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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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Bahraini Regime Forces Clash with Masses Marking Uprising Anniversary

Bahraini Regime Forces Clash with Masses Marking Uprising Anniversary

Wednesday 14 February 2018
Diraz, Sitra and Huwaidrat. Security forces fired tear gas and shotguns at the people gathering in cemeteries to remember those killed at the hands of Bahraini forces during street protests in recent years. Regime forces are said to have removed the concrete blocks set up by the demonstrators. Lea ...
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Bahraini Regime Committed Some 1,000 Human Rights Abuses in 1 Month: Report

Bahraini Regime Committed Some 1,000 Human Rights Abuses in 1 Month: Report

Saturday 17 February 2018 ،
Diraz has been under siege for 605 days, since June 20, 2016. The forum further added that the leader of the Shiite community in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim has been placed under house arrest by the authorities for 267 days, since May 23, 2017, without a judicial order or administrati ...
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Bahrainis Demand Withdrawal of Saudi-Led Occupation Troops

Bahrainis Demand Withdrawal of Saudi-Led Occupation Troops

Thursday 15 March 2018 ،
Diraz, Daih, Musalla, Al-Akr, Barbar, South Sahla, Wadyan, Sanabis, Maameer, Saar, Buri, Abu Saiba' and Shakhoura. These popular events coincide with the seventh anniversary of the entry of Saudi and Emirati troops to Bahrain under the cover of the Peninsula Shield Forces, which oversaw the cru ...
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Bahraini Regime Jails 13 Females Over Political Activities

Bahraini Regime Jails 13 Females Over Political Activities

Wednesday 21 March 2018 ،
Diraz area, west of the Bahraini capital, Manama, home to the Shiite spiritual leader in the country Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim who is under house arrest. According to information, the troops, dressed in civilian clothes, arrested seven people, including children. The information confirmed that t ...
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Bahraini Regime Detains 32 People Amid Heightened Crackdown

Bahraini Regime Detains 32 People Amid Heightened Crackdown

Saturday 24 March 2018 ،
Diraz, situated some 12 kilometers west of the capital Manama, detaining 13 people, including minors, local sources said. Bahraini regime forces had earlier detained more than a dozen political dissidents in the same Bahraini region. Diraz is the home village of Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim, the spiritua ...
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Bahrainis Outraged After Military Court Sentences Six Citizens to Death

Bahrainis Outraged After Military Court Sentences Six Citizens to Death

Thursday 26 April 2018 ،
Diraz strongly protested the death sentences after a military court charged six citizens and sentenced them to death in secret trials over void and false accusations. Since February 14, 2011, Bahraini people have been holding peaceful protest rallies on an almost daily basis, demanding that the Al ...
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Human Rights Violations Worsening in Bahrain: Report

Human Rights Violations Worsening in Bahrain: Report

Friday 8 June 2018 ،
Diraz sit-in that left five martyrs, the ongoing travel bans imposed on activists, the closure of Al-Wasat newspaper and approval of the closure of opposition political groups. BCHR further stated that the report is a summary of the human rights violations documented by the Bahrain Center for Human ...
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Bahraini People Hold Protests  amid US FM Visit

Bahraini People Hold Protests amid US FM Visit

Friday 25 January 2019 ،
Diraz and al-Musalla honored those lost their lives during the anti-regime protests and expressed their solidarity with the country's most prominent Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim. In June 2016, Bahraini authorities revoked Sheikh Qassim's citizenship over accusations that he used ...
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Bahrainis Rally against Upcoming Visit of Israeli President , Condemn Normalization

Bahrainis Rally against Upcoming Visit of Israeli President , Condemn Normalization

Saturday 3 December 2022 ،
Diraz staged a rally as well to denounce Herzog’s arrival on Sunday, and condemned the Manama regime’ establishment of ties with Israel as a crime against Palestinians. A similar rally was also held in the village of Sanabis, where participants slammed the Israeli president’s ...
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Millions Worldwide Hold Rallies Condemning Israeli Atrocities against Palestinians

Millions Worldwide Hold Rallies Condemning Israeli Atrocities against Palestinians

Friday 13 October 2023 ،
Diraz mosque.  In Lebanon, supporters of Iran-backed Hezbollah rallied in the southern suburbs of Beirut in support of the Palestinians. At the event, Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem, standing in front of a banner depicting Palestinian fighters and the Al-Aqsa mosque, with a Palestinian sc ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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