthquake is different and countries need foreign help to address the needs of victims, but Syria is deprived of aids because of the inhumane Western sanctions. In the past ...
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Baku Making Alliances to Break Karabakh Security Blocks

Baku Making Alliances to Break Karabakh Security Blocks

Monday 1 May 2023 ،
Church and the Albanian Church of the 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 Arm ...
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No Progress in Saudi-Israel Détente as MBS Rejects Netanyahu’s Request to Meet

No Progress in Saudi-Israel Détente as MBS Rejects Netanyahu’s Request to Meet

Tuesday 23 May 2023 ،
Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the occupied Old City of al-Quds. Last week, Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen told The Jerusalem Post newspaper normalization with Saudi Arabia was “not a matter of if, but of when. We and Saudi Arabia have the same interests.” He said White ...
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Biden-Netanyahu’s Strategy for Breaking Growing Iranian-Saudi Bonds

Biden-Netanyahu’s Strategy for Breaking Growing Iranian-Saudi Bonds

Friday 26 May 2023 ،
Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City in Al-Quds, but these proposals have so far been rejected by Netanyahu.  Though Netanyahu has had a passion for establishing relations with Saudi Arabia years ago, he stepped up his movement towards this aim after Iran signed a détente agreem ...
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More than 100 U.S. political leaders have ancestors who were slaveholders

More than 100 U.S. political leaders have ancestors who were slaveholders

Tuesday 27 June 2023 ،
More than 100 U.S. leaders – lawmakers, presidents, governors and justices – have slaveholding ancestors, a Reuters examination found. Few are willing to talk about their ties to America’s “original sin” More than 100 U.S. leaders – lawmakers, presidents, governors and justices – have sl ...
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World Outrage against Tel Aviv for Deadly Hospital Bombing

World Outrage against Tel Aviv for Deadly Hospital Bombing

Wednesday 18 October 2023 ،
Churches in a statement said that the Israeli bombing of the hospital was a collective punishment and a war crime according to the international laws.  The council’s statement said that thousands of Palestinians whose houses were demolished took refuge in the hospital that was run by the ...
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Israeli Regime Must Be Designated as Terrorist Entity: Iran

Israeli Regime Must Be Designated as Terrorist Entity: Iran

Saturday 21 October 2023 ،
Church. Seven general hospitals and 21 health centers are now out of service, he added, calling for international protection of hospitals and health facilities in Gaza in light of intensified Israeli aggression. The Palestinian health official noted that 46 medical personnel were killed, and 85 ot ...
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Amman Summit Revealed US ‘War, Peace’ Policy on Gaza Is Doomed

Amman Summit Revealed US ‘War, Peace’ Policy on Gaza Is Doomed

Wednesday 8 November 2023 ،
The US secretary of state visited the region again to garner Arab support for Israeli war position, but he badly failed. Alwaght- Amid rise of the number of the death toll of the Palestinian civilians beyond 10,000 and the injuries to hundreds of thousands, the anti-Israeli global protests are also ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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