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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 Sentences 115 to Jail over affiliation to US-Based Cleric
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Turkey Sentences 115 to Jail over affiliation to US-Based Cleric

Monday 10 September 2018
Istanbul has issued arrest warrants for 102 active serving and former soldiers over their alleged links to Gulen movement. Security forces have so far managed to arrest 56 of the suspects during separate operations across Istanbul. A total of 89 suspects are accused of communicating with Gulen ...
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Missing Saudi Journalist Killed at Consulate in Istanbul: Turkish Sources
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Missing Saudi Journalist Killed at Consulate in Istanbul: Turkish Sources

Sunday 7 October 2018 ،
Istanbul where he went missing in on Tuesday, Reuters cited Turkish Authorities as saying. Alwaght- Jamal Khashoggi, a dissent Saudi journalist, could have been killed at the kingdoms' consulate in Istanbul where he went missing in on Tuesday, Reuters cited Turkish Authorities as saying. Two Tu ...
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Khashoggi Killed, Dismembered on Order of Saudi Leaders: Turkish Officials
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Khashoggi Killed, Dismembered on Order of Saudi Leaders: Turkish Officials

Wednesday 10 October 2018 ،
Istanbul last week, was assassinated in the diplomatic mission on orders from the highest levels of the Riyadh regime, high-profile Turkish security officials told the New York Times. Alwaght- Prominent Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing after visiting the kingdom&rsqu ...
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Apple Watch Worn by Saudi Journalist Transmitted Evidence of His Death: Turkish Media
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Apple Watch Worn by Saudi Journalist Transmitted Evidence of His Death: Turkish Media

Saturday 13 October 2018 ،
Istanbul were recorded in his Apple Watch’s memory, and the watch had synched with his iPhone, which his fiancée was carrying outside the consulate, Turkish media reported. Alwaght- The moments when dissent Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was interrogated, tortured and murdered in Riyadh's cons ...
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Erdogan Rejects Riyadh’s Khashoggi Account, Calls Killing “Ferocious”
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Erdogan Rejects Riyadh’s Khashoggi Account, Calls Killing “Ferocious”

Tuesday 23 October 2018 ،
Istanbul was preplanned, rejecting the Saudi Arabian official story that the critic of the crown prince was killed accidentally. The Turkish leader labeled the killing “ferocious”, adding that his body is yet to be found. The information obtained so far and the evidence found shows tha ...
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Cooperation with Saudi against Iran more Important than Khashoggi Murder: Israel
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Cooperation with Saudi against Iran more Important than Khashoggi Murder: Israel

Saturday 3 November 2018 ،
Istanbul, Netanyahu said in Sofia, Bulgaria What happened at the Istanbul consulate was horrendous and it should be duly dealt with. But at the same time, it is very important for the stability of the region and the world that Saudi Arabia remain stable.” He referred to Iran as “a large ...
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Turkey Detains 13 over 2013 Protests
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Turkey Detains 13 over 2013 Protests

Friday 16 November 2018 ،
Istanbul’s Gezi Park and turned into nationwide anti-government protests, Reuters reported. At least 10 people died and thousands were injured in a government crackdown on the demonstrations, which at the time were the biggest ever staged against the government of Tayyip Erdogan, now presiden ...
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Turkey Calls for Intl Probe into Khashoggi Killing as Saudis Refuse Extraditing Suspects
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Turkey Calls for Intl Probe into Khashoggi Killing as Saudis Refuse Extraditing Suspects

Thursday 27 December 2018 ،
Istanbul in October. Alwaght- Turkey urged on Monday the world to seek justice for slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after the US-backed kingdom refused to extradite two senior Saudi officials suspected of planning his murder in Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October. Fahrettin Altun, director of c ...
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Can Riyadh Go a Middle Path in Dealing with Pakistan and India?
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Can Riyadh Go a Middle Path in Dealing with Pakistan and India?

Saturday 23 February 2019 ،
Istanbul. The visit may have drawn welcome of the Indian leaders but it does not persuade them to stop doubt about Saudi intention to enter a strategic partnership with India. One important reason is the Saudi-exported Wahhabism in Pakistan that has so far proven detrimental to the Indian national ...
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As mood Sours, Syrians Report Forced Deportations from Turkey
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As mood Sours, Syrians Report Forced Deportations from Turkey

Thursday 25 July 2019 ،
Istanbul he expected a ritual ticking-off for his expired documents, before being allowed on his way. Instead he says he was bundled into a bus packed with 50 men and deported to Syria. When Syrian real estate worker Abu Ahmad was stopped by police in Istanbul he expected a ritual ticking-off for hi ...

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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