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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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Putin Sees Hope for New Peace Deal in E. Ukraine
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Putin Sees Hope for New Peace Deal in E. Ukraine

Sunday 7 December 2014
Alwaght-Vladimir Putin has expressed the hope that a new ceasefire deal in eastern Ukraine will be reached soon. His comment comes after talks with Francois Hollande who made an unscheduled short visit to Moscow to discuss the conflict, Russia Today reports. Alwaght-Vladimir Putin has expressed the ...
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Lavrov: Attempts to Pressure Russia Are Futile
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Lavrov: Attempts to Pressure Russia Are Futile

Monday 15 December 2014 ،
Protocol on the results of consultations of the Trilateral Contact Group' – outlines what needs to be done for the ceasefire to remain in place, and states that Ukraine must adopt a new law allowing for special status of the Lugansk and Donetsk regions. Two weeks later, Kiev and self-defense fo ...
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Boehner to Obama: If Iran talks fail, sanctions will come
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Boehner to Obama: If Iran talks fail, sanctions will come

Tuesday 31 March 2015 ،
Alwaght- US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner has vowed to impose more sanctions on Iran if Barack Obama fails to reach an agreement with Tehran over its nuclear energy program. Alwaght- US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner has vowed to impose more sanctions on Iran if Barack ...
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Iran not to Accept any Far-Reaching Measure by IAEA: Rouhani
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Iran not to Accept any Far-Reaching Measure by IAEA: Rouhani

Sunday 14 June 2015 ،
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that his country will not accept any especially far-reaching inspections. Alwaght - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that his country will not accept any especially far-reaching inspections. Saying that Iran is not an exception, Pres ...
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Collapse of International Relations in Light of Yemen War
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Collapse of International Relations in Light of Yemen War

Wednesday 2 September 2015 ،
Additional Protocol, the parties to any dispute are responsible for the rights of citizens, individuals and civilian targets. The parties respect for the rights of conflicts is not relevant to the reciprocal actions. Apart from international humanitarian law which protects the citizens, civilians an ...
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US Airstrike Not Just Attack on Our Hospital, But Attack on Geneva Conventions: MSF Chief
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US Airstrike Not Just Attack on Our Hospital, But Attack on Geneva Conventions: MSF Chief

Thursday 8 October 2015 ،
Alwaght- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on Wednesday demanded an independent investigation into the deadly US airstrike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz to determine whether the attack can be regarded as a war crime. Alwaght- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on Wednesday demanded an independ ...

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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