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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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Behavior of Saudi Arabia at the present time and its impact on Lebanon

Behavior of Saudi Arabia at the present time and its impact on Lebanon

Saturday 1 February 2014
Keeping out the military option from Iran nuclear case in the light of Geneva talks, can be an introduction for the same policy about Syria case. After Iran agreement Khadar Ibraham, Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Syria set for a diplomatic resolution to th ...
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Bahrain Population Naturalization

Bahrain Population Naturalization

Sunday 24 August 2014 ،
Since Bahrain is a Sunni-ruled kingdom over a Shiite majority calling for more democracy that can endanger dictator's crown, Al-Khalifa is acutely sensitive to changes in its demographic balance between Shiites and Sunnis. Alwaght-Bahrain has accused wealthier neighbor Qatar of harming its nat ...
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Qatar's Dramatic/Cosmetic Changes in Its Foreign Policy

Qatar's Dramatic/Cosmetic Changes in Its Foreign Policy

Saturday 27 December 2014 ،
Alwaght – Doha's support of the Muslimbrotherhood since the beginning of Islamic Awakening, particularly in Egypt, brought about a two Year rift between Qatar and Persian Gulf Arab states, Saudi in particular. Qatar’s relations with Saudi, the Emirates, and Bahrain sank to a new low in March whe ...
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Anti-Regime Protests Intensifies after Arrest of Largest Opposition Movement Leader
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Anti-Regime Protests Intensifies after Arrest of Largest Opposition Movement Leader

Saturday 3 January 2015 ،
Alwaght - The UN human rights chief on Tuesday called on Bahrain’s regime to immediately release the leader of the country’s main Shiite opposition group and the European Union warned that his arrest could further destabilize an already fragile political environment, Washington Post reported. Alwag ...
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Bahrain Protests Intensifies as Regime Refrains Release of Opposition Leader
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Bahrain Protests Intensifies as Regime Refrains Release of Opposition Leader

Saturday 10 January 2015 ،
Alwaght - Hundreds of Bahraini protesters on Friday clashed with regime's security forces who fired bird shot and tear gas to disperse them during a rally over the detention of al Wefaq opposition leader. Alwaght - Hundreds of Bahraini protesters on Friday clashed with regime's security forc ...
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Escape from Mount Sinjar: Portraits of Yazidis in Exile
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Escape from Mount Sinjar: Portraits of Yazidis in Exile

Saturday 17 January 2015 ،
Alwaght- Last summer, militants from ISIS, the world’s most notorious terrorist group, forced thousands of Yazidis—a religious minority in the Middle East—to flee up Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq, Newsweek website reports. Alwaght- Last summer, militants from ISIS, the world’s most notorious terro ...
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Bahraini Regime Sentences Rights Activist to Six Months in Jail
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Bahraini Regime Sentences Rights Activist to Six Months in Jail

Wednesday 21 January 2015 ،
Alwaght – Bahraini regime sentenced Nabeel Rajab, one of the highest-profile democracy campaigners in the Arab world, to six months in jail on Tuesday over remarks critical of the state, Reuters reported. Alwaght – Bahraini regime sentenced Nabeel Rajab, one of the highest-profile democracy campaig ...
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Kurds take full control of  Kobani from ISIS Terrorist
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Kurds take full control of Kobani from ISIS Terrorist

Tuesday 27 January 2015 ،
Alwaght - Kurdish forces took control of the Syrian town of Kobani, known as Ayn al-Arab in Arabic, on Monday after driving out ISIS terrorists, a monitoring group and Syrian state media said, Reuters reported. Alwaght - Kurdish forces took control of the Syrian town of Kobani, known as Ayn al-Arab ...

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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