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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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Two-Year Transitional Government: A Way out of Presidential Crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan

Two-Year Transitional Government: A Way out of Presidential Crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan

Sunday 16 August 2015
Alwaght- As the official term of office is over for President Massoud Barzani in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the debate over the political system of the Kurdistan region has turned into a challenging issue. Massoud Barzani has been in office for ten years as the president of the Kurdistan region, ...
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Iraq’s Protests, Reforms: Challenges, Solution

Iraq’s Protests, Reforms: Challenges, Solution

Wednesday 19 August 2015 ،
Reforms The new reforms become of significant importance as attention is paid to their implementation circumstances and the challenges they have ahead. Including a variety of items and promptly passed by parliament, the reforms have been the biggest shake-out in Iraq’s political system since 2003. ...
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Iraq’s Public Mobilization Forces under Fire, Legal Squeeze (2)
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Iraq’s Public Mobilization Forces under Fire, Legal Squeeze (2)

Monday 21 September 2015 ،
Judicial Council. The retention of al-Mahmoud in his post played a major protective factor in deterring the opponents of Nouri al-Maliki who intended avenging him. -The rhetoric of a specific political movement in Iraq indicated that there was an effort to relate the kidnapping and recent publi ...
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Bahraini Regime Urged to Drop Death Sentences Due to Torture Based Confessions
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Bahraini Regime Urged to Drop Death Sentences Due to Torture Based Confessions

Thursday 26 November 2015 ،
Alwaght- Leading human rights organizations have called on the Aal Khalifa regime in Bahrain to drop the death sentences based on confessions extracted under torture Alwaght- Leading human rights organizations have called on the Aal Khalifa regime in Bahrain to drop the death sentences based on conf ...
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French Anti-Terror Laws Curtail Basic Rights of People: UN
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French Anti-Terror Laws Curtail Basic Rights of People: UN

Tuesday 19 January 2016 ،
The current state of emergency in France and laws related to the so called war on terror impose excessive and disproportionate restrictions on fundamental freedoms, a group of United Nations human rights experts warned on Tuesday. Alwaght- The current state of emergency in France and laws related to ...
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Philippine Crime War Packs Decaying Jails
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Philippine Crime War Packs Decaying Jails

Sunday 31 July 2016 ،
Mario Dimaculangan shares a toilet with 130 other inmates in one of the Philippines’ most overcrowded jails, and conditions are getting worse as police wage an unprecedented war on crime.  Mario Dimaculangan shares a toilet with 130 other inmates in one of the Philippines' most overcrowded ...
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Polls Open in Turkey’s Historic Referendum on Presidential Powers
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Polls Open in Turkey’s Historic Referendum on Presidential Powers

Sunday 16 April 2017 ،
The first polls have opened today in Turkey’s crucial referendum on whether to approve reforms to increase presidential powers. Alwaght- The first polls have opened today in Turkey's crucial referendum on whether to approve reforms to increase presidential powers. According to Associated Press, ...
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Trump Congratulates Erdogan on Referendum Victory
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Trump Congratulates Erdogan on Referendum Victory

Tuesday 18 April 2017 ،
Alwaght- The US President congratulated his Turkish counterpart on his narrow victory in a historic referendum on presidential powers. Alwaght- The US President congratulated his Turkish counterpart on his narrow victory in a historic referendum on presidential powers. Donald Trump called Mond ...
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What’s behind Saudi Aid to Sahel Nations’ Military Force?
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What’s behind Saudi Aid to Sahel Nations’ Military Force?

Monday 18 December 2017 ،
The Arab kingdom is doing its best to burnish its image worldwide, beside efforts to buy the Sahel countries’ votes in international organizations. Alwaght- Last week, the French President called on Saudi Arabia to help fund foundation of a joint African military force gathering together the Sahel r ...

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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