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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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Syria Conflict: No Use for its Proponents

Syria Conflict: No Use for its Proponents

Monday 7 April 2014
party such as Syrian Brotherhood (both liberal and religious) are among Islamists.  In addition, opposition authors, lawyers, and independent figures were among the opposition groups, funding and supporting changes in Syria.  There were different international and regional supporters of Syrian oppos ...
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Opportunists Behind ISIS  Terrorist Group Attack on Iraq

Opportunists Behind ISIS Terrorist Group Attack on Iraq

Wednesday 23 July 2014 ،
party, headed by Nouri al-Maliki. Meanwhile, Turkey that daydreams about becoming the leader of the Islamic world supports the ISIS terrorist group and gains great benefits from buying Iraq's low price oil from the ISIS. Zionists who know that their illegal existence relies on crises in the re ...
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How Did Erdogan Win Presidential Bid?
Analysis

How Did Erdogan Win Presidential Bid?

Saturday 16 August 2014 ،
People's Party and in Nationalist Movement Party were not charismatic enough to catch the eyes of these parties' fans. For the sake of this reason, a part of the Nationalist Movement Party voted for  Erdogan. The JDP gained 45 percent of the votes in Turkey's Municipality election in Mar ...
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Shiites and the Future of Iraq
Analysis

Shiites and the Future of Iraq

Monday 18 August 2014 ،
Iraq's developments are reached to a new level after different Shiite groups' agreement upon Iraq's new prime minister. Haider Al-Abadi's appointment as Iraq's prime minister, Iraqi politician and spokesman for the Islamic Dawa Party that is led by Nouri al-Maliki, in a domestic ...
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Who Wins the Power Race: Prime Minister or President?

Who Wins the Power Race: Prime Minister or President?

Wednesday 27 August 2014 ،
The election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Turkey's president has aroused many discussions on his successor in Development & Justice Party (JDP) and in the position of premiership. Indeed, nomination of many figures for occupying his position in JDP and rumors about Abdullah Gul's future and ru ...
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Yemenis Determined to Stand to the End

Yemenis Determined to Stand to the End

Sunday 7 September 2014 ،
party with tens of thousands members and a significant leader. They have made decisions and put them into action rationally to fulfill their constant and definite demands. Saudi regime did its best to deviate Yemen's 2011 revolution. They imagined that it has stopped the revolution at least for ...
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Saudi's Deep Worry over Yemen's Revolution: Reasons and Scenarios
Analysis

Saudi's Deep Worry over Yemen's Revolution: Reasons and Scenarios

Tuesday 7 October 2014 ،
New president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur, has followed his predecessor's way in serving interests of Saudi and America. Although there is a sever difference between Saudi and Qatar in PGCC, there is no consent between them on the Yemen's events. Why Yemen is so important for Saudi and America? Some ...
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Fall of Kobani Could Mean an End to the Ankara-PKK Peace Talks
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Fall of Kobani Could Mean an End to the Ankara-PKK Peace Talks

Wednesday 8 October 2014 ،
Newsreports. Another protester died in clashes in Varto, in the province of Mus, where at least half a dozen people were wounded. Two people died in south-eastern Siirt province, while another died in Batman.  Thousands of people had joined the demonstrations called by the main pro-Kurdish party, t ...

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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