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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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An Analysis of Afghanistan's Preliminary Election Results
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An Analysis of Afghanistan's Preliminary Election Results

Sunday 4 May 2014
The ICE should deal the electoral complaints, unless election will face some challenges in the second round and decrease in peoples' cooperation will be predictable. However, competition between these two candidates will be tougher in the next round but due to Abdullah's 13% distance from Gh ...
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A Least Worst Option for Afghanistan
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A Least Worst Option for Afghanistan

Wednesday 16 July 2014 ،
After the second round of the presidential election in Afghanistan, Abdullah declared that there has been a widespread fraud in the election Undoubtedly, the extensively enthusiastic political participation is the biggest achievement of the third presidential election in Afghanistan. By considering ...
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Fraud, Fruit of Political Deadlock in Afghanistan
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Fraud, Fruit of Political Deadlock in Afghanistan

Wednesday 10 September 2014 ،
on the eve of announcement of presidential election in Afghanistan no political consensus is reached that may lead to widespraed crisis Alwaght-Three months after the second round of presidential election in Afghanistan, electoral results will be revealed. Dr. Abdullah, leader of Coalition for Chang ...
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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 ،
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn in Monday as Afghanistan's new president, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country's first democratic transfer of power since 2001. alwaght-Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn in Monday as Afghanistan's new president, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country's f ...
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A Former CIA pilot: No Planes Hit the Twin Towers
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A Former CIA pilot: No Planes Hit the Twin Towers

Tuesday 25 November 2014 ،
Alwaght-A former CIA and civilian pilot has sworn an affidavit, stating that no planes flew into the Twin Towers as it would have been physically impossible. Alwaght-A former CIA and civilian pilot has sworn an affidavit, stating that no planes flew into the Twin Towers as it would have been physica ...
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Nigeria Prepares for 2015 Presidential Election
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Nigeria Prepares for 2015 Presidential Election

Thursday 11 December 2014 ،
Alwaght - In a no-contest vote, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan was nominated as the ruling party's leader for the February 2015 elections early on Thursday, while the opposition coalition was still voting for a candidate to take him on, Reuters reported. Alwaght - In a no-contest vote ...

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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