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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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China Condemns British Trade Minister’s Planned Visit to Taiwan

China Condemns British Trade Minister’s Planned Visit to Taiwan

Monday 7 November 2022
Pelosi paid a provocative visit to Taipei amid escalating efforts by Washington to further engage with the island and sell weapons to it.
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US, China Presidents Meet ahead of G20 Summit amid Strained Ties

US, China Presidents Meet ahead of G20 Summit amid Strained Ties

Monday 14 November 2022 ،
Pelosi's visit to Taiwan island, Biden might ask China to reopen these channels, but China won't deliver what he wants easily, because this depends on how the US acts in fulfilling its promises about the one-China principle and opposition toward Taiwan secessionism, Jin Canrong, associate de ...
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Zelensky Headed to Washington:  Media

Zelensky Headed to Washington: Media

Wednesday 21 December 2022 ،
Pelosi sent a letter asking all members to attend in person on Wednesday for “a very special focus on Democracy.” Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky may be coming to Washington, multiple US outlets reported Tuesday citing anonymous sources. While President Joe Biden’s administration would n ...
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US to Send $1.8bn Worth of Weapons to Ukraine, Including Patriot Missiles

US to Send $1.8bn Worth of Weapons to Ukraine, Including Patriot Missiles

Wednesday 21 December 2022 ،
Pelosi said in a letter that there would be a session of Congress on Wednesday night that would have a “very special focus on democracy,” further raising speculation that the Ukrainian leader may visit the US Capitol.      
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China ‘Sends Record Number of Fighter Jets’ Toward Taiwan

China ‘Sends Record Number of Fighter Jets’ Toward Taiwan

Monday 26 December 2022 ،
Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Beijing, which has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, views visits from foreign governments to the island as de facto recognition of the island as independent and a challenge to China’s claim of sovereignty. Taiwan strongly dis ...
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China Launches Patrols near Taiwan Ahead of Meeting between McCarthy, Tsai

China Launches Patrols near Taiwan Ahead of Meeting between McCarthy, Tsai

Wednesday 5 April 2023 ،
Pelosi traveled to the island in August 2022. Beijing condemned Pelosi's trip, which it regarded as a gesture of support for separatism, and launched large-scale military drills in the vicinity of the island. China's tough reaction notwithstanding, Pelosi's visit unleashed a wave of trip ...
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Chinese Army Launches Three-Day Drills in Taiwan Strait

Chinese Army Launches Three-Day Drills in Taiwan Strait

Saturday 8 April 2023 ،
Pelosi. Bottom of Form On that occasion China staged days of war games around Taiwan, including firing missiles across the island. Analysts said the initial more muted reaction to the Tsai-McCarthy meeting could have been because it took place in the US, or because it coincided with a visit ...
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US Expresses Frustration over China’s Dismissal of Pentagon’s Purported Overtures

US Expresses Frustration over China’s Dismissal of Pentagon’s Purported Overtures

Sunday 28 May 2023 ،
Pelosi visited Chinese Taipei, which China sees as a provocative move, breaching the internationally accepted “One China” principle and inciting the secessionists on an inseparable part of its territory. In the meantime, Li met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin last m ...
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World Campaign against Arms Exports to Tel Aviv Could Take the Steam Out of Netanyahu’s Killing Machine

World Campaign against Arms Exports to Tel Aviv Could Take the Steam Out of Netanyahu’s Killing Machine

Monday 8 April 2024 ،
Pelosi in a letter to the US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for stopping arms supplies to the Israeli military. The letter that was signed by 40 Democrats says : In light of the recent strike against aid workers and the ever-worsening humanitarian crisis, we believ ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies