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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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Russia Pans US Military Buildup in Japan
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Russia Pans US Military Buildup in Japan

Saturday 11 May 2019
Islands. Back then, the islands of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan, and Habomai – known in Japan as the ‘Northern Territories’ – were handed over to the former Soviet Union under the 1945 Potsdam Declaration. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...
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Japan Protests South Korean Military Drills around Disputed Island
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Japan Protests South Korean Military Drills around Disputed Island

Sunday 25 August 2019 ،
The Japanese government on Sunday protested against South Korea’s military exercises around tiny Liancourt Rocks islands, disputed by Tokyo and Seoul, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing sources in Japanese diplomatic circles. Alwaght- The Japanese government on Sunday protested against South Kor ...
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China, US Trade War Escalates
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China, US Trade War Escalates

Sunday 1 September 2019 ،
China-US trade war has entered new territory on Sunday after the world’s two largest economies began imposing additional tariffs on each other’s goods. Alwaght- China-US trade war has entered new territory on Sunday after the  world’s two largest economies began imposing additional tarif ...
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7.5-Magnitude Quake Hits off Russia’s Kuril Islands
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7.5-Magnitude Quake Hits off Russia’s Kuril Islands

Wednesday 25 March 2020 ،
Islands on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, although there was no tsunami threat. A 7.5-magnitude quake hit off Russia's Kuril Islands on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, although there was no tsunami threat. The quake hit at a depth of 59 kilometers, around 1,40 ...
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Indian Premier Visits Disputed China Border after Deadly Skirmish
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Indian Premier Visits Disputed China Border after Deadly Skirmish

Saturday 4 July 2020 ،
Islands, which are claimed by both Vietnam and China. The US Defense Department expressed concern about Beijing’s military exercises in the disputed South China Sea, which was met with a rejection from China saying the maneuvers are within the scope of the Asian country’s sovereignty. ...
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Israeli-Lebanese Border Talks In Deadlock: Reasons and Challenges
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Israeli-Lebanese Border Talks In Deadlock: Reasons and Challenges

Saturday 28 November 2020 ،
While Lebanon insists on its right and wants to end the dispute, the Israeli side wants to buy time and wrest concessions. Alwaght- After three sessions of resultless negotiations between Lebanese and Israeli delegations over their sea borders, recent a barb clash between the Lebanese and Israeli of ...
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Qatar, Arab Reconciliation’s Cold Iron
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Qatar, Arab Reconciliation’s Cold Iron

Wednesday 30 December 2020 ،
While in early December Kuwait announced agreement to end the Cooperation Council crisis, there is no serious will to break the intra-Arab chill. Alwaght- Less than a week to the scheduled (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council’s 41st summit in Riyadh, the clouds of uncertainty and ambiguity are c ...
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Bahrain-Qatar Old Disputes Resurfacing Amid Pro-reconciliation Efforts
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Bahrain-Qatar Old Disputes Resurfacing Amid Pro-reconciliation Efforts

Sunday 3 January 2021 ،
Islands. It ruled that Al-Zubara, Janan, and Fasht Dibal were Qatar’s and Hawar, Jaradah were Bahrain’s.  Cooperation Council’s crisis made old disputes resurface  In the years that followed the ICJ ruling, the relations between Bahrain and Qatar did not grow as worse a ...
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US, Philippines Discuss Chinese Activities in South China Sea
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US, Philippines Discuss Chinese Activities in South China Sea

Thursday 1 April 2021 ،
The US and the the Philippines discussed China’s recent activities around islands in the South China Sea, where Manila has designated an economic zone Alwaght- The US and the the Philippines discussed China’s recent activities around islands in the South China Sea, where Manila has design ...
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US to Send over Two Dozen F-22 to Pacific amid Tensions with China
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US to Send over Two Dozen F-22 to Pacific amid Tensions with China

Saturday 17 July 2021 ،
The US Air Force s set to dispatch more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western Pacific this month as tensions escalate with Beijing. Alwaght- The US Air Force s set to dispatch more than two dozen F-22 stealth fighters to an exercise in the western Pacific this month  ...

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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