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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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Protests in Paris as Unions Term Elections ’Political Masquerade’
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Protests in Paris as Unions Term Elections ’Political Masquerade’

Sunday 23 April 2017
Emmanuel Macron are currently the favourites for the final round, but this election is regarded as one of the most unpredictable in recent history because of fears over Takfiri terrorism coupled with a 10 per cent unemployment rate and a weak economy. Amid fear of possible further terrorist attacks ...
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France Going for Runoff Presidential Poll Between Macron, Le Pen
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France Going for Runoff Presidential Poll Between Macron, Le Pen

Sunday 23 April 2017 ،
Emmanuel Macron and extremist far-right leader Marine Le Pen set to face each other in a May 7 runoff. Alwaght- The first round of the French presidential elections has ended with centrist Emmanuel Macron and extremist far-right leader Marine Le Pen set to face each other in a May 7 runoff. During ...
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Post-Election Violence Flares-Up in France, Youth Reject Results
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Post-Election Violence Flares-Up in France, Youth Reject Results

Monday 24 April 2017 ،
Emmanuel Macron and extremist far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Clashes erupted overnight in Paris as young people their frustration with the course of the French presidential election. French police clashed with irate protestors, some of whom threw bottles and firecrackers with several arrests bein ...
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Moscow Rejects Russian Hackers Attack on French Election
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Moscow Rejects Russian Hackers Attack on French Election

Wednesday 26 April 2017 ،
Emmanuel Macron. Alwaght- A Russian official has rejected accusations suggesting Moscow has been involved in cyber attacks against the campaign of French presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron. It resembles the accusations made by Washington, which to this day remain hollow, doing no honor to the peo ...
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French Police Clash with May Day Protestors in Paris
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French Police Clash with May Day Protestors in Paris

Monday 1 May 2017 ،
Emmanuel Macron is now set to battle it out with extremist right-wing politician Marine Le Pen in the second round due on May 7. Some trade unionists and left-wing activists sought to make the day one of national solidarity against the National Front, mirroring protests in 2002 when Le Pen's fa ...
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Voting Underway in France, Millions Expected to Boycott Presidential Poll
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Voting Underway in France, Millions Expected to Boycott Presidential Poll

Sunday 7 May 2017 ،
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen of the Front National amid reports of boycott by a large segment of voters. Polling stations opened at 8 a.m, and will close between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. polling companies release usually reliable projections of the final result almost immediately afterward. Regardle ...
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Macron Trounces Le Pen to Win French Presidency
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Macron Trounces Le Pen to Win French Presidency

Sunday 7 May 2017 ،
Emmanuel Macron has won the French presidency by beating far-right Marine Le Pen amid a historically low turnout of voters. Alwaght- Emmanuel Macron has won the French presidency by beating far-right Marine Le Pen amid a historically low turnout of voters. Pollsters projected that Macron won 65 per ...
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France Slightly Shifts Syria Approach Under Macron
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France Slightly Shifts Syria Approach Under Macron

Wednesday 5 July 2017 ،
Emmanuel Macron has shown signs that he not only seeks serious social, economic and security reforms at home but also he has revolutionary views when it comes to the foreign policy. The Syrian crisis, meanwhile, appears to be of priority for the new French leader who has recently come clean on Fran ...

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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