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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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Thousands of Rohingya Muslims Flee Myanmar for Bangladesh

Thousands of Rohingya Muslims Flee Myanmar for Bangladesh

Wednesday 23 August 2017
River that divides the two countries. That is despite stepped-up patrols by Bangladeshi border and coast guards, who said this week they had pushed back a boat carrying 31 Rohingya, including children. “In the Balukhali camp alone, some 3,000 Rohingya arrived from their villages in Rakhine,&r ...
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Myanmar Lays Landmines across Border as Rohyngias Flee Junta’s Genocide

Myanmar Lays Landmines across Border as Rohyngias Flee Junta’s Genocide

Wednesday 6 September 2017 ،
River, which separates Myanmar from Bangladesh. Myanmar’s military intensified attacks on Rohingya Muslims on August 25, after dozens of police and border outposts in the northern state of Rakhine came under attack by an armed group that is said to be defending the rights of the Rohingya. Th ...
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Rohingyas Tell Stories of Rape, Burning children, Murder by Myanmar Regime

Rohingyas Tell Stories of Rape, Burning children, Murder by Myanmar Regime

Monday 13 November 2017 ،
Accounts of rape, burning children and murder by Rohingya Muslims explains how a massacre unfolded at Tula Toli Discarded and left for dead, Mumtaz says she found herself on top of a mound of charred, entangled bodies. They killed and killed and piled the bodies up high. It was like cut bamboo, say ...
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32 Missing as Iranian Tanker Collides with Chinese Freighter

32 Missing as Iranian Tanker Collides with Chinese Freighter

Sunday 7 January 2018 ،
River. Firefighters were also deployed to the site to help battle the flames, and the South Korean Marine Police Agency dispatched a marine police ship and a fixed-wing aircraft to help with the search and rescue operation.  
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17 Killed as Two Chinese Dragon Boat Capsize in River

17 Killed as Two Chinese Dragon Boat Capsize in River

Sunday 22 April 2018 ،
River in the city of Guilin when the accident happened, said the fire department of the city of Guilin, capital of Guangxi region. Television pictures showed one of the long, narrow boats packed with paddlers going over on a stretch of the river where two flows of the river converge causing a power ...
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Over 72 People Killed after Overloaded Ferry Capsizes in Iraq

Over 72 People Killed after Overloaded Ferry Capsizes in Iraq

Thursday 21 March 2019 ،
At least 72 people died when an overloaded ferry sank in the Tigris river near Mosul in Iraq. Alwaght- At least 72 people died when an overloaded ferry sank in the Tigris river near Mosul in Iraq. The head of Mosul's Civil Defense Authority Husam Khalil said most of the casualties on the f ...
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Five Years On, Saudi Attacks on Yemen’s Farmers Are Pushing the Whole Country into Famine

Five Years On, Saudi Attacks on Yemen’s Farmers Are Pushing the Whole Country into Famine

Saturday 2 November 2019 ،
River, which supplies water to farmers in a number of African countries. This leaves farmers reliant on irrigation canals that channel rain and floodwaters into weirs and bunds built by local communities that are vulnerable to Saudi attacks. Attacks that have already completely destroyed at least 45 ...
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Migrants Flock to Greece as Turkey Opens Floodgates

Migrants Flock to Greece as Turkey Opens Floodgates

Sunday 1 March 2020 ،
Hundreds of migrants headed through permeable borders to Greece from Turkey on Sunday as thousands more gathered on the Turkish side seeking entry after Ankara relaxed curbs on their movement. Hundreds of migrants headed through permeable borders to Greece from Turkey on Sunday as thousands more gat ...
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What’s Driving American, Israeli Push For UNIFIL Mission Change?

What’s Driving American, Israeli Push For UNIFIL Mission Change?

Sunday 10 May 2020 ،
River there should be no arms but those in the hands of the Lebanese army.  The changes the US seeks  The UNIFIL mission has so far changed several times. In 2016, the naval patrols of the mission were scaled down as the European countries grew concerned about the US budget cut. A frigat ...
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Nigeria River Boat Accident Leaves More Than 100 Dead

Nigeria River Boat Accident Leaves More Than 100 Dead

Wednesday 14 June 2023 ،
River is West Africa's main waterway running in a crescent through Guinea to Nigeria's Niger Delta and is a key trade route for some countries. Nigeria's National Inland Waterways Authority has tried to ban night-time sailing on rivers to stop accidents and says overloading ships is a c ...

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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