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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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Barzanis’ Tactics for KDP Win in Iraq’s Parliamentary Elections
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Barzanis’ Tactics for KDP Win in Iraq’s Parliamentary Elections

Sunday 6 May 2018
The powerful family struggles for a win in the parliamentary elections, using a range of tactics from traitorizing the rivals to raising independence case. Alwaght- As Iraq draws closer to the parliamentary elections on May 12, political parties and coalitions in the country, particularly in Kurdist ...
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Reasons behind Formation of Afghanistan’s Grand National Coalition
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Reasons behind Formation of Afghanistan’s Grand National Coalition

Wednesday 15 August 2018 ،
Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan (GNCA), which they say intends to help the war-torn nation out of the security crisis. The Afghan government responded to the initiative by saying that it will soon hold consulting meetings with its members, adding that it advocated establishing legal allianc ...
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Trump Defends Troops Withdrawal from Syria, Pans Mattis, McGurk
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Trump Defends Troops Withdrawal from Syria, Pans Mattis, McGurk

Thursday 27 December 2018 ،
Grandstander? The Fake News is making such a big deal about this nothing event! In another tweet, Trump slated the media for their coverage of his decision, which several news outlets said was made without Trump first consulting senior officials at the Pentagon. If anybody but your favorite Presid ...
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Global Outrage after Trump Admirer Massacred Nearly 50 Muslims in New Zealand Terrorist Attack
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Global Outrage after Trump Admirer Massacred Nearly 50 Muslims in New Zealand Terrorist Attack

Friday 15 March 2019 ،
Grand Imam of the Cairo-based institution, condemned the atrocious terrorist attack, and conveyed his condolences to the families of those killed. German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed sorrow over the citizens who were attacked and murdered out of racist hatred in attacks on the mosques. We st ...
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Turkey’s AKP Risks Loss as Local Vote Nears
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Turkey’s AKP Risks Loss as Local Vote Nears

Monday 18 March 2019 ،
Grand National Assembly, warned that if the four parties fail to prepare themselves for 2019 elections, they have to pay a “heavy price.” Now the experience of 2018 loss has led them to understand the need for alliance. If they proceed with cohesion, they can seize the votes in big citie ...
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Yemenis Hold Nationwide Rallies to Slam Saudi-Led Aggression
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Yemenis Hold Nationwide Rallies to Slam Saudi-Led Aggression

Wednesday 27 March 2019 ،
Grand Mufti was among the keynote speakers at the rally in Sana’a, where he called on the Arab country’s religious scholars as well as the Muslim world not to remain silent in the face of the crimes the Al Saud regime and its allies have been committing against Yemenis. Mohammed Ali al- ...
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Is AKP, Erdogan’s Power Falling Apart?
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Is AKP, Erdogan’s Power Falling Apart?

Saturday 31 August 2019 ،
Grand National Assembly.  Nine members of the HDP, including the leader Salahettin Demirtas, were arrested in the same year after Erdogan and his party accused them of helping terrorism in Turkey. Erdogan argued the Kurdish party was the political wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PK ...
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Who Is The Third Force Behind Killing Iraqi Protesters?
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Who Is The Third Force Behind Killing Iraqi Protesters?

Monday 18 November 2019 ،
Foreign actors like the US, Saudi Arabia, and Israel benefit from violence in Iraq. Their agents are blamed for killings in Iraq. Alwaght- Over forty days since outbreak of demonstrations in Iraq, people continue to protest in the streets of the capital and southern cities against corruption and poo ...
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Yemen’s Renewed Retaliatory Missile Strikes On Saudi: Goals, Implications
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Yemen’s Renewed Retaliatory Missile Strikes On Saudi: Goals, Implications

Wednesday 1 April 2020 ،
Yemen resumes its retaliatory missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia as the Arab kingdom continues its strikes targeting civilians and infrastructure. Alwaght- At the weekend, Yemeni Forces launched a retaliatory ballistic missile attack against Saudi Arabia the latest in a series of retaliatory ...
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As COVID-19 Grips Yemen, Saudi Warplanes Target Trucks Laden with Medical Supplies
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As COVID-19 Grips Yemen, Saudi Warplanes Target Trucks Laden with Medical Supplies

Sunday 10 May 2020 ،
Grande said. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said $24 million was also needed for the COVID-19 response to protect health workers and help women and girls gain access to reproductive health services. This pandemic has proven a formidable foe for the health-care systems of advanced, stabl ...

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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