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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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Zionists Survey Hezbollah’s Military Capabilities: A Regular Army with Air, Marine and Land Forces
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Zionists Survey Hezbollah’s Military Capabilities: A Regular Army with Air, Marine and Land Forces

Thursday 26 March 2015
Russian provided the Syrians with air defense systems namely the type SA-17, which is capable of confronting with a very wide range of weapons held by Israel warplanes, mobile missiles, and helicopters. The source further adds that the working hypothesis they have is that all the weapons in Syria ha ...
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Exceptional chance for Iran nuclear issue: Rouhani
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Exceptional chance for Iran nuclear issue: Rouhani

Friday 27 March 2015 ،
Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, voiced hope for progress at the talks in Switzerland. Hope was expressed for success at the new round of talks in Lausanne, the Kremlin said in a statement. The two leaders noted with satisfaction the progress made over previous weeks over Iran’s nuclear drive. Y ...
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Syria Welcomes Larger Russian Presence in the Mediterranean
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Syria Welcomes Larger Russian Presence in the Mediterranean

Monday 30 March 2015 ،
Russian military presence at its seaports, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with Russian newspapers published on Friday. Alwaght- Syria would welcome an increased Russian military presence at its seaports, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with Russian newsp ...
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US may violate nuclear agreement not Iran: Pushkov
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US may violate nuclear agreement not Iran: Pushkov

Saturday 4 April 2015 ،
Russian politician. I believe that Iran is serious and they expect the same serious attitude from the U.S. and other negotiation participants, Russian Chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Committee Alexei Pushkov told Interfax on Friday. Tehran and the Sextet of world powers – the US ...
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Saudi Arabia rejects all-inclusive arms embargo on Yemen
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Saudi Arabia rejects all-inclusive arms embargo on Yemen

Sunday 5 April 2015 ،
Russian draft also called for a humanitarian halt in the deadly Saudi airstrikes against Yemen to allow the evacuation of foreign nationals in the country. In addition, the draft resolution voiced serious alarm at “the significant and rapid deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Yemen, in ...
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Russia Ready to Sell S-300 Missiles to Iran If Sanctions Fall
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Russia Ready to Sell S-300 Missiles to Iran If Sanctions Fall

Sunday 5 April 2015 ،
Russian defense expert said on Friday. Alwaght - Russia may resume a deal to deliver S-300 surface-to-air defense systems to Iran if only the UN decides to lift its ban on arms sales to Tehran, a leading Russian defense expert said on Friday. Negotiators from Iran, the US and other world powers ...
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China, Russia Boost Their Nuke Cooperation
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China, Russia Boost Their Nuke Cooperation

Monday 6 April 2015 ،
Russian Federation and China in the nuclear sphere is being actively discussed. Building 3rd and 4th reactors as well as 7th and 8th units of Nuke Power Plant in Taiwan can be outcome of Russia-china negotiation, the source revealed.
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UK Kicks off War Game
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UK Kicks off War Game

Sunday 12 April 2015 ،
Alwaght- UK starts the biggest military exercise along with fourteen NATO and non-NATO countries at the Scottish coast. Alwaght- UK starts the biggest military exercise along with fourteen NATO and non-NATO countries at the Scottish coast. This biannual military exercise, led by UK, involving fi ...
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Saudi Regimes Kills Yemenis; UN Sanctions Ansarullah
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Saudi Regimes Kills Yemenis; UN Sanctions Ansarullah

Tuesday 14 April 2015 ،
Russian U.N. mission declined to comment on Monday on whether it would support the resolution, abstain or veto. Saudi regime launched air strikes against neighboring Yemen last month with a coalition made up PGCC countries as well as intelligence and logistic support of US and some regiona ...
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UN Resolution Turns Blind Eye on Al Saud’s Crimes
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UN Resolution Turns Blind Eye on Al Saud’s Crimes

Thursday 16 April 2015 ،
Russian representative further added that the resolution “does not duly reflect serious consequences of the hostilities for the civilian population in Yemen and does not clearly enough formulate the task to establish compulsory and regular humanitarian pauses.” Security Council diplomats doubted ...

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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.