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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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Koreas Seek De-Escalation despite US Destructive Role
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Koreas Seek De-Escalation despite US Destructive Role

Friday 9 February 2018
Kim Yong Nam and the sister of the Kim Jong-un of North Kim Yo-jong. Asked about possibly meeting with the North’s officials, the American official said that was not unlikely. The case becomes important if we know that earlier the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had said that he saw it not ...
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N Korea Leader Sends Letter to South’s President, Invites Him for Visit
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N Korea Leader Sends Letter to South’s President, Invites Him for Visit

Saturday 10 February 2018 ،
Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, has delivered a personal letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, inviting him to visit Pyongyang at the “earliest date” possible. Alwaght- Sister of Kim Jong-un, North Korea's leader, has delivered a personal letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, ...
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N Korean Officials Canceled Scheduled Meeting with US Vice President
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N Korean Officials Canceled Scheduled Meeting with US Vice President

Wednesday 21 February 2018 ،
Kim Jong Un’s sister, to visit Pence came after the American Vice president intensified anti-Pyongyang rhetoric and renewed calls for more sanctions on the Asian nation. Pence’s office, claimed that Korean leaders walked away over Trump's determination to “stand in the way of ...
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North Korea Accuses US of Bringing Clouds of War to Region
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North Korea Accuses US of Bringing Clouds of War to Region

Sunday 25 February 2018 ،
Kim Yong-chol, vice chairman of the Central Committee of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party, in Pyeongchang, Yonhap reports. This was President Moon’s second meeting with top-tier North Korean officials in just two weeks. Previously, he held talks with a delegation which included ...
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N Korea Leader in Singapore for Summit with US President
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N Korea Leader in Singapore for Summit with US President

Sunday 10 June 2018 ،
Kim Jong Un arrived in Singapore Sunday ahead of a summit with US President Donald Trump. Alwaght- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Singapore Sunday ahead of a summit with US President Donald Trump. He was greeted by Singapore’s foreign minister, Vivian Balakrishnan, who posted a pi ...
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North Korea’s Kim Makes Public Appearance in Weeks
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North Korea’s Kim Makes Public Appearance in Weeks

Saturday 2 May 2020 ،
Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance in weeks on Friday, at a fertilizer factory north of Pyongyang, the state media reported. Alwaght- North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance in weeks on Friday, at a fertilizer factory north of Pyongyang, the state medi ...
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Tensions in Korean Peninsula Reach Breaking Point
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Tensions in Korean Peninsula Reach Breaking Point

Wednesday 17 June 2020 ،
Kim Jong-un’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, who serves as a senior official of the ruling Workers’ Party, rejected the proposal, calling it tactless and sinister,” according to KCNA. She further criticized Moon over his failure to implement the 2018 inter-Korean pact, saying he has put his ...
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N Korea Launches Two Ballistic Missiles after ‘Hypersonic’ Missile Test
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N Korea Launches Two Ballistic Missiles after ‘Hypersonic’ Missile Test

Tuesday 19 October 2021 ،
Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo-jong, described it as an “interesting and good idea,” but noted that she was expressing her “personal opinion.” While Pyongyang has shown no intention of giving up its missile tests, conducting a series of launches, including of a ...
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North Korea Tests More Ballistic Missiles, Warns May Turn Pacific into ’Firing Range’
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North Korea Tests More Ballistic Missiles, Warns May Turn Pacific into ’Firing Range’

Monday 20 February 2023 ،
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, issued a statement, reacting to earlier joint aerial drills held by the United States with South Korea and Japan on Sunday. She warned that Pyongyang might step up its military activities in response to increased presence of US'&n ...
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North Korea Vows Tough Response to US-South Korea Drills
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North Korea Vows Tough Response to US-South Korea Drills

Saturday 8 March 2025 ،
Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's leader, accused the US of escalating confrontation with its military muscle-flexing. She warned that North Korea would have no choice but to renew its strategic deterrence, describing the continued military drills as part of the US's hostile approach towa ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

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