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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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Russia to Counter US-Led NATO Warships Approaching its Coast: MP
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Russia to Counter US-Led NATO Warships Approaching its Coast: MP

Wednesday 3 April 2019
Black Sea aerial reconnaissance. We will continue to keep an eye on the number and class of ships they plan to show off in the Black Sea near Russia’s coast and will take necessary measures with regard to both the sea zone and land borders, he said. Meanwhile, The Russian Black Sea Fleet&rsq ...
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Libya Crisis Drags on as Key Intl. Powers’ Interests Rule
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Libya Crisis Drags on as Key Intl. Powers’ Interests Rule

Tuesday 23 April 2019 ،
Sea in competition against Russia and China. While Libya is burning in the home war, the US boosts its naval presence off North African coasts, where there are huge oil reserves. As an initial response to the rejuvenated Libya crisis, Washington dispatched its USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier to ...
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What Goals Are Driving New Anti-Hezbollah Sanctions?
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What Goals Are Driving New Anti-Hezbollah Sanctions?

Saturday 13 July 2019 ،
The US announced sanctions on two Hezbollah lawmaker and the movement’s senior security official. Alwaght- Reacting to the US Department of Treasury’s imposition of sanctions on three Hezbollah-affiliated lawmakers this week, the Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc in the Lebanese parliam ...
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As Yemen Starves, Billions in Donor Funds Fill the Coffers of International Aid Agencies
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As Yemen Starves, Billions in Donor Funds Fill the Coffers of International Aid Agencies

Wednesday 4 December 2019 ،
Of the billions of dollars pouring into Yemen from international donors, only a trickle is actually reaching the people who need it the most reports. The phenomenon of mercenarism in the impoverished Arab country of Yemen is not limited to the foreign fighters joining the Saudi-led coalition for mon ...
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Hundreds of Thousands of Americans Protest against Racism
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Hundreds of Thousands of Americans Protest against Racism

Sunday 7 June 2020 ،
Black man who was killed by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25. Alwaght- Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched across the US calling for an end to racism and police brutality in what appeared to be the largest mobilization since the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man who was ...
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Why Is The US Opposed To Russian Gas Pipeline To Europe?
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Why Is The US Opposed To Russian Gas Pipeline To Europe?

Monday 20 July 2020 ،
Black Sea, gas will be delivered to Turkey with a capacity of 31.5 billion cubic meters per year. Nord Stream 2 plans to supply annually 55 billion cubic meters of gas to European states through a pipeline traveling through the Baltic Sea.  Trump-style marketing  Under Trump, the US shal ...
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Turkey Holds Military Drills in Aegean Sea amid Tensions with Greece
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Turkey Holds Military Drills in Aegean Sea amid Tensions with Greece

Sunday 23 August 2020 ،
Black Sea coast. Turkey is involved in a dispute over oil and gas exploration rights with Greece and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. Earlier in the month, Turkey dispatched a warship-escorted research vessel to explore for energy resources in the disputed waters of the eastern Mediterranean S ...
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US Condemns Turkish Missile System Test
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US Condemns Turkish Missile System Test

Saturday 24 October 2020 ،
Black Sea coast, where Ankara had been expected to test its state-of-the-art S-400 air defense systems. The US responded to the report with anger, with State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus saying later that day that the tests, if confirmed, would be considered “incompatible with Turkey ...
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A Manufactured Crisis: How Saudi Arabia Uses Oil to Bring Yemen to its Knees
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A Manufactured Crisis: How Saudi Arabia Uses Oil to Bring Yemen to its Knees

Saturday 9 January 2021 ،
Sea and putting sensitive oil facilities deep inside Saudi territory at risk of being targeted as they have been in recent years according to the prominent field commander, Major General Yusef al-Madani, the Commander of the Fifth Military Region, the region responsible for Yemeni coasts and territo ...
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Why Would Biden Seek Ending Yemen War?
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Why Would Biden Seek Ending Yemen War?

Wednesday 20 January 2021 ،
Sea coasts tempts Saudi Arabia and the UAE to pursue their colonialist economic and geopolitical interests in Yemen. The Horn of Africa provides a favorable route for the Saudis to send their oil to the Arabian Sea and circumvent the Strait of Hormuz if the needed. Also, access to Aden port and also ...

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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