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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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China Reports Zero Cases of Coronavirus outside Hubei

China Reports Zero Cases of Coronavirus outside Hubei

Monday 9 March 2020
Vatican City on Sunday. The traditional Angelus normally attracts large numbers of people to Saint Peter’s Square. “To recite the Angelus this way is a safety measurement to avoid overcrowding and the possible spread of the virus,” he said. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cas ...
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Catholic Church: US Wants It A Trojan Horse In China

Catholic Church: US Wants It A Trojan Horse In China

Friday 16 October 2020 ،
Vatican as Church officials are not playing Washington game with China. Alwaght- When American President Ronald Reagan visited Vatican for meeting Pope Juan Paul II in 1984, the two political and religious leaders found a joint reason to oppose a common enemy: communism. The same reason seems to be ...
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Pope Francis Meets  Ayatollah Sistani During Iraq Visit

Pope Francis Meets Ayatollah Sistani During Iraq Visit

Saturday 6 March 2021 ،
Vatican said the pope’ visit to Iraq will be socially distanced devoid of the usual fanfare and celebrations. “No more than a few hundred people, distanced” would be gathered to see him to minimize the risks, said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni. Additionally, Cardinal Louis Rapha ...
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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 ،
Vatican City after 15 months of lockdown across Europe. During his stay, Francis met with Iraqi officials, and Cardinal 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 ...
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Inviting the Pope: Hariri’s New Viewerless Show

Inviting the Pope: Hariri’s New Viewerless Show

Thursday 29 April 2021 ،
Vatican and invited the Pope. His political rivals condemn his procrastinations to form cabinet. Alwaght- While Lebanon has been in a new government formation limbo for 16 months, Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) led by Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil and Future Movement led by Saad Hariri have been at ...
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Lebanon Crisis: Economy, Cabinet Awaiting a Solution Amid Home, Foreign Initiatives

Lebanon Crisis: Economy, Cabinet Awaiting a Solution Amid Home, Foreign Initiatives

Monday 14 June 2021 ،
Vatican to Elysee Palace  Along with internal efforts, there are foreign initiatives to settle the Lebanese crisis.  On May 30, Pope Francis invited representatives of Lebanon's Christian community to the Vatican on July 1 for a day of prayer for peace and stability and reflection ab ...
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Canadian PM Slams Arson Attacks on Catholic Churches amid Unmarked Graves Scandal

Canadian PM Slams Arson Attacks on Catholic Churches amid Unmarked Graves Scandal

Saturday 3 July 2021 ،
Vatican to acknowledge its role in the ill-treatment of native children, Pope Francis agreed to meet with representatives of the First Nations leaders later this year.  So far, however, there have been no apologies, and the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Perry Bellegarde, sai ...
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Pope Departs for Canada to Apologize over Indigenous Scandal

Pope Departs for Canada to Apologize over Indigenous Scandal

Sunday 24 July 2022 ،
Vatican ran Indigenous Residential Schools in Canada in the past two centuries with the aim of assimilating the native children into society. About 150,000 indigenous children were separated from their families and taken to prison-like schools where they were subjected to abuse, rape, and ...
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World Mobilizes Efforts to Prevent Gaza Refugee Crisis

World Mobilizes Efforts to Prevent Gaza Refugee Crisis

Saturday 16 December 2023 ،
Vatican Prime Minister Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Amir-Abdollahian lauded the positions of Vatican City concerning Palestine and said that “we believe that Vatican can play an effective role in ending this genocide in Palestine.” Making it clear that Tehran recognizes Hamas as a liberating ...
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Ukraine Summons Vatican Envoy over Pope’s "White Flag" Comments

Ukraine Summons Vatican Envoy over Pope’s "White Flag" Comments

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
Vatican envoy to Ukraine Visvaldas Kulbokas on March 11 over Pope Francis' recent call for Kiev to not be ashamed to negotiate with Moscow.  In an interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI that was partially released on March 9, Pope Francis said that Ukraine should have the courage to negotiat ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies