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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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Pascal Suleiman’s Murder: Why’s Tel Aviv the Top Suspect?
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Pascal Suleiman’s Murder: Why’s Tel Aviv the Top Suspect?

Saturday 13 April 2024
kidnapping and murder of Pascal Suleiman had nothing to do with theft or asking for ransom, and no one asked for it, the center stated, adding: The executive arm may be Syrian agents, but the decision is political. The party in another statement added that the information provided about the motivat ...
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EU invites Syria’s HTS Leadership to Brussels Following Massacre of Alawites
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EU invites Syria’s HTS Leadership to Brussels Following Massacre of Alawites

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
kidnappings and executions, largely targeting Alawites. Despite initially claiming to respect all religious sects, HTS has carried out brutal crackdowns, including mass abductions and public humiliation of victims. Notably, the HTS regime has not directed efforts against Israeli forces near Damascus ...
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From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?
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From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?

Wednesday 11 June 2025 ،
kidnapping of Alawite women in Syria. The report says that most of the kidnapped women are Alawite and are kidnapped by the armed groups serving the new rulers of Damascus and are transferred to Idlib to work as sexual slaves. Idlib is the stronghold of the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), which later la ...
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
kidnapping of a Druze vendor and escalated into a battle between the Druze, Bedouin tribes, and the Syrian army, and Israel’s intervention in this internal Syrian issue further compounded the situation. Sami al-Ramah, a retired Lebanese brigadier general who is also a Druze, explained in an i ...
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Hamas Prepares Major Operation Targeting Israeli-backed Groups in Gaza
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Hamas Prepares Major Operation Targeting Israeli-backed Groups in Gaza

Wednesday 22 October 2025 ،
kidnappings, assassinations, sabotage and security sweeps against resistance fighters. Hamas security forces say they have seized large quantities of weapons and routinely confront militia raids near Israeli positions. Intelligence from interrogations reportedly documents coordination between the gr ...
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Death of Abu Shabab a Blow to Tel Aviv’s Gaza Plans
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Death of Abu Shabab a Blow to Tel Aviv’s Gaza Plans

Saturday 6 December 2025 ،
kidnapping and killing members of families who refused to join his group. The source added that two men from two families opened fire with automatic weapons at Abu Shabab and a number of his companions, resulting in his death and injuring others. The assailants were subsequently killed in the ensui ...
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The Guardian Labels US Capture of Maduro an Imperial Act with Oil Motives
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The Guardian Labels US Capture of Maduro an Imperial Act with Oil Motives

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
kidnapping of President Maduro signals a risky revival of explicit US imperial aggression in the region ALWAGHT- According to a Guardian analysis, the US bombardment of Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro signals a risky revival of explicit US imperial aggression in the region. An anal ...
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Iran Demands US Free Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
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Iran Demands US Free Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

Monday 5 January 2026 ،
kidnapping” of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores ALWAGHT- Tehran once more denounced the US “illegal kidnapping” of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, calling for their immediate release as urged by the country&rs ...
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After Invasion and Kidnapping, US Drops Drug Cartel Accusations Against Maduro
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After Invasion and Kidnapping, US Drops Drug Cartel Accusations Against Maduro

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
The US Justice Department has discreetly reduced its accusation of Nicolás Maduro ALWAGHT- The US Justice Department has discreetly reduced its accusation of Nicolás Maduro, abandoning a central Trump-era claim that he led a drug trafficking organization. The original 2020 indictment accused ...
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The Bear’s Friendship: A Look at Recent Turkish Comments on Iran
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The Bear’s Friendship: A Look at Recent Turkish Comments on Iran

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
kidnapping Venezuela's legitimate president Nicolas Maduro, all bear witness to the fact that the current White House approach yields nothing but heightened chaos and the violation of international law. In this climate, Iran's stability, with its unique and sensitive geopolitical position, i ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.