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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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G4S; Pro-Israeli Firm In Charge of Hajj Pilgrimage
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G4S; Pro-Israeli Firm In Charge of Hajj Pilgrimage

Wednesday 14 September 2016
Basra gas company for three years for $187 million. It continued that adding two years to the contract will raise the money to $270 million. G4S also managed to sign a deal to provide security services for the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Afghanistan for three years. Increasing the co ...
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8 Killed in Southern Iraq Protests
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8 Killed in Southern Iraq Protests

Tuesday 17 July 2018 ،
Basra port city a week ago, the Health Ministry said. Alwaght- At least eight Iraqi demonstrators have killed during protests over poor public services and alleged corruption in various southern cities in the Arab country since daily protests began in  Basra port city a week ago, the Healt ...
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Who is Turning Iraq Protests Violent, What Can Iraqis Do?
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Who is Turning Iraq Protests Violent, What Can Iraqis Do?

Friday 20 July 2018 ،
Basra province that were spread to other provinces in the center of the country. The experts say that the legitimacy of the protests that call on the government to provide basic services for a normal life cannot be questioned. The fact is that the Iraqi citizens went under a life of daily suffering ...
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Curfew Issued in Iraq’s Basra as Five Killed in Violent Protests
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Curfew Issued in Iraq’s Basra as Five Killed in Violent Protests

Wednesday 5 September 2018 ،
Basra on Tuesday night after at least 5 protesters have been killed and 30 injured during a second night of clashes with security forces in the southern city. Alwaght- Iraqi Officials imposed a curfew in Basra on Tuesday night after at least 5 protestors have been killed and 30 injured during a seco ...
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Iraqi Officials React as Basra Protests Turn Violent
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Iraqi Officials React as Basra Protests Turn Violent

Saturday 8 September 2018 ،
Basra city took an ugly turn on Friday as a group of masked assailants ransacked government buildings and offices of political parties and set fire to them in the southern oil-rich city of Basra, drawing condemnation from officials who said they believe the US, ISIS terrorists and remnants of former ...
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Iran Opens New Consulate Building in Basra after Assault
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Iran Opens New Consulate Building in Basra after Assault

Wednesday 12 September 2018 ،
Basra after the previous one was torched during an attack that has been condemned globally. Alwaght- Iran has opened a new consulate building in the southern Iraqi port city of Basra after the previous one was torched during an attack on 7 September. Following the “bitter” incident, &ld ...

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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