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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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Al-Abadi's Premiership and Challenges Ahead
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Al-Abadi's Premiership and Challenges Ahead

Sunday 31 August 2014
Due to the obstacles for Nouri Al-Maleki's premierships, Al-Abadi from the coalition of State of Law was the best possible option for the premiership of Iraq. Due to the obstacles for Nouri Al-Maleki's premierships, Al-Abadi from the coalition of State of Law was the best possible option for ...
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 Iraq’s Public Mobilization Forces under fire, Legal Squeezes (1)
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Iraq’s Public Mobilization Forces under fire, Legal Squeezes (1)

Sunday 20 September 2015 ،
Alwaght- Following abduction of 18 Turkish workers in Baghdad’s Sadr District on September 2, and the Iraqi army‘s 52th brigade attack on Iraq’s Hezbollah Brigade headquarters in Baghdad, Ahmad al-Assadi the Iraqi Public Mobilization Forces’ (PMF) spokesman has noted that attacking the headquarters ...
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Saudi Officials Request from Lebanon to Release Prince Seized with Drugs
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Saudi Officials Request from Lebanon to Release Prince Seized with Drugs

Thursday 29 October 2015 ،
Al-Hakim, Bandar Bin Saleh Bin Marzouk Al-Sharari, Yahya Bin Shaem Bin Saad Al-Shammari. The five were caught with two tons of Captagon that were found in the prince’s private jet inside 40 boxes and suitcases. Members of the Saudi royal family are notorious for committing crimes across the world ...
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Iraq Moving from Sectarianism to Nationalism?
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Iraq Moving from Sectarianism to Nationalism?

Monday 1 February 2016 ،
While distinctly identifiable by their ethnic and sectarian identity, the Iraqis hold a sense of nationalism and belonging to their country which has weathered many challenges and proved resilient. Alwaght- Each of the Iraqi religious sects and ethnic groups are working in independence from each oth ...
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Iraq’s Cabinet Reshuffle: Too Much of a Success?
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Iraq’s Cabinet Reshuffle: Too Much of a Success?

Thursday 14 April 2016 ،
Iraq’s Haider al-Abadi brings technocrats in refreshed cabinet while possibilities remain open on what would come next as power sharing is disregarded in the reshuffle. Alwaght- According to Iraq’s new constitution, adopted after fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003, Iraq is the secon ...

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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