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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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Pakistan Offers India Halt on Artillery Fire in Kashmir: Media

Pakistan Offers India Halt on Artillery Fire in Kashmir: Media

Saturday 11 May 2019
Mortar shelling and small arms fire has also been taking place in the area.  
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Valley of Death: Saudi Coalition Creating Living Nightmare for African Migrants in Yemen

Valley of Death: Saudi Coalition Creating Living Nightmare for African Migrants in Yemen

Tuesday 24 December 2019 ،
A reporter recounts the story of Heramala and thousands of African migrants like him who make the harrowing journey across war-torn Yemen in hopes of a better life in Saudi Arabia. Hoping for a better life, 32-year-old Hermala left Jimma, a poor farming district in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, an ...
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Why Saudi Arabia’s Bloody US-Backed War in Yemen Will Likely Escalate in 2020

Why Saudi Arabia’s Bloody US-Backed War in Yemen Will Likely Escalate in 2020

Saturday 4 January 2020 ،
This is Yemen in 2020. A dirty war with no sign of ending and a brutal siege on a forgotten people subsisting in unlivable conditions. For many around the world, there are reasons to be optimistic heading into 2020, but the reality on the ground is dashing Yemeni hopes that the new year will bring a ...
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Militants in Syria’s Idlib Violating Truce: Russia

Militants in Syria’s Idlib Violating Truce: Russia

Tuesday 17 March 2020 ،
Foreign-backed militants in Syria are not complying with the terms of a ceasefire reached earlier this month by Russia and Turkey to halt an escalation of violence in the Arab country’s Idlib province, Moscow Said. Alwaght- Foreign-backed militants in Syria are not complying with the terms of a ceas ...
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What’s Behind Israeli Attacks on Lebanese Border Areas?

What’s Behind Israeli Attacks on Lebanese Border Areas?

Monday 9 August 2021 ،
The Israeli regime wants to create an external crisis to cover internal crises. But this goes goes against its interests. Alwaght- In the past few days, Israeli shelling of parts of southern Lebanon once again brought to the spotlight the crisis in the occupied territories. On Thursday, Israeli warp ...
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Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree on Russian-Mediated Ceasefire after Border Clashes

Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree on Russian-Mediated Ceasefire after Border Clashes

Wednesday 17 November 2021 ،
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a Russian-mediated ceasefire at their following renewed deadly clashes between the two countries. Alwaght- Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a Russian-mediated ceasefire at their following renewed deadly clashes between the two countries. Armenia's Defe ...
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Yemeni Forces Inflict Heavy Losses on Saudi Mercenaries, Kill Senior Commander

Yemeni Forces Inflict Heavy Losses on Saudi Mercenaries, Kill Senior Commander

Saturday 26 February 2022 ،
Yemeni resistance forces have inflicted heavy losses on Saudi-backed militants and killed a senior mercenary in the country’s northwestern province of Hajjah. Alwaght- Yemeni resistance forces have inflicted heavy losses on Saudi-backed militants and killed a senior mercenary in the country’s ...
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With Turkish Escalation in Syria, Ankara Tightrope Walk with Moscow Is Faltering

With Turkish Escalation in Syria, Ankara Tightrope Walk with Moscow Is Faltering

Wednesday 27 April 2022 ،
Turkey seems to hardly can save its impartiality in West-Russia confrontation amid escalation with Moscow in Syria. Alwaght- With the start of the Ukraine war, the West took steps to build an alliance against Moscow to ground Russia militarily and isolate it politically on the world stage. One NATO ...
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Heavy Border Clashes Reported between Azerbaijan and Armenia

Heavy Border Clashes Reported between Azerbaijan and Armenia

Tuesday 13 September 2022 ،
Armenia and Azerbaijan return to war again as their peace remains fragile and armed. Alwaght- Local media reported in the early hours of Tuesday heavy clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces on border areas.  The defense ministries of the two neighbors confirmed that a severe confronta ...
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Crimes ‘Beyond Imagination’: Saudi Border Guards Killed Hundreds of Migrants: HRW

Crimes ‘Beyond Imagination’: Saudi Border Guards Killed Hundreds of Migrants: HRW

Monday 21 August 2023 ،
Between March 2022 and June 2023, Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants attempting to cross the border from Yemen into the oil-rich kingdom, according to a new Human Rights Watch report released on Monday. The report comes as Saudi Arabia implements an anti-migrant policy at home ...

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