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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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IRGC Long-Range Missiles Hit Mock Enemy Warships During Drills

IRGC Long-Range Missiles Hit Mock Enemy Warships During Drills

Saturday 16 January 2021
Louisiana for the non-stop, 36-hour mission to cross Europe and then the Arabian Peninsula to the Persian Gulf, according to US defense officials. The US Navy had earlier announced the arrival of a nuclear-powered submarine in the Persian Gulf. The USS Georgia passed the Strait of Hormuz accompanie ...
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Pope Francis Meets  Ayatollah Sistani During Iraq Visit

Pope Francis Meets Ayatollah Sistani During Iraq Visit

Saturday 6 March 2021 ،
Louis Raphael I Sako, the patriarch of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic church, said that when it comes to the large masses and Pope Francis’ diplomatic meetings, “There is no risk for him, and also for people,” since social distancing and mask-wearing measures would be observed. Po ...
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Secure, Stable: Pope’s Iraq Visit Reminds of Resistance’s Sacrifices

Secure, Stable: Pope’s Iraq Visit Reminds of Resistance’s Sacrifices

Monday 8 March 2021 ،
Louis Sako, of the Iraqi Christian minority.  He also met the grand Shiite Cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani.  Although Pope Francis is considered a religious and non-political official, the visit of this Christian leader also has significant political and cultural dimensions, and t ...
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US to Deploying 2,000 Troops to Iraq: Daily

US to Deploying 2,000 Troops to Iraq: Daily

Tuesday 21 September 2021 ،
Louisiana army National Guard for a nine-month-period, and will become the primary American force in Iraq, The New York Times reported Monday. According to The Gazette, a local Colorado news outlet, the soldiers will assist and advise Iraqi security forces, provide air defenses against at ...
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As More Students, Faculties Back BDS American Universities Maintain Apartheid Ties

As More Students, Faculties Back BDS American Universities Maintain Apartheid Ties

Sunday 12 June 2022 ،
St. Louis partners with Technion through its McDonnell International Scholars Academy. The University of Illinois partners with both Tel Aviv and Hebrew University through its research center, Discovery Partners Institute. In 2019 Ariel University, which is located in an illegal Israeli settlement i ...
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Why Do Rich Get Richer Even During Global Crises?

Why Do Rich Get Richer Even During Global Crises?

Wednesday 28 December 2022 ،
Louis Vuitton chief Bernard Arnault, was worth $159bn on December 27, 2022, up by around $60bn compared with early 2020. Elon Musk, the planet’s second-wealthiest man, boasted a $139bn fortune — it was less than $50bn before the pandemic. And India’s Gautam Adani, third on the ...
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More than 100 U.S. political leaders have ancestors who were slaveholders

More than 100 U.S. political leaders have ancestors who were slaveholders

Tuesday 27 June 2023 ،
Louis Gates Jr, a professor at Harvard University who focuses on African and African American research and hosts the popular television genealogy show Finding Your Roots on PBS. Gates said identifying those familial connections to slaveholders is “not another chapter in the blame game. We do ...
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Powerful Iraqi Cleric Sadr Condemns US Meddlesome Policies in Iraq

Powerful Iraqi Cleric Sadr Condemns US Meddlesome Policies in Iraq

Monday 24 July 2023 ،
Louis Sako as harassment. Baghdad said Iraq’s President Abdul Latif Rashid’s decision to revoke a decree recognizing the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church as head of the country’s Christian Church was “aimed at correcting a constitutional anomaly.”  & ...
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India Launches Maiden Probe to Sun

India Launches Maiden Probe to Sun

Saturday 2 September 2023 ،
Louis Lagrange. Following the launch, Aditya-L1 will stay in Earth-bound orbits for 16 days as it conducts five maneuvers to gain the necessary velocity for its journey. The satellite and its payloads will be placed in a fixed orbit of the Sun-Earth system and will continue to travel around the Sun ...
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150,000 Flee Khan Yunis as Israel Escalates Attacks

150,000 Flee Khan Yunis as Israel Escalates Attacks

Thursday 25 July 2024 ،
Louise Wateridge from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated on Wednesday that Palestinians fled Khan Yunis after Israel issued a new evacuation order. Over 80% of the Gaza Strip is now under evacuation orders or designated as no-go zones by the Israeli mil ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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