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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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Hezbollah Slams Bekaa Terrorist Attack, Urges War on Takfiri Ideology
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Hezbollah Slams Bekaa Terrorist Attack, Urges War on Takfiri Ideology

Tuesday 28 June 2016
. Alwaght- Hezbollah resistance movement has condemned terrorist attack in al-Qaa village in Lebanon's northern Bekaa.  In a statement, Hezbollah said that this crime, which claimed lives of scores of innocent civilians, is a new product of the terrorist ideology plaguing the West Asia reg ...
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Petro-Dollar Diplomacy; Riyadh’s Anti-Tehran Measure in Africa
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Petro-Dollar Diplomacy; Riyadh’s Anti-Tehran Measure in Africa

Tuesday 28 June 2016 ،
North Africa hold no convenient view of the Persian Gulf Arab states. Many of North African and Maghreb nations consider themselves as Berbers rather than Arabs sharing features with other Arabs, and so they look down on the Arabs of Persian Gulf countries. Muammar Gaddafi, the slain leader of Liby ...
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Car Bomb Kills 7, Injures 25 in Syria’s Raqqa
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Car Bomb Kills 7, Injures 25 in Syria’s Raqqa

Wednesday 29 June 2016 ،
. Alwaght- A car bomb explosion hit Syrian Raqqa province claiming live of 7 civilians and injuring 25 other on Wednesday. The bomb attack rocked the center of the city in front of Teachers Syndicate in Tal Abyad city in the northern countryside of Raqqa province, SANA reported. Due to wounded peo ...
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Lebanon Prevents Attacks by ISIS Terrorists
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Lebanon Prevents Attacks by ISIS Terrorists

Friday 1 July 2016 ،
. Alwaght- The Lebanese army foiled two terrorist plots planned by the ISIS terrorist group to attack a tourist site and a crowded residential area. In a statement released on Thursday, Lebanon’s army said that the  Intelligence Directorate thwarted two major terrorist operations planned ...
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Nigerian Muslims Mark Quds Day in Peaceful Rallies
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Nigerian Muslims Mark Quds Day in Peaceful Rallies

Saturday 2 July 2016 ،
. Alwaght- Millions of Nigerians on Friday attended the International Quds day marches organized by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria across to express their solidarity with the “oppressed Palestinians people” and condemn Israeli atrocities in occupied territories of Palestine. Members of ...
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Revised Strategy; Moscow Turns to Tehran as Key Ally
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Revised Strategy; Moscow Turns to Tehran as Key Ally

Sunday 3 July 2016 ،
. Alwaght- The meetings between the Iranian and Russian officials are seeing a rise as Moscow is making efforts to bolster ties with Tehran, its major military, political, and security ally in West Asia region. Last Monday, the Secretary of Supreme Security Council of Iran met with the Russian Defe ...
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Terrorism Claimed Lives of 662 Iraqi only in June
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Terrorism Claimed Lives of 662 Iraqi only in June

Saturday 2 July 2016 ،
. Alwaght- Terrorism and violence has claimed lives of more than 660 Iraqi people and has injured about 1,500 in June 2016, UN reported. According to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), a total of 662 Iraqis were killed and 1,457 others were injured last month. The UN mission said that the ...
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Bahraini People Marks International Quds Day amid Atrocities of Regime
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Bahraini People Marks International Quds Day amid Atrocities of Regime

Saturday 2 July 2016 ،
. Alwaght- People of Bahrain hold rallies in various streets on the International Quds Day to voice support for the Palestinian cause. The demonstrators marched in various neighborhoods of the capital, Manama, on Friday, under the motto of Revolutionaries’ Objective, waving Palestinian flags ...
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Syria Army Thwarted Militants’ Attacks in Aleppo
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Syria Army Thwarted Militants’ Attacks in Aleppo

Saturday 2 July 2016 ،
. Alwaght- Syria's Army forces succeeded to repulse frequent attacks of the Jaish al-Fatah militant group in Aleppo's northern suburbs. Syria's government forces have been repulsing numerous attacks of the Jaish al-Fatah militant group outlawed in Russia in Aleppo's northern suburbs ...
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Israeli Regime Raided Gaza Early on Morning
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Israeli Regime Raided Gaza Early on Morning

Saturday 2 July 2016 ،
. Tel Aviv claimed it raided the besieged enclave in response to a rocket fired from the small territory into an Israeli city Friday evening, Israeli and local sources said. Palestine-based Maan news cited local sources as saying Israeli warplanes launched rockets at two sites reportedly used by a ...

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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.