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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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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile over Japan, Residents Warned to Take Cover

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile over Japan, Residents Warned to Take Cover

Tuesday 4 October 2022
Pyongyang's first missile to fly over Japan in five years. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it appeared to have been an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) launched from North Korea's Jagang Province. North Korea has used that province to launch several recent tests, inc ...
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North Korea Vows Nuclear’ Response to Threats as US Deploys B-1B Bombers

North Korea Vows Nuclear’ Response to Threats as US Deploys B-1B Bombers

Saturday 19 November 2022 ،
Pyongyang's latest launch of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which flew some 1,000 kilometers before falling in waters in the East Sea, also known as Sea of Japan. Kim censured US’ joint exercises with Japan and South Korea as hysteric aggression war drills and was quoted by th ...
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North Korea Tests More Ballistic Missiles, Warns May Turn Pacific into ’Firing Range’

North Korea Tests More Ballistic Missiles, Warns May Turn Pacific into ’Firing Range’

Monday 20 February 2023 ،
Pyongyang might step up its military activities in response to increased presence of US' strategic assets on the Korean Peninsula. We are carefully examining the influence it would exert on the security of our state, she said, adding, The frequency of using the Pacific as our firing r ...
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800,000 North Koreans Volunteer for War against US: Daily

800,000 North Koreans Volunteer for War against US: Daily

Saturday 18 March 2023 ،
Pyongyang views the war games as potential rehearsals for the invasion of its territory. In retaliation, North Korea has stepped up its missile launches, which it has been using as means of warning the allies against further provocations in the Korean Peninsula.  Most recently, Pyongyang fire ...
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South Koreans Call for Peace on 70th Anniversary of Korean War Armistice

South Koreans Call for Peace on 70th Anniversary of Korean War Armistice

Tuesday 25 July 2023 ،
Pyongyang's freezing of its nuclear and missile testing. Relations between North Korea, Seoul, and, the international community, have deteriorated under President Yoon who has initiated large scale joint US- South Korean military exercises. The US has also deployed their so called 'strateg ...
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North Korea Conducts Nuke Drill in Response to Planned US-South Korea Exercises

North Korea Conducts Nuke Drill in Response to Planned US-South Korea Exercises

Thursday 31 August 2023 ،
Pyongyang can deliver preemptive strikes. Alwaght- North Korean nuclear units have simulated a “scorched-earth” nuclear strike on targets across neighboring South Korea in response to an announcement that the latter and its ally the US will hold military exercises soon.  The state ...
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N Korea Fires Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles as Kim Visits Russia

N Korea Fires Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles as Kim Visits Russia

Wednesday 13 September 2023 ،
Pyongyang is looking for help in upgrading its Soviet-era military equipment, especially for its air force and navy. Fascinating: a launch without Kim Jong (-un) in the country. A first, US-based analyst Ankit Panda wrote on X. Starting in 2019, KJU stopped attending every single publicized launch ...
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A Controversial Visit: What’s Putin’s Secret Demand from Jong Un?

A Controversial Visit: What’s Putin’s Secret Demand from Jong Un?

Wednesday 13 September 2023 ،
Pyongyang, and after 48 hours, he crossed a railway bridge over Razdolna River in he Russian Primorsk region and headed north on his second visit to Russia. The leaders of the two countries met in the Russian city of Vladivostok, a city only 130 kilometers from the North Korean border, on the sidel ...
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North Korean Spy Satellite Photographs White House : Pyongyang

North Korean Spy Satellite Photographs White House : Pyongyang

Tuesday 28 November 2023 ،
Pyongyang said the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, had reviewed satellite imagery of US military and government facilities in “major target regions,” including the Pentagon and even the White House itself.  “Respected Comrade Kim Jong-un expressed great satisfa ...
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The world in an era of turmoil and upheaval

The world in an era of turmoil and upheaval

Tuesday 13 February 2024 ،
Pyongyang and Seoul have deteriorated to their lowest level in decades. In the southern region, Taiwan is engaged in a non-violent yet intense rivalry between the two superpowers, China and the United States. As Graham Allison, former Deputy Secretary of Defense, highlighted at the Davos World Econo ...

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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