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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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Kuwait Burns in 54C Heat, Perhaps Highest Temperature Ever Recorded on Earth
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Kuwait Burns in 54C Heat, Perhaps Highest Temperature Ever Recorded on Earth

Sunday 24 July 2016
If you’re feeling flustered by the mini-heathwave over parts of the UK and Europe at the moment, then you’ll want to avoid the Middle East right now. On Thursday a blistering temperature of 54C (129.3F) was recorded in Kuwait, firmly putting our hot spell into context. It is the highest temperature ...
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62 People Killed in Raging Portugal Forest Fire
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62 People Killed in Raging Portugal Forest Fire

Sunday 18 June 2017 ،
At least 62 people have died as raging forest fire enveloped a stretch of road in central Portugal. Alwaght-At least 62 people have died as raging forest fire enveloped a stretch of road in central Portugal with the government declaring a state of emergency. The fire, which is still burning trapped ...
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Unprecedented Heatwave Kills 65 in Japan
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Unprecedented Heatwave Kills 65 in Japan

Tuesday 24 July 2018 ،
At least 65 Japanese people have died in one week as "unprecedented" heatwave hit Japan has killed, government officials said Tuesday. Alwaght- At least 65 Japanese people have died in one week as unprecedented heatwave hit Japan has killed, government officials said Tuesday. In the week ...
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Lebanon Fights Wildfires as They Unfold
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Lebanon Fights Wildfires as They Unfold

Wednesday 16 October 2019 ،
Heatwave together with winds has intensified the fires that hit pine forests around the country.  The authorities are yet to announce fatalities. It is not yet clear what has caused the flames.  Firefighters were overwhelmed by the flames in the Mount Lebanon region early Tuesday, forcin ...
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IRGC Ground Force Employs New Homegrown Tank in Military Exercise
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IRGC Ground Force Employs New Homegrown Tank in Military Exercise

Wednesday 22 December 2021 ،
Marking the third day of massive joint military exercises, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Ground Force has employed an advanced homegrown tank dubbed Karrar for the first time. Marking the third day of massive joint military exercises, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s ...
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Japan Tells Nearly 3 Million to Evaculate as Typhoon Nanmadol Is about to Hit the South
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Japan Tells Nearly 3 Million to Evaculate as Typhoon Nanmadol Is about to Hit the South

Sunday 18 September 2022 ،
Japan is in typhoon season and the highest warning level of warning was issued. Alwaght- The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special typhoon warning on Saturday for Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's main islands, as this part of the country braces for a powerful an ...
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Climate Change Puts 1 Billion Children at ’Extremely High Risk’
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Climate Change Puts 1 Billion Children at ’Extremely High Risk’

Wednesday 19 October 2022 ،
Some one billion children are at "extremely high risk" due to climate change harms, a rights group warned on Wednesday, adding that youths’ living standards failed to improve in the last decade. Alwaght- Some one billion children are at extremely high risk due to climate change harms, a rights group ...
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Dozens Dead, Missing after Record Beijing Rains Flood City Suburbs
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Dozens Dead, Missing after Record Beijing Rains Flood City Suburbs

Wednesday 9 August 2023 ،
Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead and 18 are still missing after Beijing’s heaviest rains on record, officials said Wednesday. China's capital has been hit by record downpours in recent weeks, damaging infrastructure and deluging swathes of the city's suburbs and surrounding areas ...

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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.