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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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Iran Activates Advanced Centrifuges Over IAEA’s ‘Unjust’ Resolution
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Iran Activates Advanced Centrifuges Over IAEA’s ‘Unjust’ Resolution

Saturday 23 November 2024
vote and 12 abstentions, was criticized as a non-consensus decision driven by pressure from Britain, France, Germany, and the United States. Iran described the resolution as politically motivated, undermining the constructive atmosphere achieved during IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi’s rec ...
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ICC Arrest Warrant to Netanyahu, Gallant: What Are the Consequences?
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ICC Arrest Warrant to Netanyahu, Gallant: What Are the Consequences?

Saturday 23 November 2024 ،
vote on a resolution. In this case, indeed, the US, as in the past it blocked any resolutions against Israel, it will do the same now.  However, Netanyahu's freedom of action and diplomatic travel will certainly be much more limited than before, and he must conduct extensive consultations ...
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Oxford Union Labels Israel an Apartheid Regime and Accuses it of Genocide
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Oxford Union Labels Israel an Apartheid Regime and Accuses it of Genocide

Saturday 30 November 2024 ،
votes to 59. During the debate, pro-Israeli speaker Yoseph Haddad was asked to leave for calling the audience “terrorist supporters” after being heckled. The speakers supporting the motion included Union President Ebrahim Osman Mowafy, Israeli-American activist and author Miko Peled, Pa ...
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
voted with 182 votes to elect al-Mashhadani as the new speaker of the House of Representatives.  Political factions insisted on resolving the crisis regarding the speaker position before the New Year holidays, and after electing al-Mashhadani, the parliament voted to extend its legislative wor ...
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South Korean Lawmakers Demand President Yoon’s Resignation
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South Korean Lawmakers Demand President Yoon’s Resignation

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
voted to overturn the declaration. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik dismissed the martial law as “invalid,” vowing that lawmakers “will protect democracy alongside the people.” Yoon’s unexpected move evoked memories of South Korea’s authoritarian era of the ...
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Rejuvenated Occupation: Israeli Eye on Syria’s Golan Heights
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Rejuvenated Occupation: Israeli Eye on Syria’s Golan Heights

Tuesday 17 December 2024 ،
voted to allocate 40 million shekels ($11 million) to “encourage population growth” in the Golan Heights. The statement said that Netanyahu presented the plan to the government “in light of the war and the new front in Syria and the desire to double the population of the Golan.&rdq ...
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Who Really Deserves to Be Person of the Year?
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Who Really Deserves to Be Person of the Year?

Saturday 28 December 2024 ،
vote, Trump won the title, despite having done nothing for the world during his previous presidency (2017-2021) except fan the flames of ultra-nationalist populism and more blatantly expose the US disregard for international law. In explaining the reason for this choice, Time magazine editor-in-chi ...
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
vote. In the second round, before voting, both Hezbollah and Amal representatives negotiated with Aoun and announced that they will vote for him if a few conditions of them are met. This included reconstruction of the southern suburbs in Beirut, as the stronghold of Hezbollah. Another important issu ...
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IRGC calls Gaza Truce a ‘Devastating Defeat’ for Israel and a Major Victory for Palestinians
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IRGC calls Gaza Truce a ‘Devastating Defeat’ for Israel and a Major Victory for Palestinians

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
vote on the deal, which includes provisions for the return of Palestinians displaced by Israeli forces. The IRGC warned that the Israeli government, backed by the US and European allies, would face internal criticism and divisions due to the ceasefire. The statement concluded that the ceasefire repr ...
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Biden’s Middle East Policy Called a ‘Disaster’ by Ex-UK Ambassador to Syria
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Biden’s Middle East Policy Called a ‘Disaster’ by Ex-UK Ambassador to Syria

Monday 20 January 2025 ،
voters’ concerns, opting instead to dismiss them in favor of supporting Israel.

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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