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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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Israel's Agenda for Syria after Geneva 2
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Israel's Agenda for Syria after Geneva 2

Saturday 1 March 2014
alwaght - One week after Geneva 2 on Syria changes which held in Monteux, Switzerland, any agreement has not been made between the negotiating parties. Based on political conditions of each side, it seems unlikely that the parties cannot reach an agreement until the end of the conference. It was not ...
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The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council's Inconclusive Meeting
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The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council's Inconclusive Meeting

Sunday 11 May 2014 ،
Meeting of the Persian Gulf Council's foreign ministers was fruitless since neither Qatar nor the rest are not ready to recalibrate their foreign policy properties. Alwaght-Foreign ministers of Persian Gulf Cooperation Council met to defuse tension between Qatar and three other countries, name ...
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Who Wins the Power Race: Prime Minister or President?

Who Wins the Power Race: Prime Minister or President?

Wednesday 27 August 2014 ،
The election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Turkey's president has aroused many discussions on his successor in Development & Justice Party (JDP) and in the position of premiership. Indeed, nomination of many figures for occupying his position in JDP and rumors about Abdullah Gul's future and ru ...
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Al-Thani Surrenders Brotherhood to Al-Saud
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Al-Thani Surrenders Brotherhood to Al-Saud

Monday 17 November 2014 ،
Alwaght- Saudi, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain agreed on Sunday to return their ambassadors to Qatar, after an eight-month conflict. Alwaght- Saudi, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain agreed on Sunday to return their ambassadors to Qatar, after an eight-month conflict. Saudi, UAE, and Ba ...
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"Green Light" to War on Russia, Legislation in America's Congress: Say No to War with Russia under H. Res. 758 “Russian Aggression”
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"Green Light" to War on Russia, Legislation in America's Congress: Say No to War with Russia under H. Res. 758 “Russian Aggression”

Thursday 4 December 2014 ،
Alwaght- America – Russia relations have deteriorated severely in the past decade and they are about to get worse, if the House passes H. Res. 758. (Strongly condemning the actions of the Russian Federation, under President Vladimir Putin, which has carried out a policy of aggression against neighbo ...
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Turkey Rebuffs EU Criticism on Waning Foreign Policy Alignment
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Turkey Rebuffs EU Criticism on Waning Foreign Policy Alignment

Wednesday 10 December 2014 ،
Alwaght- Turkey hit back on Tuesday at European Union accusations that it has drifted apart from the bloc on foreign policy, saying Ankara had been kept out of decision-making despite making major contributions to EU defense, Newsweek reports. Alwaght- Turkey hit back on Tuesday at European Union ac ...
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Obama's 'helplessness' an act: Snowden Reveals Scale of US aid to Israel

Obama's 'helplessness' an act: Snowden Reveals Scale of US aid to Israel

Saturday 31 January 2015 ،
Alwaght-The turmoil gripping the West Asia (Middle East) is a direct result of the provision of cash, weapons, and surveillance to Israel regime by the US, the latest Snowden leak illustrates. Obama’s “helpless detachment” is just for show, the Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald writes, Russia Today repor ...
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Israel, al-Saud support terrorists, in Syria
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Israel, al-Saud support terrorists, in Syria

Monday 9 February 2015 ،
Alwaght-Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem has held Israeli regime and Saudi Arabia responsible for flaming the fan of the country’s four-year crisis, saying they provide support for the terrorists, according to Press TV. Alwaght-Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem has held Israeli regime ...
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Syria Facing US-Led International Conspiracy, Says Foreign Minister Muallem
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Syria Facing US-Led International Conspiracy, Says Foreign Minister Muallem

Friday 13 February 2015 ،
Alwaght-The Syrian foreign minister says his country would, under no circumstances, brook violation of its territorial integrity, emphasizing that Syria is facing a US-led international conspiracy, as Press TV reported. Alwaght-The Syrian foreign minister says his country would, under no circumstanc ...
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American Strategies for Inter-Ukrainian Dispute
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American Strategies for Inter-Ukrainian Dispute

Saturday 21 February 2015 ،
Alwaght- The leaders of Russia (Vladimir Putin), Ukraine (Petro Poroshenko), France (Francois Hollande) and Germany (Angela Merkel) have reached a ceasefire deal after 17 hours of grueling, cut-and-thrust negotiations behind locked doors in the presidential place in Minsk, Belarus, on the Ukrainia ...

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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