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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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Terrorism Cited as Possibility in EgyptAir Crash over Mediterranean
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Terrorism Cited as Possibility in EgyptAir Crash over Mediterranean

Friday 20 May 2016
Asmara, Tunis and Cairo airports during the 24 hours before landing in Paris. Several scenarios could explain the mysterious disappearance of the Egyptair flight between Paris to Cairo, but experts say a terrorist attack is the most likely. Both France and Egypt have been leading targets for extremi ...
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28 Killed in Eritrea While Protesting State Control of Islamic School
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28 Killed in Eritrea While Protesting State Control of Islamic School

Wednesday 1 November 2017 ،
Asmara. “Following the refusal to hand over the school, some 40 people were arrested and this led to the massive protests,” he said, adding that a tense atmosphere continued to dominate Asmara on Wednesday as people gathered to hold a funeral ceremony for those slain in the clashes. Ali ...
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What IS UAE’s Strategy in Yemen’s Aden?
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What IS UAE’s Strategy in Yemen’s Aden?

Sunday 25 February 2018 ،
Asmara are the key port cities on the Red Sea coasts. Economically and strategically, the Yemeni strait is one of the world’s major shipping routes. After all, it links the Persian Gulf oil producers and the European energy consumers. Yemen controls the northern and northwestern sides of the s ...

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36th anniversary of the  passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)

36th anniversary of the passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)