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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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Turkey Replaces Three Pro-Kurdish Party Mayors over Militant Links
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Turkey Replaces Three Pro-Kurdish Party Mayors over Militant Links

Monday 19 August 2019
Istanbul’s CHP mayor Ekrem Imamoglu also slammed the move. ADVERTISEMENT “Negating the will of the people is unacceptable,” he wrote on Twitter. Imamoglu himself was removed from office over irregularities shortly after coming to power in the March election, but won a re-run elec ...
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Turkey Re-arrests Journalist a week After His Release
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Turkey Re-arrests Journalist a week After His Release

Wednesday 13 November 2019 ،
Istanbul court sentenced Altan to more than 10 years in jail but ruled that he and Ilıcak should be released under supervision after time already served – around three years each. They were forbidden to leave the country. But an arrest warrant was issued on Tuesday after the chief public pros ...
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After His Mysterious Death, Media Scrambles to Get its Story Straight About White Helmets Founder James Le Mesurier
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After His Mysterious Death, Media Scrambles to Get its Story Straight About White Helmets Founder James Le Mesurier

Tuesday 3 December 2019 ،
Istanbul, Turkey. The circumstances surrounding his death immediately elicited a flurry of Turkish and corporate media reports, many of them contradictory, as the details of his final hours came to light. Mark Urban, the diplomatic editor at BBC Newsnight, immediately tweeted that “a former c ...
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26 Syrian Soldiers Killed Due to Turkish drone Strikes in Idlib: Monitor
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26 Syrian Soldiers Killed Due to Turkish drone Strikes in Idlib: Monitor

Sunday 1 March 2020 ،
Istanbul, Erdogan said he had told Putin in a phone call to stand aside and let Turkey do what is necessary with the Syrian government. He said Turkey did not intend to leave Syria right now. Meanwhile, the Syrian government forces, backed by Russian air power, have kept up air strikes in Idlib, at ...
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Coronavirus Infected over 1.36 Million Worldwide, over 76,000 Killed
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Coronavirus Infected over 1.36 Million Worldwide, over 76,000 Killed

Tuesday 7 April 2020 ،
Istanbul — the epicenter of the viral outbreak in the country. The facilities, he said, would open in 45 days. Erdogan has also barred entry and exit to Istanbul and 30 other cities. Only vehicles carrying essential supplies like food are now allowed in and out. The presidenthas also issued ...
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Turkey Issues Arrest Warrants for 275 Military Personnel
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Turkey Issues Arrest Warrants for 275 Military Personnel

Tuesday 9 June 2020 ،
Istanbul’s police also reported they had court orders to arrest 44 military personnel, including a major and three lieutenants, as well as doctors and teachers. It said 33 people had already been detained in the operation that spread over eight provinces. A separate police operation als ...
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Saudi Regime Sue Ex-Spy Chief over Alleged $3.5bn Fraud
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Saudi Regime Sue Ex-Spy Chief over Alleged $3.5bn Fraud

Saturday 30 January 2021 ،
Istanbul in October that year. But the plot was allegedly detected and disrupted by Canadian police before they could act. The murder of Khashoggi sparked an international outcry and tarnished the reputation of the oil-rich kingdom and the crown prince. Aljabri said MBS wants him dead because he ...
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Turkey Detains 10 Retired Admirals over Straits Convention Statement
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Turkey Detains 10 Retired Admirals over Straits Convention Statement

Monday 5 April 2021 ،
Istanbul to the Marmara Sea to the south, which a Turkish official has said will not be covered by the convention. “Montreux provided Turkey the possibility to maintain its neutrality during World War II. We are of the opinion that there is a need to avoid any statements and actions that coul ...
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Turkey Detains Journalist for Insulting President Erdogan
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Turkey Detains Journalist for Insulting President Erdogan

Monday 24 January 2022 ،
Istanbul's main police station before transferring her to the city's main courthouse, where a court subsequently ruled in favor of her formal arrest, CNN Turk said. The alleged insult was in the form of a proverb that Kabas expressed both on an opposition television channel and on her  ...
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Bin Salman Shows His True Colors Executing 81 in a Single Day
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Bin Salman Shows His True Colors Executing 81 in a Single Day

Tuesday 15 March 2022 ،
Istanbul in October 2018. The assassination still haunts him after 5 years. But he executed 81 in defiance of his Western and American friends. By the mass executions, he wants to make it crystal clear to the West that despite criticism, human rights have no place in his current and future calculati ...

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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