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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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Washington's Allie in Riyadh Continue to Oppress and marginalize Shiites.
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Washington's Allie in Riyadh Continue to Oppress and marginalize Shiites.

Saturday 6 December 2014
Alwaght- Al-Awamiya, a Shiite town in oil-rich eastern Saudi Arabia, that its utter isolation and stark poverty catch one's eyes at first sight. Ringed by date groves, it is a tableau of drab buildings, car-repair shops, and restless young men that stands in sharp contrast to the gleaming wealth ...
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Obama: Cuba Sanctions Not to Be Lifted Soon
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Obama: Cuba Sanctions Not to Be Lifted Soon

Saturday 20 December 2014 ،
Barack Obama says sanctions imposed on Cuba will not be lifted soon after the Caribbean country’s parliament unanimously ratifies a bill to normalize relations with America, Press TV reports Alwaght-Barack Obama says sanctions imposed on Cuba will not be lifted soon after the Caribbean country’s par ...
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White House: Israeli Regime’s ‘50-year occupation’ must end now
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White House: Israeli Regime’s ‘50-year occupation’ must end now

Wednesday 25 March 2015 ،
Alwaght- The White House has called on Israeli regime to end its “50-year occupation” of the West Bank and East al-Quds, criticizing Tel Aviv over its continued settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. Alwaght- The White House has called on Israeli regime to end its “50-year oc ...
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‘Global isolation of Israeli Regime increasing’: Activist
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‘Global isolation of Israeli Regime increasing’: Activist

Sunday 29 March 2015 ،
Alwaght- The growing international campaign to increase economic and political pressure on Israeli regime through boycotts “is a measure of the global isolation of [Israeli regime],” a peace activist in California says. Alwaght- The growing international campaign to increase economic and political p ...
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Russia Turns towards East
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Russia Turns towards East

Wednesday 29 April 2015 ،
Alwaght- What happened during the first decade after collapse of the Soviet Union and also Putin's refusal to follow the West's new world order caused a new wave of confrontation between Russia and the West at regional and global levels. The current crisis in Ukraine is indicative of this co ...
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Persian Gulf Cooperation Council Policy on ISIS
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Persian Gulf Cooperation Council Policy on ISIS

Tuesday 26 May 2015 ،
Alwaght- With the advent of ISIS and development of its capabilities in re-drawing the old borders of the West Asian countries, especially after extending its activities to Iraq and approaching the borders of Jordan and Saudi Arabia, the member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) b ...
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Erdogan’s Strategic Mistakes
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Erdogan’s Strategic Mistakes

Sunday 14 June 2015 ،
Alwaght- Turkey’s parliamentary election held on June 17 and its results showed that the Islamist movement in Turkey is at the center of people's attention, and is the first option for Turkish Muslim people. It also showed that the Islamist ‘Justice and Development party’ (AKP) pays the cost of ...

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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