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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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N Korea Fires Powerful Ballistic Missile before Trump-Xi Talks
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N Korea Fires Powerful Ballistic Missile before Trump-Xi Talks

Wednesday 5 April 2017
Chinese presidents. Alwaght- North Korea fired powerful ballistic missile hours before the first meeting between US and Chinese presidents. The missile flew about 60 km (40 miles) from its launch site at Sinpo, a port city on North Korea's east coast, the South Korean Office of the Joint C ...
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How Germany Chases its Economic, Military Interests in West Asia?
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How Germany Chases its Economic, Military Interests in West Asia?

Monday 10 April 2017 ،
Chinese have pressed the Germans to authorize sales to non-allied nations. Their deals jumped to €843 million ($892 million) in 2011 from the €180 million ($190.5 million) in 2009. Moreover, nearly 62 percent of the weapons exports of Germany in 2013 were to the same buyers. Germany’ ...
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China Warns Over Imminent Korea War
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China Warns Over Imminent Korea War

Friday 14 April 2017 ،
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters in Beijing. Amid tensions we will also find a kind of opportunity to return to talks. He added that, “Amid challenge there is opportunity. Amid tensions we will also find a kind of opportunity to return to talks.” An editorial in the influ ...
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China Launches Indigenous Aircraft Carrier amid Tensions with US
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China Launches Indigenous Aircraft Carrier amid Tensions with US

Wednesday 26 April 2017 ،
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in 2012. China began building its second carrier in November 2013, with dock construction starting in March 2015. The launch ceremony included a performance of the national anthem, ribbon cutting, breaking a champagne bottle on the bow, and steam whi ...
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Russia, China Demand US Halts THAAD Deployment in S. Korea
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Russia, China Demand US Halts THAAD Deployment in S. Korea

Tuesday 4 July 2017 ،
Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping also urged North Korea to stop its nuclear and missile tests which they said violate UN Security Council resolutions. The presidents of the two powerful countries made the remarks during a press conference on Tuesday in Moscow after their meeting and added that the US ...
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US Plans THAAD Test, Escalates Korean Peninsula Crisis
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US Plans THAAD Test, Escalates Korean Peninsula Crisis

Saturday 8 July 2017 ،
Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping stressed that possibility of the use of military measures to solve the problems of the Korean Peninsula must be ruled out. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have been near boiling point following increased provocations by the US which includes military drills and deplo ...
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China Vows to Prevent Korean Peninsula War
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China Vows to Prevent Korean Peninsula War

Thursday 31 August 2017 ،
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang at a monthly news briefing on Thursday. Ren Guoqiang also reiterated China’s position that the North Korean crisis should be resolved through dialogue, and insisted on the denuclearization of the peninsula, according to Sina news website, citing ...
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Russia-Belarus War-Games Continue as US Tanks Arrive in Poland
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Russia-Belarus War-Games Continue as US Tanks Arrive in Poland

Sunday 17 September 2017 ،
Chinese navy ships have departed for joint drills with Russia in the latest sign of growing cooperation between the two nuclear powers that could challenge the US hegemonic ambitions in the Asia-Pacific. A destroyer, missile frigate, supply ship and submarine rescue ship departed Wednesday from the ...
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China Vows to Protect Sovereignty amid Drums of War in Korean Peninsula
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China Vows to Protect Sovereignty amid Drums of War in Korean Peninsula

Thursday 28 September 2017 ،
Chinese military will make all necessary preparations to protect national sovereignty and regional peace and stability, when asked about the risk of conflict on the Korean peninsula. The Defense Ministry spokesman made the comments at a monthly briefing in Beijing when asked what preparations China ...
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Trump Warmonger Visiting Asia to Sell US Weapons: North Korea
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Trump Warmonger Visiting Asia to Sell US Weapons: North Korea

Sunday 12 November 2017 ،
Chinese counterparts. Meanwhile, The US on Saturday began a three-carrier strike force exercise in the Western Pacific. It involves the USS Ronald Reagan, the USS Nimitz and the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The exercise, set to continue through Tuesday, will involve operations to show the Navy's abi ...

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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