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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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Taliban: 7 Months of Rule, 11 Cases of Violations

Taliban: 7 Months of Rule, 11 Cases of Violations

Tuesday 5 April 2022
The group breached its initial promises for social freedoms, introduced draconian laws, and launched massive purge campaigns. Alwaght- Following the developments in Afghanistan last year and the President Ashraf Ghani's fleeing from the country and the fall of the Kabul government and Taliban ta ...
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Taught to Hate: Israeli Soldiers and Settlers Commence Annual Ramadan Blood-Spilling

Taught to Hate: Israeli Soldiers and Settlers Commence Annual Ramadan Blood-Spilling

Tuesday 19 April 2022 ،
Left to its own devices, Israel will continue on the path of violence and destruction until Al-Aqsa is burned and a so-called Jewish temple is erected in its place. We are barely halfway into the month of Ramadan and already the toll has gone beyond 20 Palestinians dead and countless wounded. Al-Aqs ...
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Nation-Wide Curfew Lifted in Iraq as Sadr Urges Followers to Withdraw

Nation-Wide Curfew Lifted in Iraq as Sadr Urges Followers to Withdraw

Tuesday 30 August 2022 ،
Iraqi government lifted on Tuesday a nation-wide curfew after powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on his supporters to withdraw from the streets, after a day of deadly clashes in the capital, Baghdad. Alwaght- Iraqi government lifted on Tuesday a nation-wide curfew after powerful cleric Moqtada a ...
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Political Forces in New Iraqi Cabinet’s Composition

Political Forces in New Iraqi Cabinet’s Composition

Sunday 20 November 2022 ،
The new Iraqi PM formed almost a comprehensive government by giving positions to all parties. Alwaght- It has been a month since the new Iraqi government led by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani started its work. Since then, the appointment of ministers and top managers by PM al-Sudani has been ...
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Tehran Blames US for Israel’s Acts of Terror against Iran Nuclear Program

Tehran Blames US for Israel’s Acts of Terror against Iran Nuclear Program

Saturday 6 May 2023 ،
Iran’s security chief hold the US responsible for all of the Israeli regime’s acts of terror targeting the Iranian nuclear facilities and the people working for the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Alwaght- Iran's security chief hold the US responsible for all of the Israeli regime's acts ...
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France to Ban Islamic Abayas at Schools: Minister

France to Ban Islamic Abayas at Schools: Minister

Monday 28 August 2023 ،
France is set to ban wearing of abayas at the nation’s schools, France’s education minister has said citing a violation of the country’s "secular laws." Abaya is a simple, loose over-garment dress worn by many women across the Muslim world. Alwaght- France is set to ban wearing of abayas at the nat ...
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UN Rebukes France for Banning Hijab at Olympics

UN Rebukes France for Banning Hijab at Olympics

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
The United Nations slammed France for banning the country’s athletes from wearing headscarves during the 2024 Paris Games Alwaght- The United Nations slammed France for banning the country's athletes from wearing headscarves during the 2024 Paris Games. No one should impose on a woman what she ...
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Iran: Halabja Tragedy Exposed West’s Double Standard on Human Rights

Iran: Halabja Tragedy Exposed West’s Double Standard on Human Rights

Friday 15 March 2024 ،
Western countries including Germany provided Saddam with chemical weapons he used against Iran in 1880s war. Alwaght- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani says the tragedy of the deadly chemical attack on the Iraqi city of Halabja in 1988 is a bitter example of the West's d ...
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Celebrating Eid al-Adha amid a significant tragedy in Gaza

Celebrating Eid al-Adha amid a significant tragedy in Gaza

Monday 17 June 2024 ،
With the arrival of Eid in Gaza, joy and happiness is not seen in Palestine ALWAGHT- With the arrival of Eid in Gaza, the war crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Rafah and the displacement of more than a million unarmed civilians have forbidden any semblance of joy from the hearts of the mothe ...
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Gaza Plight and Starvation to Escalate after Tel Aviv Ban on UNRWA

Gaza Plight and Starvation to Escalate after Tel Aviv Ban on UNRWA

Wednesday 30 October 2024 ،
The Israeli Knesset approved a bill banning UN aid agency operating in Gaza for decades. Alwaght- While Gaza has been reduced to ruins due to the massive Israeli attacks and there is no safe place in this coastal enclave, the Israelis do not stop at this catastrophic situation and plan to tighten th ...

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