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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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Johnson Defends UK Plan to Electronically Tag Asylum Seekers

Johnson Defends UK Plan to Electronically Tag Asylum Seekers

Sunday 19 June 2022
Asylum Plan, announced by the UK government in April, sees some asylum-seekers, who cross the Channel to the UK, given a one-way ticket to Rwanda to claim asylum there instead. The government argues that the plan will discourage refugees from taking the dangerous sea trip across the Channel to ...
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US Opens Criminal Probe into Deaths of 51 Asylum Seekers in Texas

US Opens Criminal Probe into Deaths of 51 Asylum Seekers in Texas

Wednesday 29 June 2022 ،
The US has opened a criminal investigation after 51 people were found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer in Texas, in what authorities suspect was part of a human-smuggling operation. Alwaght- The US has opened a criminal investigation after 51 people were found dead in the back of a tractor-trai ...
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Mexican President Urges Biden to Release Assange

Mexican President Urges Biden to Release Assange

Tuesday 19 July 2022 ،
The president of Mexico has revealed the contents of a personal letter he passed on to his US counterpart during their meeting last week. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador urged Joe Biden to intervene and dismiss charges against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who faces the prospect of 175 years in A ...
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Saudi Regime Killed 430 Migrants Crossing Border, Inured Arrested Hundreds More:  Rights Group

Saudi Regime Killed 430 Migrants Crossing Border, Inured Arrested Hundreds More: Rights Group

Sunday 11 December 2022 ،
Saudi regime had killed some 430 migrants and wounded 650 more in cross-border shelling and shooting between January and April 2022, Human Rights Watch reported, adding Captured migrants were tortured and girls as young as 13 were raped. Alwaght- Saudi regime had killed some 430 migrants and wounded ...
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No Support for Sweden NATO Membership after Qur’an Desecration: Turkey’s President

No Support for Sweden NATO Membership after Qur’an Desecration: Turkey’s President

Tuesday 24 January 2023 ،
Turkish President threatened Sweden with refusing to back its membership bid in the US-led military alliance of NATO in reaction to Stockholm’s recent condoning of desecration of the Holy Qur’an in front of the Turkish embassy on the Swedish soil. Alwaght- Turkish President threatened Sweden wi ...
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UAE Arbitrarily Detains 2,700 Afghan Evacuees: Rights Group

UAE Arbitrarily Detains 2,700 Afghan Evacuees: Rights Group

Wednesday 15 March 2023 ،
Emirati authorities arbitrarily detained 2,700 Afghan evacuees for over 15 months, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. Emirati authorities arbitrarily detained 2,700 Afghan evacuees for over 15 months, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.  According to the organization, detainees were not g ...
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UK Decried by UN for Unlawful Rwanda Deportation Policy

UK Decried by UN for Unlawful Rwanda Deportation Policy

Sunday 23 July 2023 ،
The United Nations has lashed out at the UK for its controversial immigration legislation, warning it could have profound consequences for the people in need of international protection. The United Nations has lashed out at the UK for its controversial immigration legislation, warning it could have ...
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Erdogan’s Discretionary Divorce from Muslim Brotherhood

Erdogan’s Discretionary Divorce from Muslim Brotherhood

Monday 24 July 2023 ،
Erdogan is separating ways from Muslim Brotherhood as he embraces a new policy that distances him from last decade. Alwaght- The 21st century for Turkey is tied to the name of Erdogan, the political leader who has been the unchallenged figure holding the power over the past two decades and shining w ...
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US Aware of Saudis’ Killing of African Migrants but Kept Silent:  NYT

US Aware of Saudis’ Killing of African Migrants but Kept Silent: NYT

Wednesday 30 August 2023 ،
The United States for long has been aware of the mistreatment African migrants have been systematically subjected to at the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, but has kept the issue out of the public arena, the New York Times has reported. Alwaght- The United States for long has been aware of th ...
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Why have the Republicans taken stance against Biden?

Why have the Republicans taken stance against Biden?

Thursday 8 February 2024 ،
Republicans aim to portray Biden’s domestic and foreign policy performance as ineffective Republicans aim to portray Biden's domestic and foreign policy performance as ineffective by linking financial aid to Ukraine with the immigration issue, intending to leverage this against him in future ele ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies