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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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New York Protesters Defied Call for Hiatus
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New York Protesters Defied Call for Hiatus

Wednesday 24 December 2014
National Basketball Association game, demanding justice for a black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer in a downtown park on April 30. There were no arrests during the protest . The protest came a day after Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm announced that he would not press c ...
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Saudi Arabia Aggression over Yemen: The Ramifications of Air Operations and Feasibility of Ground Invasion – part 2

Saudi Arabia Aggression over Yemen: The Ramifications of Air Operations and Feasibility of Ground Invasion – part 2

Sunday 12 April 2015 ،
Grand Wahhabi Saudi Muftis announced illegitimacy of helping the downtrodden people in Lebanon and Gaza and prohibited it. As far as the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia during the 33-day war, refused to pray for the victory of Hezbollah. Accordingly, some of the Arab and Islamic countries who have been ...
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Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Calls for Compulsory Military Conscription
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Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Calls for Compulsory Military Conscription

Thursday 16 April 2015 ،
Grand Mufti, Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority, has called for his country to impose compulsory military conscription. Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh made the comments during his Friday sermon in a mosque in Riyadh. "We must prepare our youth for military cons ...
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Story behind Importance of Turkey Parliamentary Election for Erdogan
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Story behind Importance of Turkey Parliamentary Election for Erdogan

Saturday 30 May 2015 ،
Grand National Assembly are required for such a change. This means that if Erdogan wants the semi-parliamentary, semi-presidential system to be converted to a presidential one, he should win two-thirds support in the 550-seat assembly. Though, it is not easy to achieve such a consensus. Erdogan and ...
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End of Erdoganism in Turkey
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End of Erdoganism in Turkey

Sunday 7 June 2015 ،
Grand Unity Party) 1.03% Analysis: A – The results of the parliamentary election will play a significant role in the continuation or cessation of the economic, political projects, and regional and international stance of the Republic of Turkey. B- Having adopted extreme positions in domestic and ...
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Domestic, Foreign Achievements of Ansarullah
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Domestic, Foreign Achievements of Ansarullah

Saturday 4 July 2015 ،
Alwaght - Since the beginning of the revolutionary developments in Yemen, Ansarullah movement has been at the focus of national and international attention which is largely due to its performance in the periods before and after the Saudi-led airstrikes. With its leadership and revolutionary measures ...
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Turn in Turkish Foreign Policy; Reasons, Goals
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Turn in Turkish Foreign Policy; Reasons, Goals

Monday 3 August 2015 ،
Grand National Assembly), are only a part of the preparations made to achieve the national and regional objectives of the Turkish ruling party. The new U-turn in the policies of the Justice and Development party (AKP), which seemingly began in collaboration with US-led coalition against ISIS has oth ...
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Turkey's Erdogan Calls for Snap Election as Deadline to Form Coalition Gov't Expired
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Turkey's Erdogan Calls for Snap Election as Deadline to Form Coalition Gov't Expired

Tuesday 25 August 2015 ،
Grand National Assembly Speaker Ismet Yilmaz and decided on the renewal of parliamentary elections, said the presidency statement, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported. The decision has also been published in the official gazette, urging the process of creating a caretaker government.   The dead ...
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Eight Reasons Why Russia Military Intervened in Syria's Crisis
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Eight Reasons Why Russia Military Intervened in Syria's Crisis

Wednesday 7 October 2015 ،
Since the beginning of Syria's crisis, more than four years ago, the Russian reaction to it has been a point of interest. Alwaght- Since the beginning of Syria's crisis, more than four years ago, the Russian reaction to it has been a point of interest. In the developments of the so-called Ar ...

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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