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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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Pro-Independence Parties Win Spain's Catalan Elections
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Pro-Independence Parties Win Spain's Catalan Elections

Monday 28 September 2015
Catalan regional president, hailed the win in front of supporters gathered in the Born neighborhood of the region's capital city, Barcelona. We ask that the whole world recognizes the victory of Catalonia and the victory of the Yes! With Madrid and Barcelona  seemingly locked on a collisi ...
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Spanish Premier Rejects Catalonia Independence, 700 Injured in Clashes
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Spanish Premier Rejects Catalonia Independence, 700 Injured in Clashes

Sunday 1 October 2017 ،
Catalan authorities earlier announced that more than 760 people were injured in the police crackdown on voters in the poll deemed illegal by Madrid. Rajoy said the voting has damaged the coexistence of people in the country and has only served to sow division. In Barcelona, Rajoy's speech was ...
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EU Warns of Cracks after Catalonia Declared Independence from Spain
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EU Warns of Cracks after Catalonia Declared Independence from Spain

Friday 27 October 2017 ،
Catalan parliament declared independence from Spain. Alwaght- Senior European Union official has warned that more cracks were emerging in the bloc on Friday after the Catalan parliament declared independence from Spain. Madrid swiftly responded to the vote by dissolving the Catalan parliament and d ...
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Spain’s Top Court Nullifies Catalonia Independence Declaration
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Spain’s Top Court Nullifies Catalonia Independence Declaration

Tuesday 31 October 2017 ،
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was giving a speech in Brussels, his first since Madrid filed charges against him and he fled to Belgium. Earlier the Spanish attorney general filed a lawsuit against the secessionist leaders over their push for independence. Speaking to journalists in advance of ...
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Spain Issues Arrest Warrant for Catalan Separatist Leader
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Spain Issues Arrest Warrant for Catalan Separatist Leader

Thursday 2 November 2017 ،
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four members of his ousted cabinet. Alwaght- A Spanish judge has issued a European arrest warrant for Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four members of his ousted cabinet. All are currently in Belgium, and failed to attend a High Court hearing in Madrid on Th ...

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Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity

Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity