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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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Washington Needs a War in Ukraine to Achieve its Strategic Objectives

Washington Needs a War in Ukraine to Achieve its Strategic Objectives

Monday 9 February 2015
Alwaght- "I want to appeal to the Ukrainian people, to the mothers, the fathers, the sisters and the grandparents. Stop sending your sons and brothers to this pointless, merciless slaughter. The interests of the Ukrainian government are not your interests. I beg of you: Come to your senses. You do n ...
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US Crisis Plunges US into Civil Unrest
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US Crisis Plunges US into Civil Unrest

Wednesday 6 May 2015 ،
Alwaght- Ron Paul, 79-year-old former US Presidential candidate and 22-year Congressional veteran in Washington D.C. said, devastating financial crisis will plunge US into civil unrest. Alwaght- Ron Paul, 79-year-old former US Presidential candidate and 22-year Congressional veteran in Washington D. ...
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Will Saudi’s Threats Impact Lebanon’s Economy ?
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Will Saudi’s Threats Impact Lebanon’s Economy ?

Friday 26 February 2016 ،
As Riyadh’s escalation against Beirut has hiked in recent days, many are becoming aware that Saudi threats have little impact on Lebanon’s economy. Alwaght- A detailed report on the Lebanese daily, Al-Akhbar, has tackled the possible economic fallout against the backdrop of the Saudi suspension of a ...
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Pakistan’s Election: Imran Khan’s Challenges, Foreign policy Stance
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Pakistan’s Election: Imran Khan’s Challenges, Foreign policy Stance

Tuesday 31 July 2018 ،
Imran Khan of Tahreek-e-Insaf party says he wants friendly relations with all neighbors and is open to work with other parties. Alwaght- The July 25 Pakistani parliamentary election saw a 55 percent turnout of 106 million Pakistani eligible voters. The turnout is praised as high and remarkable given ...
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Is Trump Pushing Turkey into China’s Arms?
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Is Trump Pushing Turkey into China’s Arms?

Sunday 12 August 2018 ،
Turkey heads to make new allies and friends, something Turkish President Erdogan said as tensions with US escalate. Alwaght- The economic difficulty that turned the Ottoman Empire into the “sick man of Europe” is now affecting the empire’s inheritor Turkey. Over the weekend, the Tu ...
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Top 5 Countries Opting to Ditch US Dollar, Reasons behind Their Move
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Top 5 Countries Opting to Ditch US Dollar, Reasons behind Their Move

Friday 25 January 2019 ،
The past year was full of events that inevitably split the global geopolitical space into two camps: those who still support using US currency as a universal financial tool, and those who are turning their back on the greenback. The past year was full of events that inevitably split the global geopo ...
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Trump’s Trade War: Strategy for Victory or Economic Suicide?
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Trump’s Trade War: Strategy for Victory or Economic Suicide?

Sunday 18 August 2019 ،
A year of trade war seems to underpin an upcoming economic recession, though Trump does not seem to want to end it. Alwaght- The US stock markets experienced surprise fall after concerns about a new recession were grown, with Dow dropping 800 points or over 2 percent. Nasdaq also lost 2 percent of i ...

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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