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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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At Least 35 killed as Mine Collapses in Iran
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At Least 35 killed as Mine Collapses in Iran

Thursday 4 May 2017
At least 35 miners have been killed and scores of others have been injured in a coal mine explosion in the northeastern Iranian province of Golestan the country’s Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei confirmed. Alwaght- At least 35 miners have been killed and scores of other ...
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Why Pakistan Seeks Weak Govnt, Strong Militants in Afghanistan?
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Why Pakistan Seeks Weak Govnt, Strong Militants in Afghanistan?

Saturday 29 July 2017 ،
Mines and Petroleum staff in Kabul killed at least 30 people and injured 50 others. A majority of the victims of the blasts has always been civilians. Amid increased wave of violence in Afghanistan, the Pakistani army has announced that it seized the highest mountain on the Pakistan-Afghanistan bor ...
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Myanmar Lays Landmines across Border as Rohyngias Flee Junta’s Genocide
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Myanmar Lays Landmines across Border as Rohyngias Flee Junta’s Genocide

Wednesday 6 September 2017 ،
Myanmar’s Junta regime plants landmines across an area of its border with Bangladesh as tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims are fleeing military’s brutal crackdown. Alwaght- Myanmar's Junta regime plants landmines across an area of its border with Bangladesh as tens of thousands of Rohingya Mu ...
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What Does Push Saudi Arabia to Pick  Spat with Canada?
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What Does Push Saudi Arabia to Pick Spat with Canada?

Wednesday 8 August 2018 ،
The Saudi leaders, the analysts say, are in attempt to prove to the Arab and Muslim public that they have an independent policy. Alwaght- Over the past three days, the diplomatic tensions between Saudi Arabia and Canada have been making the world media headlines. The crisis started when Canada&rsquo ...
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15 Killed, Dozens Injured After 3 Blasts Rocked Afghanistan’s Kabul
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15 Killed, Dozens Injured After 3 Blasts Rocked Afghanistan’s Kabul

Thursday 25 July 2019 ،
At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after three explosions have rocked Afghanistan’s capital Kabul Alwaght- At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after three explosions have rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Eight employees of the ministry of mine ...
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Nine Students Killed in Afghanistan Mine Blast
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Nine Students Killed in Afghanistan Mine Blast

Sunday 3 November 2019 ،
Nine Afghan children were killed on Saturday when a mine exploded as they walked to school, according to police. Alwaght- Nine Afghan children were killed on Saturday when a mine exploded as they walked to school, according to police. Spokesman for the provincial police Khalil Asir said the mine de ...
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Iran Navy Begins Mass Production of Indigenous Cruise Missile Jask
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Iran Navy Begins Mass Production of Indigenous Cruise Missile Jask

Sunday 1 December 2019 ،
Iran’s Navy launched mass production of the domestically-made and submarine-launched cruise missile, dubbed Jask, while unveiling a handful of other military projects and technological achievements. Alwaght- Iran’s Navy launched mass production of the domestically-made and submarine-launc ...
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Myanmar Regime Kills Five Rohingya Muslims, Including Child, in Rakhine
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Myanmar Regime Kills Five Rohingya Muslims, Including Child, in Rakhine

Monday 2 March 2020 ،
Mine blast kills 4 Rohingya children in Myanmar’s Rakhine Four Rohingya Muslim children are killed in a landmine explosion in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. On January 25, Myanmar troops shelled a Rohingya village, killing two women, one pregnant, and injuring seven people. The Hague-based ...
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Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Police Officers
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Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Police Officers

Saturday 6 June 2020 ،
At least 11 police officers were killed in a roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan blast, the TOLOnews broadcaster reported on Saturday. Alwaght- At least 11 police officers were killed in a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Badakhshan blast, th ...
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Dubai, Switzerland, London: How UAE Became Smuggling Hub for ’Blood Gold’
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Dubai, Switzerland, London: How UAE Became Smuggling Hub for ’Blood Gold’

Monday 28 December 2020 ،
There are no mines under Dubai’s sands with artisanal miners or children toiling away trying to strike gold. But there is the Dubai Gold Souk and refineries that vie with the largest global operations as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) strives to expand its position as a major gold hub. There are no ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.