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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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Two Killed in Armenia Terrorist Attack
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Two Killed in Armenia Terrorist Attack

Tuesday 26 April 2016
Armenian capital, Yerevan, following a bomb explosion inside a bus. Alwaght- Two people have been killed in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, following a bomb explosion inside a bus. The explosion, which injured over seven people, occurred in downtown Yerevan at the intersection of Halabyan and Arzuma ...
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German Parliament Says Turkey Committed Genocide against Armenians
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German Parliament Says Turkey Committed Genocide against Armenians

Friday 3 June 2016 ،
Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces a ‘genocide’. Alwaght- The German parliament approved a symbolic resolution that declares the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces a ‘genocide’. The vote was almost unanimous in supporting the resolution with just one MP voting against ...
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German Parliaments’ Turk MPs Threatened to Death after Voting to Recognize Armenian Genocide
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German Parliaments’ Turk MPs Threatened to Death after Voting to Recognize Armenian Genocide

Monday 6 June 2016 ،
Armenian genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Alwaght- All Turk MPs of German parliament receives death threats after Germany's national Parliament, Bundestag, approved a resolution to recognize Armenian genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Turkish president addressed German MPs ...
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We Cannot Stay Silent on German Parliament’s Resolution: Turkish FM
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We Cannot Stay Silent on German Parliament’s Resolution: Turkish FM

Tuesday 7 June 2016 ،
Armenian killing as genocide, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday. Alwaght- Turkey will react to German parliament’s resolution recognition of the Armenian killing as genocide, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday. We will take action against the German pa ...
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German FM Warns 11 MPs not to Travel to Turkey after Armenian Genocide Vote
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German FM Warns 11 MPs not to Travel to Turkey after Armenian Genocide Vote

Saturday 11 June 2016 ،
Armenian genocide, not to visit Turkey or face safety risks there. Alwaght- German foreign minister has reportedly sent an alarm to eleven Turkish Mps of German Parliament who voted for recognition of the Armenian genocide, not to visit Turkey or face safety risks there. German MPs of Turkish origi ...
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Germany Declines Erdogan’s Request to Address Turkish Citizens
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Germany Declines Erdogan’s Request to Address Turkish Citizens

Thursday 29 June 2017 ،
Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. Germany recently approved a plan to remove its forces from Incirlik and relocate them to Jordan thus worsening ties between the two countries.  
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With EU Accession Not in Sight, Frustrated Turkey Seeks Regional Relations
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With EU Accession Not in Sight, Frustrated Turkey Seeks Regional Relations

Sunday 10 September 2017 ،
Armenian Genocide, and military personnel's engagements in politics. Although over-a-decade rule of the Erdogan-led Justice and Development Party (AKP) transformed Turkey and made political changes for the best interest of democracy in the country, but the EU finds the transformation inadequate. ...
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Turkey’s EU Bid Between European Rejection, Approval
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Turkey’s EU Bid Between European Rejection, Approval

Saturday 21 October 2017 ،
Armenians in early 20th century, something Ankara so far rejected to take responsibility for. It is because of these obstacles and political considerations that the EU declines to accept Ankara at least in the short and mid-term. But the block does not give a one-off rejection to Turkey. This stems ...
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Turkey Summons Dutch Envoy over Armenia Genocide Recognition
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Turkey Summons Dutch Envoy over Armenia Genocide Recognition

Friday 23 February 2018 ،
Armenians at the hands of Ottoman Empire in 1915. Alwaght- Turkey summoned on Friday the Dutch envoy after the Netherlands Parliament’s recognized as genocide the alleged massacre of between 800,000 and 1.5 million ethnic Armenians at the hands of Ottoman Empire in 1915. A second motion ...
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Why Does EU Want Balkan States in?
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Why Does EU Want Balkan States in?

Sunday 22 April 2018 ،
Armenian genocide of 1915 at the hand of the Ottoman Empire to Kurdish cause all put the largest blocks ahead of Turkey’s EU entry. There is a notion that even if Turkey addresses all of the raised issues, it still finds it difficult to join the European club. Still, some believe that the Tur ...

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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