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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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War of Water: The Cruel Israeli Punishment of the West Bank
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War of Water: The Cruel Israeli Punishment of the West Bank

Thursday 1 August 2024
Ramallah's water share. Since 2018, the supply of water in the West Bank has gradually decreased instead of increasing. For example, in Hebron, the largest city in the West Bank, the advisor to the Water Department says that the Israeli side has reduced the amount of water from 34,000 liters per ...
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Re-settlement Conference: Gaza at Risk of Ramallah Fate
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Re-settlement Conference: Gaza at Risk of Ramallah Fate

Wednesday 23 October 2024 ،
Israeli settlers gathered to plan re-occupation of Gaza and rebuilding settlements, a scenario evoking memory of early 1990s West Bank. Alwaght- Whereas the world community is calling on Israel to stop its massacare campaign in Gaza, the hardline leaders of Tel Aviv have new dream for the coastal Pa ...
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Riyadh’s Two-state Solution Conf. Serves Normalization in the Name of Palestinian State
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Riyadh’s Two-state Solution Conf. Serves Normalization in the Name of Palestinian State

Saturday 2 November 2024 ،
Ramallah. But it did not take long before it became clear that the Israelis are not honest in fulfilling their commitments and that the occupation plans are being pursued with further seriousness under Arafat's recognition of the regime, and the Oslo Accords only served the security of the occu ...
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Where Does Palestine Head with Trump’s Comeback?
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Where Does Palestine Head with Trump’s Comeback?

Saturday 9 November 2024 ،
Ramallah argue that Palestinian conditions cannot be worse under Trump, though some others argue that the outcome of the US actions can be unpredictable and frustrating, as were Trump's measures during his first presidency.  Ayad Barghuthi, a retired Palestinian university professor, comme ...
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Yemen Executes Drone Strike on Southern Israel
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Yemen Executes Drone Strike on Southern Israel

Monday 13 January 2025 ،
Ramallah, with Israeli media admitting they failed to counter the missile. The Israeli military acknowledged that the missile from Yemen entered occupied Palestine’s airspace, and while efforts were made to intercept it, the results are still under investigation. In the aftermath of the missi ...
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200 Palestinian Detainees Freed in Exchange for 4 Israeli Soldiers
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200 Palestinian Detainees Freed in Exchange for 4 Israeli Soldiers

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Ramallah. Among those released was Mohammed al-Tous, 69, who had been imprisoned for nearly four decades, and Raed al-Saadi, the oldest prisoner from Jenin, who had been incarcerated for 36 years. Many of the freed prisoners were hoisted by the crowd, still in their gray prison uniforms. Approximate ...
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Who is Mohammed al-Tous, the Longest-serving Palestinian Detainee Released by Israel?
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Who is Mohammed al-Tous, the Longest-serving Palestinian Detainee Released by Israel?

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Ramallah, large crowds gathered to welcome the released prisoners, waving Palestinian flags and chanting slogans. Similarly, 16 freed prisoners arrived in Gaza, where they were transferred to the European Gaza Hospital in Khan Younis. Israel has committed to releasing over 700 Palestinian prisoners ...
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Zakaria Zubeidi: The Freed Resistance Icon from Jenin and Israel’s Greatest Fear
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Zakaria Zubeidi: The Freed Resistance Icon from Jenin and Israel’s Greatest Fear

Saturday 1 February 2025 ،
Ramallah. His release was part of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, which also led to the liberation of 109 other Palestinian detainees. Zubeidi, once one of the most influential leaders in Jenin, endured multiple assassination attempts, imprisonment, and the tragic loss of family memb ...
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Israel Kills Palestinian Youth in West Bank Raids, Expands Settlements Amid Tensions
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Israel Kills Palestinian Youth in West Bank Raids, Expands Settlements Amid Tensions

Wednesday 12 February 2025 ،
Ramallah, Nablus, and Beit Fajjar as part of ongoing military operations. The Israeli military launched a major offensive in the occupied West Bank on January 21, just two days after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. This operation has displaced more than 35,000 Palestinians from Jenin, ...
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad: Israel’s Ofer Raid Reveals Its Terrorist Nature
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad: Israel’s Ofer Raid Reveals Its Terrorist Nature

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
Ramallah in the West Bank ALWAGHT- Hamas and Islamic Jihad have strongly condemned a raid by Israeli special prison units on a section of Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah in the West Bank. They denounced the assault on Palestinian detainees as a criminal act that highlights the Tel Aviv regime’s ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution