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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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America Asks U.N.Council to Boost Pressure on Russia over Ukraine
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America Asks U.N.Council to Boost Pressure on Russia over Ukraine

Thursday 13 November 2014
Alwaght- According to Newsweek website, America told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday there needs to be greater international pressure on Russia to abide by a ceasefire in Ukraine, as Russia denied it was a threat to its neighbor. Alwaght- According to Newsweek website, America told ...
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CIA 'torture Report': Agency Conduct Was Driven by Pressure to Link Iraq to al-Qaeda Following 9/11
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CIA 'torture Report': Agency Conduct Was Driven by Pressure to Link Iraq to al-Qaeda Following 9/11

Monday 15 December 2014 ،
Alwaght- The CIA tortured al-Qaeda suspects because it wanted evidence that Saddam Hussein was linked to 9/11 in order to justify the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The agency was under intense pressure from the White House and senior figures in the Bush administration to extract confessions confirming c ...
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US Good Cop Bad Cop Approach towards Iran's Nuclear Program Does Not Work

US Good Cop Bad Cop Approach towards Iran's Nuclear Program Does Not Work

Tuesday 3 February 2015 ،
Alwaght - From the moment Barack Obama, US president, took office, Iran had its doubt about his administration. Iran not only doubted Obama’s abilities to shift America’s longstanding aggressive policy and hostile attitude towards Iran but also questioned his intentions. Iran believed his rhetoric a ...
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Bahrainis Widen Protests to Mark Feb. 11 Revolution
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Bahrainis Widen Protests to Mark Feb. 11 Revolution

Thursday 12 February 2015 ،
Alwaght-Ahead of February 14, the anniversary of Bahrain's popular uprising, a three-day strike has started in the Persian Gulf Arab kingdom by the closure of businesses, according to Press TV. Alwaght-Ahead of February 14, the anniversary of Bahrain's popular uprising, a three-day strike ha ...
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Bahraini Cleric Warns Against Delay in Bahrain Reforms
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Bahraini Cleric Warns Against Delay in Bahrain Reforms

Tuesday 10 March 2015 ،
Alwaght-Bahrain’s prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim has warned that a delay in political reforms in the country could lead to a national catastrophe, as Press TV reported. Alwaght-Bahrain’s prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim has warned that a delay in pol ...
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Geneva Peace Talks: Reasons, Objectives
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Geneva Peace Talks: Reasons, Objectives

Saturday 13 June 2015 ،
Alwaght- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Saturday, 6 June 2015 that peace talks between warring factions of Yemen crisis would be convened in Geneva on June14. Amidst, Marie Harf, the spokesman for the US State Department announced that Washington supports efforts to resume ...
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Lebanon's Presidential Vacuum: Reasons, Consequences

Lebanon's Presidential Vacuum: Reasons, Consequences

Thursday 25 June 2015 ،
Lebanon has been president-less for more than one year. For a country as small as Lebanon, it is never free of political turbulences as it is divided into a March 8 and March 14 coalition Alwaght - Lebanon has been president-less for more than one year. For a country as small as Lebanon, it is never ...
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Bahraini Regime Forces Detain al-Wefaq Official who Warned on ISIS Threat
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Bahraini Regime Forces Detain al-Wefaq Official who Warned on ISIS Threat

Thursday 2 July 2015 ،
Alwaght-Bahraini regime forces have detained a senior official from the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the main opposition bloc in the country. Alwaght- Bahraini regime forces have detained a senior official from the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the main opposition bloc in the country. A ...
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Lost Human Rights in Occupied Palestine

Lost Human Rights in Occupied Palestine

Monday 13 July 2015 ،
Alwaght – It seems that many in this World are looking at the Israeli regime with a blind eye, neglecting all the violations of the 'Human Rights' that take place on the occupied-Palestinian lands. It is our duty to open the eyes of World, specifically the West and its Arab allies, to the in ...
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Israeli Regime's Sadistic Scheme Failed to Mar Our Joy: Khadar Adnan
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Israeli Regime's Sadistic Scheme Failed to Mar Our Joy: Khadar Adnan

Monday 13 July 2015 ،
Alwaght- Khader Adnan who was freed from Israeli regime's prison after his 55-day hunger strike portrayed the regime's measures as mistakes saying that “The Israeli occupation made a mistake not only in arresting me the first time and the second but also in releasing me at such an early hour ...
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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