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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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More Yemeni Civilians Killed in Saudi Aggression
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More Yemeni Civilians Killed in Saudi Aggression

Friday 21 August 2015
. Alwaght- Nearly 30 civilians have been killed and many others injured after Saudi military aircraft launched a series of airstrikes in Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta'izz. According to Lebanon’s Arabic-language al-Ahed news website, Saudi fighter jets bombarded residential ...
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Five Civilians Killed as Israeli Regime Attacks Syria's Quneitra Region to  Boost Terrorists
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Five Civilians Killed as Israeli Regime Attacks Syria's Quneitra Region to Boost Terrorists

Friday 21 August 2015 ،
. Alwaght-At least five civilians have been killed following an air strike by Israeli regime forces on an area in Syria’s strategic southwestern province of Quneitra close to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Syria’s state-run television network reported that the attack targeted a civilian car in ...
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Bahrainis Hold Fresh Rallies Demanding Release of Political Activists
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Bahrainis Hold Fresh Rallies Demanding Release of Political Activists

Saturday 22 August 2015 ،
. Alwaght- Fresh anti-regime protests have been held in Bahrain to demand the immediate and unconditional release of leading opposition figure Sheikh Ali Salman and other political activists. Peaceful demonstrators held a rally in the northwestern village of Diraz, near the capital Manama after the ...
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UNSC’S Double-Standards against Yemen, Ukraine Crises
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UNSC’S Double-Standards against Yemen, Ukraine Crises

Saturday 22 August 2015 ،
. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a UN body was established to deal with issues threatening the global peace, and it is through this defined mechanism that the UNSC gains its credibility. In Yemen and Ukraine conflicts the UNSC has adopted resolutions in its course to find solutions fo ...
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ISIS Terrorists Obtained $11 Million in Taxes From Iraq's Nineveh: Report
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ISIS Terrorists Obtained $11 Million in Taxes From Iraq's Nineveh: Report

Saturday 22 August 2015 ،
. Alwaght- ISIS terrorist group imposed taxes on the population of the Iraqi province of Nineveh, and managed to collect revenues estimated to $11 million a month. A report of the Iraqi Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry, described ISIS terrorists as a mafia that manages organized crime and control ...
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95 Muslim Brotherhood Members Sentenced to Life in Egypt
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95 Muslim Brotherhood Members Sentenced to Life in Egypt

Saturday 22 August 2015 ،
North African country since the ouster of Morsi and the takeover of the ex-military chief Abdul Fattah el Sisi. The Egyptian government has been cracking down on any opposition since Morsi was overthrown, arresting thousands of people, including Brotherhood leaders and activists. The UN Human Righ ...
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ISIS Terrorists Using Chemical Weapons against Syrians: Report
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ISIS Terrorists Using Chemical Weapons against Syrians: Report

Sunday 23 August 2015 ،
. Alwaght- The ISIS terrorist group has once again used chemical weapons in its attacks against Syrians, this time on residential areas in the Syrian town of Mare’a. According to Syria's official SANA news agency, several residents of Mare’a said they suffered from asphyxiation after the ISIS t ...
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Why Israeli Regime Attack Southern Syria?
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Why Israeli Regime Attack Southern Syria?

Sunday 23 August 2015 ،
. Alwaght- While Hezbollah fighters and the Syrian armed forces have been involved in endgame operations aimed at retaking al-Zabadani, the Israeli regime targeted the positions of the resistance forces in the Golan Heights, a move that can be described as a help to terrorists besieged in that tow ...
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Al-Qaeda Captures Parts of Aden, as Saudi Paves Way
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Al-Qaeda Captures Parts of Aden, as Saudi Paves Way

Sunday 23 August 2015 ،
. Alwaght- Fallowing Saudi-led coalition aggression on Yemen and indiscriminate bombing of the neighboring country's cities al-Qaeda terrorists, reportedly, took advantage of the power vacuum, and captured some key neighborhoods in the strategic seaport city of Aden.  AFP news agency cit ...
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100 German Terrorists Killed Fighting for ISIS in Syria, Iraq: German Minister
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100 German Terrorists Killed Fighting for ISIS in Syria, Iraq: German Minister

Sunday 23 August 2015 ،
. Alwaght-About 100 Germans have been killed fighting within the ranks of ISIS terrorist group since 2012, according to the country's interior minister. In comments published Sunday, Thomas de Maziere said that about 700 had travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight alongside ISIS in the last three ...

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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.