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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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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts

Monday 10 February 2025
The tribes responded to the attacks and, according to reports, managed to capture two HTS militants. A number of aggressors were killed, reports added. The tribes also shot down a drone operated by the HTS.  The Lebanese army deployed soldiers and equipment to Ghald Al-Sabee in Hermel heights ...
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Yemen Prepared to Respond If Israel Renews Attacks on Gaza
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Yemen Prepared to Respond If Israel Renews Attacks on Gaza

Wednesday 12 February 2025 ،
The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement affirmed the country’s readiness to respond immediately if Israel resumes its attacks on the Gaza Strip ALWAGHT- The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement affirmed the country's readiness to respond immediately if Israel resum ...
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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China
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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts: Losing Global Influence to China

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
The billionaire Trump appointed to run the “Department of Government Efficiency” said he had spoken to the president at length about USAID, and “he agreed we should shut it down.” “I actually checked with him a couple of times [and] I said, ‘Are you sure?’ ...
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Jordan King Chooses Throne over Palestinian Cause, Palestinians Don’t Want New Nakba: Expert
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Jordan King Chooses Throne over Palestinian Cause, Palestinians Don’t Want New Nakba: Expert

Friday 14 February 2025 ،
The country has no considerable sources of income. Part of the aids to Jordan are because of the Palestinians living in camps there. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) pays funds to the Jordanian government for spending on the Palestinian refugees, but the Jordanian government ...
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah

Saturday 15 February 2025 ،
These protests have been repeated in recent months for similar incidents like the restrictions for the Iranian diplomats at the airport.  The story started when Iran's Imam Khomeini International Airport announced the flights to Beirut have been suspended since Thursday since the Lebanese ...
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Iran Takes Center Stage in Regional Gas Swap as New Energy Age Emerges
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Iran Takes Center Stage in Regional Gas Swap as New Energy Age Emerges

Sunday 16 February 2025 ،
The exports are set to start earlier in March.  Turkmen and Turkish officials have not yet provided information on the amount and price of Turkmenistan’s gas to Turkey, but in October last year, Murad Arkhayev, deputy head of Türkmengaz, announced that Ashgabat intends to increase n ...
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims
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Indian Ocean Conference: Iranian FM Visit’s Significance, Aims

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
The conference, being held with the theme of Voyage to New Horizons of Maritime Partnership, is attended by 27 foreign ministers and delegations from 45 countries. The conference, initiated by India Foundation in 2016, started with the presence of 30 countries in Singapore.  Over the past 8 y ...
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What’s behind Hamas’s Gifts to Released Israeli Prisoners
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What’s behind Hamas’s Gifts to Released Israeli Prisoners

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
These gifts were seen as a symbol of resistance and an affirmation of the group’s political message. Keith Segal, a American-Israeli prisoner, received two gift packages from Hamas before his release, one for his wife. This move was also reported in the international media, indicating Hamas&r ...
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
There is no compromise or waiver of the law on the service and retirement of the heroes of the Popular Mobilization Forces, another parliamentarian said.  The State Law parliamentary faction announced that it will boycott parliamentary sessions until the law in question is included in the parl ...
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Amid Re-emerging Gaps with US, What Are European Options against Trump?
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Amid Re-emerging Gaps with US, What Are European Options against Trump?

Thursday 20 February 2025 ،
The US Secretary of State Mark Rubio met on Tuesday a Russian delegation in Saudi Arabia, where he discussed ending the Ukraine war. He described the meeting fruitful. The Riyadh meeting came after American president last week in a phone conversation with Russian leader agreed to advance talks on U ...

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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