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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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Washington’s Frozen War against Russia
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Washington’s Frozen War against Russia

Tuesday 16 December 2014
Minister. With a Ukrainian family background and degrees from Harvard and DePaul universities, Jaresko went from the State Department to Kiev when Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Fools john stone Union, in order to head the economic department of the newly opened America's embassy. T ...
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Taliban Made another National Tragedy: Hundreds Schoolchildren Dead, Injured
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Taliban Made another National Tragedy: Hundreds Schoolchildren Dead, Injured

Tuesday 16 December 2014 ،
Minister Nawaz Sharif called the attack on the school a national tragedy and said he would personally supervise the army operation in Peshawar .   I can't stay back in Islamabad. This is a national tragedy unleashed by savages. These were my kids, he said in a statement . The provincial g ...
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Putin Orders Snap Military Drills on NATO Border
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Putin Orders Snap Military Drills on NATO Border

Wednesday 17 December 2014 ،
Alwaght- Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered snap military drills for Russian armed forces in the Baltic region to test Russia’s “battle-readiness”, a ministry of defence spokesperson told Russian news agency Interfax today. Alwaght- Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered snap military drills ...
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Erdogan to Start Chairing Cabinet Meetings
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Erdogan to Start Chairing Cabinet Meetings

Wednesday 17 December 2014 ،
Alwaght- Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will begin chairing cabinet meetings in January, senior officials told Reuters on Tuesday, extending his power as head of state even without the full presidential system he has long coveted, Reuters reports. Alwaght- Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will beg ...
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Syrian PM calls Iran “center of stability in region”
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Syrian PM calls Iran “center of stability in region”

Wednesday 17 December 2014 ،
Minister Wael al-Halqi praised Iran’s stability in the region, and emphasized that Tehran plays a major role in the international developments, Tasnim reported. Alwaght- Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi praised Iran’s stability in the region, and emphasized that Tehran plays a major role in the i ...
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Imran Khan Ends Sit-in after 126 Days
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Imran Khan Ends Sit-in after 126 Days

Thursday 18 December 2014 ،
Minister Nawaz Sharif makes a move towards launching a probe into the ‘poll rigging’, his party would extend its all-out support to him .  However, he warned that in case of failure to address his party’s grievances, he would once again come out on streets and make it difficult for the incu ...
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Donors Forgotten Their $5.4 Billion Commitment for Gaza
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Donors Forgotten Their $5.4 Billion Commitment for Gaza

Saturday 20 December 2014 ،
Two months after donors pledged $5.4 billion to help rebuild Gaza after Israeli regime offensive of Gaza strip, U.N. and other officials say barely 2 percent of the money has been transferred, according to Reuters. Alwaght - Two months after donors pledged $5.4 billion to help rebuild Gaza after Isr ...
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Palestinian U.N. Draft Calls for Israeli Regime Occupation End by 2017
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Palestinian U.N. Draft Calls for Israeli Regime Occupation End by 2017

Saturday 20 December 2014 ،
Minister Laurent Fabius said would propose concluding peace talks in two years. Other parameters for ending the conflict would also be set, diplomats said. The submitted Palestinian draft appears to reflect some European ideas .   Palestinians seek statehood in the Zionist-occupied West Bank an ...
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Four More Militants Hanged after the Taliban Massacre in Pakistan
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Four More Militants Hanged after the Taliban Massacre in Pakistan

Monday 22 December 2014 ،
Minister Nawaz Sharif . The Taliban have issued statements promising to stage more attacks around Pakistan in retaliation for the executions of any of their fighters . Security has been tightened around major prisons, reflecting fears that the militants, who are fighting to topple the government, mi ...
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NATO Turning Ukraine into 'Frontline of Confrontation'
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NATO Turning Ukraine into 'Frontline of Confrontation'

Thursday 25 December 2014 ،
Minister Anatoly Antonov told the Russian news agency Interfax . If this decision in the future takes on a military character (accession to NATO), then we will respond appropriately. Then there will be a complete severing of ties with NATO, which will be practically impossible to repair, Antonov sai ...

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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.