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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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US Kabul Drone Strike Killed Aid Worker, Not ISIS Terrorist: NYT
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US Kabul Drone Strike Killed Aid Worker, Not ISIS Terrorist: NYT

Saturday 11 September 2021
The US drone strike in Kabul that killed 9 people on 29 August did not target an ISIS terrorist driving a car bomb, but an Afghan aid worker and the children who came to greet him, The New York Times has reported using video analysis and interviews. Alwaght- The US drone strike in Kabul that killed ...
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Declassified FBI 9/11 Memo Proves Saudi Complicity: Group of Victims’ Families
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Declassified FBI 9/11 Memo Proves Saudi Complicity: Group of Victims’ Families

Sunday 12 September 2021 ،
Diego was Osama Bassnan, a Saudi national and a suspected agent. According to the memo, Bassnan expressed open support for terrorism. In 1992, he hosted a party at his home in Washington for the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, ‘Blind Sheik’ Omar Abdel-Rahman. He also ...
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31 Killed in Mali after Militants Fire on Bus
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31 Killed in Mali after Militants Fire on Bus

Saturday 4 December 2021 ،
ISIS-linked terrorists have killed at least 31 people in central Mali when they fired upon a bus ferrying people to a local market. Alwaght- ISIS-linked terrorists have killed at least 31 people in central Mali when they fired upon a bus ferrying people to a local market. The bus was attacked on Fr ...
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Two Civilians Killed by Saudi Artillery Fire in Yemen’s Sa’ada despite Truce
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Two Civilians Killed by Saudi Artillery Fire in Yemen’s Sa’ada despite Truce

Sunday 10 April 2022 ،
At least two civilians were killed after Saudi regime forces fired a barrage of artillery rounds at a residential area in Yemen’s northwestern province of Sa’ada, despite an ongoing two-month nationwide truce brokered by the United Nations. Alwaght- At least two civilians were killed after Saudi reg ...
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Israel Killed Five Times as Many Palestinians in 2022 than It Killed in 2021: Monitor
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Israel Killed Five Times as Many Palestinians in 2022 than It Killed in 2021: Monitor

Saturday 16 April 2022 ،
Israeli regime’s forces have significantly escalated the killing and repression of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East al-Quds recently, with Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor reporting the killing of 47 Palestinians, including eight children and two women, by Israeli forces in va ...
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Russia Urges US to ‘Return Money Stolen from Afghans’
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Russia Urges US to ‘Return Money Stolen from Afghans’

Wednesday 31 August 2022 ،
Russia called on the US to "return the money stolen from the Afghan people" rather than demanding others to contribute more to fund the reconstruction of war-torn Afghanistan. Alwaght- Russia called on the US to return the money stolen from the Afghan people rather than demanding others to cont ...
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Police Murder of Black Lives Matter Co-Founder’s Cousin Triggers Outcry in US
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Police Murder of Black Lives Matter Co-Founder’s Cousin Triggers Outcry in US

Saturday 14 January 2023 ،
Violent murder of Keenan Anderson, the cousin of a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, at the hands of US Police in Los Angeles has sparked a massive outcry across the country. Alwaght- Violent murder of Keenan Anderson, the cousin of a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, ...
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‘Butcher of Tantura’, Who Bragged about Murdering Palestinians, Dies
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‘Butcher of Tantura’, Who Bragged about Murdering Palestinians, Dies

Sunday 26 March 2023 ،
The ‘Butcher of Tantura’, who often bragged about murdering unarmed Palestinians after invading their small hamlet on the Mediterranean coast in the summer of 1948, is dead. He was 96. The ‘Butcher of Tantura’, who often bragged about murdering unarmed Palestinians after invading their s ...
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More than 100 U.S. political leaders have ancestors who were slaveholders
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More than 100 U.S. political leaders have ancestors who were slaveholders

Tuesday 27 June 2023 ،
More than 100 U.S. leaders – lawmakers, presidents, governors and justices – have slaveholding ancestors, a Reuters examination found. Few are willing to talk about their ties to America’s “original sin” More than 100 U.S. leaders – lawmakers, presidents, governors and justices – have sl ...
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The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces
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The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces

Saturday 27 January 2024 ،
The strengthening of relations between Israel and Iraqi Kurds began with the onset of the Kurdish rebellion, also known as the Barzani uprising against the Iraqi regime The strengthening of relations between Israel and Iraqi Kurds began with the onset of the Kurdish rebellion, also known as the Barz ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.