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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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Mikati’s Last Efforts to Retain Post Are Going Nowhere

Mikati’s Last Efforts to Retain Post Are Going Nowhere

Wednesday 7 December 2022
Michel Aoun has the same idea and in a speech warned about the consequences of violating the constitution and called on the ministers to take a united stance against violation of the constitution articles that apparently cites the caretaker government’s duties. At least 16 of 24 ministers shou ...
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US Seeking to Install Puppet President in Lebanon: Hezbollah

US Seeking to Install Puppet President in Lebanon: Hezbollah

Saturday 10 December 2022 ،
Michel Aoun, stating that the next head of state must not back off from the Lebanese people's national rights even an iota, and should be able to implement reform and rescue Lebanon from the worsening economic  crisis through close cooperation with all branches of the government. Sheikh Ye ...
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With Parliament Sessions Failing to Make Choice, ‌Who’s to Blame for Lebanon Presidential Vacuum?

With Parliament Sessions Failing to Make Choice, ‌Who’s to Blame for Lebanon Presidential Vacuum?

Tuesday 13 December 2022 ،
Michel Aoun whose term ended in October.  This stalemate is hampering fundamental economic reforms and at the same time putting the brakes on the daily life, to an extent that the national television could not afford broadcasting rights for the World Cup.  Why is the Lebanese parliament ...
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US Senators Urge Sanctions to Pressure Lebanon to Form Government

US Senators Urge Sanctions to Pressure Lebanon to Form Government

Saturday 17 December 2022 ،
Michel Aoun, whose term expired in October. Thursday's vote was attended by 109 lawmakers in the 128-member parliament. Candidate Michel Moawad, who is seen as close to the United States and backed by the Lebanese Forces Party, received 38 votes, well short of the figure needed to win the first ...
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Paris Multi-Party Meeting on Lebanon: Step Forward or Political Show?

Paris Multi-Party Meeting on Lebanon: Step Forward or Political Show?

Tuesday 31 January 2023 ،
Michel Aoun, the big economic challenges in recent years that led to national currency value slump, and a 70-percent poverty rate have paved the way for interference of foreign actors in home affairs of the Arab country under the cover of supporting the nation. For example, last week, a European jud ...
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Syria’s Assad Holding Key to Lebanon’s Problems Settlement

Syria’s Assad Holding Key to Lebanon’s Problems Settlement

Thursday 8 June 2023 ،
Michel Aoun visited Syria through land border and met with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Al-Nashrah news website quoted Lebanese sources as saying that Aoun stressed on the continuation of relations and the strategic position of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) towards Syria. He also intend ...
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Lebanese Parliament Fails to Elect President for 12th Time

Lebanese Parliament Fails to Elect President for 12th Time

Wednesday 14 June 2023 ،
Michel Aoun's term ended in October of 2022 and since then, the nation's lawmakers have been unable to reach an agreement as to who should replace him and assume the presidency. Since that time, according to Lebanese constitutional law, Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati's transi ...
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EU’s Syrian Refugees Resolution Destructive, Aimed at Maintaining Pressure on Syria, Lebanon

EU’s Syrian Refugees Resolution Destructive, Aimed at Maintaining Pressure on Syria, Lebanon

Tuesday 18 July 2023 ،
Michel Aoun, during his trip to Damascus last month, met and talked with the senior officials there for arrangements for the refugees return after 12 year.  Lebanon started first stage of the plan in 2019, and a new stage was laid for 2022, but international obstructions have blocked its concl ...
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What’s Agenda of Iran FM’s Syria and Lebanon Visit?

What’s Agenda of Iran FM’s Syria and Lebanon Visit?

Saturday 2 September 2023 ،
Michel Aoun as president and the failure of the political sides to name a new president. As a result, the political process is left in a state of uncertainty and a new cabinet is far from coming to existence, leaving the country run by a caretaker government.  To be elected as a president in L ...
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Flourishment of Hezbollah, a Product of Nasrallah’s Lifetime Endeavor

Flourishment of Hezbollah, a Product of Nasrallah’s Lifetime Endeavor

Monday 30 September 2024 ،
Michel Aoun, the leader of the Christian Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), and the two sides signed a memorandum of cooperation that has remained in place until now. After the military victories, Nasrallah presented Hezbollah's new political document in November 2009 in a speech outlining the move ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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