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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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Italy Bribes Libyan Militias to Stop Migrants Eeaching Europe: Report
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Italy Bribes Libyan Militias to Stop Migrants Eeaching Europe: Report

Saturday 26 August 2017
Rome refuses to comment on claims that millions of dollars have changed hands, as migrant arrivals in Italy plummet Until recently, the shores of Zawiya, west of Tripoli, were the crossroads for much of Libya’s human trafficking. But over the last few weeks, such trade has come to a standstil ...
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Protests across Bahrain Call for Lifting Ayatollah Qassim’s House Arrest
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Protests across Bahrain Call for Lifting Ayatollah Qassim’s House Arrest

Sunday 27 August 2017 ،
Bahrainis have protested in different areas across the country, demanding that the authorities lift the house arrest imposed on Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim. Alwaght- Hundreds of Bahrainis have protested in different areas across the tiny Persian Gulf monarchy, demanding that the authorities lif ...
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Bahrainis Mark 100 Days of Sheikh Isa Qassim’s House Arrest amid Heavy Security
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Bahrainis Mark 100 Days of Sheikh Isa Qassim’s House Arrest amid Heavy Security

Thursday 31 August 2017 ،
Bahrainis marked 100 days of the house arrest of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim amid an intimidating and heavy presence outside his house Alwaght- Bahrainis marked 100 days of the house arrest of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim amid an intimidating and heavy presence outside the house of spiritual leader o ...
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Bahraini Regime Sentences Shiite Cleric to One Year in Prison
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Bahraini Regime Sentences Shiite Cleric to One Year in Prison

Thursday 11 January 2018 ،
A Bahraini regime court has upheld a one year prison term for a Shiite cleric over his support for prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim. Alwaght- A Bahraini regime court has upheld a one year prison term for a Shiite cleric over his support for prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim. The ...
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Bahrain Deports 14 Anti-Regime Activists
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Bahrain Deports 14 Anti-Regime Activists

Thursday 25 January 2018 ،
A Bahraini court has uphold a sentence to deport 14 pro-democracy activists who had been stripped of their nationalities in 2012 Alwaght- A Bahraini court has uphold a sentence to deport 14 pro-democracy activists who had been stripped of their nationalities in 2012. According to Bahrain’s Lu ...
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Bahraini Regime Puts More Barriers Outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Home
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Bahraini Regime Puts More Barriers Outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Home

Friday 20 April 2018 ،
Bahraini regime forces erected more barbed wires around house of spiritual leader of Shiite majority, Sheikh Isa Qassim, who is under house arrest. Alwaght- Bahraini regime forces erected more barbed wires around house of spiritual leader of Shiite majority in the country, Sheikh Isa Qassim, who is ...
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Bahraini Regime Propped up by Foreign Supports
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Bahraini Regime Propped up by Foreign Supports

Tuesday 9 October 2018 ،
The ruling family in Bahrain is struggling with economic difficulties amid ongoing pro-change protests. Alwaght- The West-backed Al Khalifa family has been has been struggling with a legitimacy and inefficiency crisis in Bahrain that has been seen to widespread anti-regime protests since 2011. Howev ...
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EU Slams US Sanctions on Iran, Vows to Protect Trade
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EU Slams US Sanctions on Iran, Vows to Protect Trade

Saturday 3 November 2018 ،
The European Union denounced on Friday US fresh sanctions on Iran, and promised to protect European firms doing business with the Islamic republic. Alwaght- The European Union denounced on Friday US fresh sanctions on Iran, and promised to protect European firms doing business with the Islamic repub ...
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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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Rouhani’s Iraq Visit: New Steps for New Chapter of Ties
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Rouhani’s Iraq Visit: New Steps for New Chapter of Ties

Monday 11 March 2019 ،
Iranian President Rouhani arrived in Baghdad accompanied by a large number of businessmen and politicians. Alwaght- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has arrived in Baghdad in a significant visit to the neighboring country for talks with the Iraqi leaders on a range of bilateral and regional issues. ...
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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