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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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Islamic Revolution: Inspiring Resistance from the Mediterranean to Bab-el-Mandeb
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Islamic Revolution: Inspiring Resistance from the Mediterranean to Bab-el-Mandeb

Saturday 8 February 2025
20th century, a great event occurred that changed the geometry of the time's bipolar international system and raised a new civilizational voice to the contemporary humanity in the middle of the two struggling discourse fronts of communism and liberalism. The significant event in question was th ...
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What’s Trump Seeking behind Pressure on Taliban?
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What’s Trump Seeking behind Pressure on Taliban?

Friday 7 February 2025 ،
2021. Two weeks ago, Trump called for return of American weapons which are worth $7 billion. While the Taliban have so far did not take any official measures in response, some Taliban leaders who spoke to the Aljazeera on the condition of anonymity said that the US military wares and arms are needed ...
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Ayatollah Khamenei Meets with Senior Hamas Delegation
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Ayatollah Khamenei Meets with Senior Hamas Delegation

Saturday 8 February 2025 ،
2,000 Palestinian prisoners, has so far held despite challenges, such as US President Donald Trump's controversial proposal to clear Gaza of its inhabitants. Khamenei stressed the importance of continued cultural, military, and reconstruction efforts in Gaza. He emphasized that faith is the asym ...
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"Returned to Life from Narrow Grave": Harrowing Accounts of Palestinians Released from Israeli Prisons
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"Returned to Life from Narrow Grave": Harrowing Accounts of Palestinians Released from Israeli Prisons

Sunday 9 February 2025 ،
21 years of his life in Israeli prisons and was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 20 years. His conditions were much harsher than those of other prisoners due to his physical condition. He says of the torture he and other prisoners were subjected to since October 7, 2023: The soldiers walked on o ...
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Trump’s War on Intl. Structures Draws International Backlash, Home Gaps
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Trump’s War on Intl. Structures Draws International Backlash, Home Gaps

Sunday 9 February 2025 ،
World War II. Sanctioning the ICC can be considered a violation of international norms, because this action is against the rules of international legal institutions and the principles of multilateral diplomacy. These sanctions not only pose a serious challenge to international justice, but also wil ...
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What’s the Message of Hamas Leaders’ Meeting with Iran’s Leader?
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What’s the Message of Hamas Leaders’ Meeting with Iran’s Leader?

Monday 10 February 2025 ،
2023 killed the latter. Khalil al-Hayyah, deputy head of Hamas Political Bureau: Khalil al-Hayyah is a Palestinian political activist who was appointed as the deputy head of Hamas Political Bureau last year, replacing Saleh al-Arouri. Palestinian media refers to him as Hamas' military genius, a ...
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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 ،
World War II to combat the spread of communism in Europe. A decade later, John F. Kennedy signed the Foreign Assistance Act, establishing the USAID. Foreign aid has since been widely considered a cornerstone of soft power, a term popularized in the 1980s by US political scientist Joseph Nye to desc ...
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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 ،
2022 between Yerevan, Ashgabat and Baku, it was agreed that about 1.5-2 billion cubic meters of Turkmenistan gas would be transported to Azerbaijan via Iran, and Iran would receive a portion of this gas as a transit right or swap fee. In addition, in June 2024, the State Oil Company of the Republic ...
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Syrian Refugees Dilemma: Choosing between Return and Staying Abroad
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Syrian Refugees Dilemma: Choosing between Return and Staying Abroad

Sunday 16 February 2025 ،
270,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their country since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad government on December 8.  However, this figure is a small number compared to the total estimated number of foreign refugees. According to the UN statement, 5.5 million Syrian refugees currently l ...
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Historic Funeral for Sayyed Nasrallah Sends Resistance Globalized
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Historic Funeral for Sayyed Nasrallah Sends Resistance Globalized

Sunday 23 February 2025 ،
23,000 seats inside and 55,000 seats outside, of which 35,000 seats were reserved for men on the opposite side of the sports city and 20,000 seats were reserved for women in the special part. Also, the Lebanese national anthem and the resistance anthem were played from loudspeakers inside the stadiu ...

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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