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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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Maliki's Lessons for Abadi

Maliki's Lessons for Abadi

Monday 18 August 2014
minister of the country torn by the wildest terrorist group, ISIS, Abadi has a difficult road ahead that he can pass more easily if he take lessons from his predecessor, Nouri al-Maliki. Alwaght-Haider al-Abadi takes over from Nouri al-Maliki as Iraq’s prime minister at a point, when the very exi ...
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White House Bellicose Discourse Revitalizing in Iraq

White House Bellicose Discourse Revitalizing in Iraq

Monday 25 August 2014 ،
minister and John Kerry, the foreign minister of America have talked and condemned this execution, too. Alwaght-International media published the graphic video of killing an American journalist speaking with an American accent in orange clothes like Guantanamo prisoners. This graphic video has trig ...
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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 ،
minister put an end to all disputes. Accordingly, the future of Turkey's foreign policy must be in sought in policies adopted by Erdogan and Davutoglu. Alwaght-The election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Turkey's president has aroused many discussions on his successor in Development & Justic ...
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Al-Abadi's Premiership and Challenges Ahead
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Al-Abadi's Premiership and Challenges Ahead

Sunday 31 August 2014 ،
minister by President Fuad Masum and the proposal was approved by the members of parliament. Al-Abadi is one of the prominent characters and authentic politicians among the Iraqi parties, including Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds in the plight of Iraq. Al-Abadi, from the very beginning of his premiership, w ...
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Iraqi Parliament Votes on New Government
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Iraqi Parliament Votes on New Government

Wednesday 10 September 2014 ،
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari was also named as one of three deputy prime ministers. Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi hopes to bring stability to Iraq's fractious politics at a time when it is struggling to combat the threat from ISIS terrorist group who have seized control of some parts of the ...
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 The main fight has to be done by us, by the Iraqis
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The main fight has to be done by us, by the Iraqis

Sunday 14 September 2014 ،
minister and new deputy Prime Minister, in an interview with CNN said that ISIS terrorist group in Iraq could be defeated. “I think they are on the run, on the defensive … I think they would be defeated, at least here in Iraq. We have every confidence,” he told. Alwaght-Hoshyar Zebari, Iraq’s former ...
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Lavrov: Not to Take Part in Anti ISIS's Coalition without Iran and Syria
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Lavrov: Not to Take Part in Anti ISIS's Coalition without Iran and Syria

Wednesday 17 September 2014 ،
Foreign Minister said that his country has proposed an international conference aimed at a comprehensive study on terrorism and extremism in the West Asia and North Africa to be held. According to Novosti news agency, Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister said; "We offer all international and ...
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Israeli Regime's Budget Crisis

Israeli Regime's Budget Crisis

Monday 22 September 2014 ،
Foreign Aid to Israel by Jeremy M. Sharp, cited in If Americans Knew website, Obama administration gave $3.1 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Israel for the Fiscal Year 2014.  In addition, the U.S contributed $504 million to the joint US-Israel Missile Defense Program during FY 2014.  ...
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Mikhail Bogdanov: ISIS Terrorist Group Poses a Threat to Russia

Mikhail Bogdanov: ISIS Terrorist Group Poses a Threat to Russia

Monday 29 September 2014 ،
Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov. Mikhail Bogdanov stated that fight against the increasingly active terrorist groups in the West Asia and North Africa was the key theme at the ministerial week at the 69th session of the UN General Assembly. “The terrorist organizations, including the Islamic Stat ...
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Ashraf Ghani Sworn in as Afghanistan's Unity Government President
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Ashraf Ghani Sworn in as Afghanistan's Unity Government President

Tuesday 30 September 2014 ،
minister, wore a dark black turban popular in the country's south as he swore in his two vice presidents and then Abdullah. Abdullah, a former foreign minister, spoke first and thanked Karzai for his service and the people of the country for casting votes in the millions despite the threat of at ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.