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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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Cairo Court Sentences 28 to Death, 15 to Life in Prison

Cairo Court Sentences 28 to Death, 15 to Life in Prison

Saturday 22 July 2017
Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced to death 28 people on alleged charge of killing the country’s top prosecutor in 2015. Alwaght- An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced to death 28 people on alleged charge of killing the country's top prosecutor in 2015. Cairo criminal court has also handed ...
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Syrian Mufti Urges Muslim, Christian Unity in Confronting Al-Quds Occupiers

Syrian Mufti Urges Muslim, Christian Unity in Confronting Al-Quds Occupiers

Monday 25 December 2017 ،
Egypt which forbids the pilgrimage to al-Quds as long as it is occupied, and the stance of the Maronite patriarch of Lebanon Mar Bishara Boutros al-Rahi who described Trump’s decision on al-Quds as unjust and hostile. He indicated that sedition projects in the West Asia region region are a &l ...
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Egyptian Grand Mufti Declares Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Forbidden in Islam

Egyptian Grand Mufti Declares Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Forbidden in Islam

Wednesday 3 January 2018 ،
Egyptian Grand Mufti has issued an official fatwa, banning bitcoin which soared in value over the $20,000 mark in December. Alwaght- The Egyptian Grand Mufti has issued an official fatwa, banning bitcoin which soared in value over the $20,000 mark in December. Trade in cryptocurrency is similar to g ...
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Egypt Grand Mufti to Decide on Court’s Ruling on 75 Death Sentences

Egypt Grand Mufti to Decide on Court’s Ruling on 75 Death Sentences

Saturday 28 July 2018 ،
Egyptian court sentenced on Saturday 75 of people over security-related charges, including senior Muslim Brotherhood figures. The ruling by the Cairo Criminal Court will automatically be referred to Egypt’s top theological authority, the Grand Mufti, to decide whether they should be sentenced to dea ...
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Saudi Crown Prince Stripped of Some Authority

Saudi Crown Prince Stripped of Some Authority

Monday 18 March 2019 ،
Egypt. The promotion of Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan to serve as Saudi ambassador to the US, and the promotion of Prince Mohammed’s brother, Khalid bin Salman, to the ministry of defence, were allegedly announced without the king’s approval or knowledge. The decrees to make th ...
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Saudi Sahwa: A Discourse Revolution in Salaifism

Saudi Sahwa: A Discourse Revolution in Salaifism

Friday 8 November 2019 ،
Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Palestine. The Saudis adopted “open door policy” mainly to use Muslim Brotherhood clout in their fight against Nasserism and Baathism, Egyptian and Iraqi socialist political ideologies essentially opposing the strict religious codes of Wahhabism. A majority of the ...
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Grand Mufti of Egypt Warns against Israel Plots to Judaize al-Quds

Grand Mufti of Egypt Warns against Israel Plots to Judaize al-Quds

Saturday 27 February 2021 ،
Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawki Allam expressed concerns against Israeli regime’s plot to Judaize al-Quds (Jerusalem) and obliterate its true identity, after Tel Aviv banned the raising of the Muslim call to prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque under the pretext that settlers were celebrating t ...
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Israeli Raids on Gaza Strengthen Our Resolve to Defend Quds: Hamas

Israeli Raids on Gaza Strengthen Our Resolve to Defend Quds: Hamas

Thursday 21 April 2022 ،
Egyptian mediation. Modallal said what is happening in al-Aqsa is a battle to defend history, geography and beliefs and is one of the toughest blows that the occupiers will suffer in their confrontation with Palestine. In turn, Abu Mujahid, the spokesman of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), ...
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Egypt Court Sentences 10 to Death, 153 to Prison

Egypt Court Sentences 10 to Death, 153 to Prison

Wednesday 29 June 2022 ،
Egyptian court sentenced 10 people to death and 153 people to between 10 years and life in prison on Tuesday over alleged supporting or carrying out attacks against security forces and sabotage of state infrastructure. Alwaght- An Egyptian court sentenced 10 people to death and 153 people to between ...
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Playing with Fire: Reactions to Ben-Gvir’s Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Playing with Fire: Reactions to Ben-Gvir’s Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Wednesday 4 January 2023 ،
Egypt stressed that this country rejects any kind of unilateral action contrary to the legal and historical situation of Al-Quds, adding: “We regret the actions of a new Israeli official along with a number of extremist elements in desecrating Al-Aqsa Mosque and warn about the consequences of ...

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