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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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Saudi Regime Bribes Citizens to Quell Protests, Dissent
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Saudi Regime Bribes Citizens to Quell Protests, Dissent

Sunday 23 April 2017
. Alwaght-The Saudi regime has literally bribed its citizens amid growing calls for protests against the monarchy over austerity measures imposed following a budget deficit. Saudi King Salman issued a royal decree on Saturday restoring all allowances, financial benefits, and bonuses after calls for ...
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China Urges US Restraint over North Korea
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China Urges US Restraint over North Korea

Monday 24 April 2017 ،
North Korea, before US warships are due to arrive in the Korean Peninsula. Alwaght- Chinese President has called his US counterpart and urged restraint on North Korea, days before a fleet of US warships are due to arrive in the tense Korean Peninsula. The conversation between Xi Jinping and Donal ...
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Afghan Defense Minister, Army Chief  Resign after Taliban Attack
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Afghan Defense Minister, Army Chief Resign after Taliban Attack

Monday 24 April 2017 ،
. Alwaght- Afghan defense minister Abdullah Habibi and the country's army chief of staff Qadam Shah Shaheem have resigned following Friday's attack by Taliban militants at a military base. In a statement, Afghanistan’s president’s office announced on Monday that, “Defence ...
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Millions of Iraqis Mark Imam Kadhim’s Martyrdom
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Millions of Iraqis Mark Imam Kadhim’s Martyrdom

Monday 24 April 2017 ،
. Millions Shiites Throng Imam Kadhim Shrine in Baghdad Alwaght- Millions of Iraqis thronged the mausoleum of Imam Kadhim AS in Baghdad Sunday for the climax of week-long mourning ceremonies for the 7th Imam of Shiite Muslims. The ceremonies were the climax of a week-long pilgrimage where the ...
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What Is Slowing down Mosul Liberation Operation?
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What Is Slowing down Mosul Liberation Operation?

Monday 24 April 2017 ،
. Alwaght- Despite the fact that the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi a couple of months ago ordered start of another stage of the Mosul liberation operation to retake the western parts of the city from ISIS terrorist group, the progresses made by the armed Iraqi forces are going ahead very slow ...
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British PM Ready to Launch Nuclear Aggression
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British PM Ready to Launch Nuclear Aggression

Monday 24 April 2017 ،
North Korea, and the Israeli regime – possess more than 15,000 warheads, and global investment in the modernization and development of new, more capable and mobile nuclear weapons continues to rise.
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Will India Become Another Major Actor in West Asia?
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Will India Become Another Major Actor in West Asia?

Tuesday 25 April 2017 ،
. Alwaght- Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India who assumed office in 2014, has frequently expressed the New Delhi's will to expand presence in West Asia region. To this end, the Indian leader since initiating his work as a premier has laid down long-term plans that will allow the country ...
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ISIS Terrorists Apologized to Israeli Regime: Ex-War Minister
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ISIS Terrorists Apologized to Israeli Regime: Ex-War Minister

Tuesday 25 April 2017 ،
. Touching on the Israeli regime’s policy towards Syria, former Israeli war minister Moshe Ya’alon accidentally acknowledged that the Tel Aviv has an open communications channel with an ISIS cell which operates in Golan Heights. “There was one case recently where ISIS opened fire ...
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Iraqi Forces Liberate Largest Neighborhood in Western Mosul from ISIS
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Iraqi Forces Liberate Largest Neighborhood in Western Mosul from ISIS

Tuesday 25 April 2017 ،
. Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yarallah, the commander of ‘We Are Coming, Nineveh Operations,’ said Iraqi forces have completely recaptured the neighborhood of al-Tanak from ISIS on Tuesday, al-Sumaria news website reported. He added that Iraqi forces inflicted heavy losses on the ter ...
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US Nuclear Sub in S Korea, Trump Summons Senate for N Korea Briefing
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US Nuclear Sub in S Korea, Trump Summons Senate for N Korea Briefing

Tuesday 25 April 2017 ،
North Korea holds massive long-range artillery drills amid rising tensions . Alwaght- A US nuclear submarine armed with guided missiles is in South Korea as North Korea holds massive long-range artillery drills amid rising tensions between Washington and Pyongyang. The nuclear-powered USS Mich ...

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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.