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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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Iraq Inter-Shiite Dialogue to Shape Contours of Next Stage

Iraq Inter-Shiite Dialogue to Shape Contours of Next Stage

Tuesday 7 December 2021
The shiite leaders in Iraq gathered and discussed ways out of crisis, amid al-Sadr show of flexibility to rivals. Alwaght- About two months after the Iraqi parliamentary elections, a limbo remains dominant in the Iraqi political stage. However, over the past week, with an initiative presented by Shi ...
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Remembering the Great Gen. Soleimani : From Baghdad Square to Lebanon’s Olive Tree

Remembering the Great Gen. Soleimani : From Baghdad Square to Lebanon’s Olive Tree

Wednesday 5 January 2022 ،
Minar al-Muhandis, the daughter of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, attended the ceremony and delivered speeches.  Iraqi media reported fury and sadness were noticeably visible on the faces of the participants in the ceremony, and that they called for revelation of the results of the investigation into ...
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Riyadh Showed Flexibility on Restoring Ties with Iran in Fifth Round of Talks: Expert

Riyadh Showed Flexibility on Restoring Ties with Iran in Fifth Round of Talks: Expert

Sunday 8 May 2022 ،
Mina incident of 2015, and more. Iran has never sought to sever diplomatic relations. Unlike Iran, which has sought to maintain bilateral relations, the Saudis have been erratic, at times seeking relations with Iran and at other times having opposite views.  In recent years, Iran has been very ...
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Israeli Forces Attack Palestinians Protesting Intrusion of Settlers into Mosque in Occupied West Bank

Israeli Forces Attack Palestinians Protesting Intrusion of Settlers into Mosque in Occupied West Bank

Tuesday 31 May 2022 ،
Israeli regime forces opened fire on Palestinians who were protesting an intrusion by extremist Jewish settlers into a mosque in the southern West Bank town of Halhoul. Alwaght- Israeli regime forces opened fire on Palestinians who were protesting an intrusion by extremist Jewish settlers into a mos ...
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Normalization with Israel to Bring Nothing but Exploitation for Arab States: Iran Leader

Normalization with Israel to Bring Nothing but Exploitation for Arab States: Iran Leader

Thursday 9 June 2022 ،
Mina during the Hajj ritual, forcing large crowds of pilgrims to collide. It marked one of the deadliest incidents in the history of Hajj. Saudi Arabia reported two days after the incident that nearly 770 people were killed, but it never updated the figure, while other estimates said thousands had ...
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Western Pilgrims Left ’With No Hotel Room’ Days before Pilgrimage

Western Pilgrims Left ’With No Hotel Room’ Days before Pilgrimage

Wednesday 6 July 2022 ،
Mina, an area outside of the city, before heading to Mount Arafat and Muzdalifah.  Packages 'Downgraded' by Motawif  On Saturday, pilgrims told MEE that their Hajj packages worth tens of thousands of dollars had been downgraded, with no offer given of partial refunds to make up t ...
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Japan Tells Nearly 3 Million to Evaculate as Typhoon Nanmadol Is about to Hit the South

Japan Tells Nearly 3 Million to Evaculate as Typhoon Nanmadol Is about to Hit the South

Sunday 18 September 2022 ،
Minami Daito island, 400km (250 miles) east of Okinawa island, the weather agency said. The eye of Typhoon Nanmadol is clearly visible in satellite images. The typhoon has developed rapidly since Friday night and it is slowly moving north-north-west. It is expected to move close to Kyushu or could ...
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Millions of Muslims Begin Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca

Millions of Muslims Begin Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca

Sunday 25 June 2023 ،
Mina on Monday night and spend Tuesday at Mount Arafat, where Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) delivered his final sermon. After casting pebbles in the “stoning of the devil” ritual on Wednesday, marking the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday, the pilgrims return to Mecca to perform a farewell &ld ...
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Powerful Earthquake Hits Morocco

Powerful Earthquake Hits Morocco

Saturday 9 September 2023 ،
A powerful earthquake struck Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing at least 296 people, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes. A powerful earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing at least 296 people, d ...
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IOF Blow Up Al-Shifa Hospital Specialized Building in Gaza

IOF Blow Up Al-Shifa Hospital Specialized Building in Gaza

Thursday 21 March 2024 ،
Mina neighborhood, west of Gaza.  In central Gaza, IOF warplanes targeted al-Nuseirat refugee camp four times up until the early morning hours today. West of al-Nuseirat, nine Palestinians were killed after the IOF bombed a house. In Southern Gaza, the perpetual Israeli artillery shelling tar ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise