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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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N Korea Conducts Its Most Powerful Nuclear Test
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N Korea Conducts Its Most Powerful Nuclear Test

Friday 9 September 2016
Kim Nam-Wook of South Korea’s meteorological agency. South Korean President Park Geun-hye, in Laos after a summit of Asian leaders ended there on Thursday, said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was showing maniacal recklessness in completely ignoring the world's call to abandon his pursuit ...
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N Korea Test Fires Ballistic Missile in Direction of Japan
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N Korea Test Fires Ballistic Missile in Direction of Japan

Sunday 12 February 2017 ،
Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang was preparing to test a new intercontinental ballistic missile in his New Year speech. The suspected missile type is Hwasong-10, or Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile, which has a range of 3,000 kilometers.  Our assessment is that it is part of a show of f ...
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Malaysia Charged 2 Women with Murder of N Korea Leader’s Half Brother
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Malaysia Charged 2 Women with Murder of N Korea Leader’s Half Brother

Wednesday 1 March 2017 ،
Kim Jong Nam, half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Alwaght- Malaysian Court charged two women on Wednesday with murdering Kim Jong Nam, half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The two women, , an Indonesian and a Vietnamese,  have reportedly coated their hands with a chemi ...
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How will Renewed Pyongyang-Seoul Escalation Develop?
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How will Renewed Pyongyang-Seoul Escalation Develop?

Sunday 19 March 2017 ،
Kim Jong-un threats the American President Trump with use of nuclear weapons. The American threat was followed by trilateral American, South Korean, and Japanese military drills meant to detect and address the potential threats posed by the North Korean nuclear rockets. While Washington and its Asia ...
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US Provoking North Korea, Puts Region in Peril
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US Provoking North Korea, Puts Region in Peril

Tuesday 21 March 2017 ،
Kim Jong Un announced the ground test of a high-thrust rocket engine on Saturday. In other remarks on Monday, Kim threatened to reduce America “to ashes” if “even a single bullet” from Washington is fired toward Pyongyang. North Korea has also released its latest video showin ...
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N Korea Fires Powerful Ballistic Missile before Trump-Xi Talks
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N Korea Fires Powerful Ballistic Missile before Trump-Xi Talks

Wednesday 5 April 2017 ،
Kim Jong Un had said after the February launch that the missile, called Pukguksong-2 in North Korea, provided another nuclear attack capability against the United States and South Korea. The launch drew swift condemnation from Japan, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying further provocative action ...
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US, North Korea Sabre Rattling Escalates, War Imminent?
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US, North Korea Sabre Rattling Escalates, War Imminent?

Friday 14 April 2017 ،
Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered 25 percent of residents in the country’s capital, Pyongyang, to leave the city immediately. In accordance with the order, 600,000 people should be urgently evacuated. Experts note that the evacuation will most likely be conducted due to extremely strained te ...
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On Independence Day, Syrians Vow Victory over Foreign-Backed Terrorists
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On Independence Day, Syrians Vow Victory over Foreign-Backed Terrorists

Tuesday 18 April 2017 ،
Kim Jong-un condemned the US missile strike against Syria in a message sent to Syrian President Bashar Assad on the occasion of Syrian Independence Day. Kim described the strike as a reckless act of invasion and expressed strong support and solidarity to the achievement of justice held by the Syria ...
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Russia-US Relations at Lowest Ebb
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Russia-US Relations at Lowest Ebb

Tuesday 18 April 2017 ،
Kim Jong-un. Both are dangerous, but who is more dangerous? Trump is. Mr Kiselyov also said Mr Trump was “more   impulsive and unpredictable” than the North Korean leader. He added that both men shared the characteristics of having “limited international experience, unpr ...
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Israel Only Illegal Owner of Nukes, Disturber of Peace in Mideast: N. Korea
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Israel Only Illegal Owner of Nukes, Disturber of Peace in Mideast: N. Korea

Sunday 30 April 2017 ،
Kim Jong-un is a “madman” in charge of a “crazy and radical group” which is “undermining global stability.” Pyongyang “seems to have crossed the red line with its recent nuclear tests,” the Israeli defense minister said, according to the Times of Isra ...

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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