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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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Turkey Files Complaint with WTO against US
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Turkey Files Complaint with WTO against US

Tuesday 21 August 2018
Pastor Andrew Brunson.” He also said on Friday that he had ordered to double US tariffs on Turkish aluminum and steel imports to 20 percent and 50 percent, respectively. The US is the world’s biggest steel importer, and Turkey is the sixth-largest steel exporter to the US. “Turke ...
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Why US Mulls Blacklisting Muslim Brotherhood?
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Why US Mulls Blacklisting Muslim Brotherhood?

Wednesday 22 August 2018 ،
US Senate considers banning Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group, a move done to American interests and also to press its backers Turkey and Qatar. Alwaght- The 9/11 attacks solved the post-Soviet US foreign policy uncertainty crisis by pushing the American strategists to embark on the doctrine o ...
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Turkey Slams US Stances on Detained Pastor
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Turkey Slams US Stances on Detained Pastor

Thursday 23 August 2018 ،
Pastor (Andrew) Brunson”. Brunson, 50, was arrested in October 2016 during the purges occurring after the aftermath of the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt. The pastor was detained after being accused of being a member of the Gülen movement, which the Turkish government consi ...
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Will Erdogan Retreat as US-Turkey Crisis Deepens?
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Will Erdogan Retreat as US-Turkey Crisis Deepens?

Tuesday 28 August 2018 ،
The Turkish leader warned that if Washington continues hostility against Ankara, the latter will find “new allies and friends.”   Alwaght- The new Turkish era, ushered in by the rise of Justice and Development Party (AKP)to power in 2002, is marked by the neo-Ottomanism of Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...
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Turkey Vows Ditching Dollar, Compares Americans to Wild Wolves
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Turkey Vows Ditching Dollar, Compares Americans to Wild Wolves

Tuesday 4 September 2018 ،
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for non-dollar transactions in trade and investment with other countries, saying Washington’s behavior towards his country was like “wild wolves.” Alwaght- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for non-dollar transactions in trade and inves ...
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President Erdogan Slams US ’Heinous Economic Attack’ on Turkey
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President Erdogan Slams US ’Heinous Economic Attack’ on Turkey

Friday 14 September 2018 ،
Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been accused of having links with terror organizations in Turkey. To help ward off the impacts of US measures, the Turkish government has ordered exporters to convert 80 percent of their foreign exchange revenues into lira. Erdogan had earlier lashed out at the US fo ...
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It Is Impossible for Any Country to Trust US: Turkish President
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It Is Impossible for Any Country to Trust US: Turkish President

Monday 1 October 2018 ،
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan criticized as the wrong path the US using of threatening and blackmail instead of dialogue. Alwaght - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan criticized as the wrong path the US using of threatening and blackmail instead of dialogue. Speaking at the opening of parliament o ...
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Turkey Releases US Pastor despite Charging Him on Terrorism Links
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Turkey Releases US Pastor despite Charging Him on Terrorism Links

Saturday 13 October 2018 ،
American evangelical Christian pastor Andrew Brunson arrived in Germany Friday night after a Turkish court convicted him of aiding terrorism but sentenced him only to time served. Alwaght- American evangelical Christian pastor Andrew Brunson arrived in Germany Friday night after a Turkish court conv ...
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Will Khashoggi Case Spark Turkish-Saudi Crisis?
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Will Khashoggi Case Spark Turkish-Saudi Crisis?

Sunday 14 October 2018 ،
The public opinion inside and Turkey and outside it are watching to see how Erdogan will react if Khashoggi murder is proven. Alwaght- Turkey and Saudi Arabia are both influential powers in the region. The rise of the Justice and Development Party in Turkey nearly two decades ago weakened Ankara-Riy ...
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PKK Is US Key to Unlock Spell on Ties with Turkey
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PKK Is US Key to Unlock Spell on Ties with Turkey

Saturday 10 November 2018 ،
The US reward for info on PKK leaders is seen as a concession to Turkey in regional cases. Alwaght- On Tuesday, the US Department of State offered a reward for information on three leaders of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Mathew Palmer, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State stated 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