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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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Only 4% of drone victims in Pakistan named as al Qaeda members
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Only 4% of drone victims in Pakistan named as al Qaeda members

Saturday 18 October 2014
Secretary of State, who asserted last year that American drone strikes only targeted “confirmed terrorist targets at the highest level, Bureau found that 96% of people killed in Americas drone attacks could not be identified as al Qaeda member. alwaght-Research by the Bureau of Investigative Journa ...
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A Bought Journalist Talks about Bought Journalists

A Bought Journalist Talks about Bought Journalists

Thursday 30 October 2014 ،
Udo Ulfkotte (1960-?), a German journalist formerly at Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), 1986-1998, Ulfkotte lived in the Islamic states of Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Jordan. Alwaght-Udo Ulfkotte (1960-?), a German journalist formerly at Frankfu ...
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Russia Reaffirms Support of Elections in East Ukraine
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Russia Reaffirms Support of Elections in East Ukraine

Thursday 30 October 2014 ،
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for the cancellation of planned elections in southeastern Ukraine. The DPR and the LPR want full independence for the whole territory within the borders of the respective administrative entities in Ukraine. This claim for autonomy comes amid the crisis that escal ...
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Kiev's Military 'Requests' For America Aid Leaked By Ukrainian Hacker Group
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Kiev's Military 'Requests' For America Aid Leaked By Ukrainian Hacker Group

Saturday 6 December 2014 ،
Secretary of State John Kerry. In an alleged White House document, dated September 24, in a memorandum for the secretary of state, Obama delegates Kerry To direct the drawdown of up to $5 million in defense articles and services of the Department of Defense and military education and training to pr ...
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John Kerry Asks to Delay CIA Torture Report
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John Kerry Asks to Delay CIA Torture Report

Saturday 6 December 2014 ،
Secretary of State John Kerry asked for the so-called torture report to be delayed, arguing it could damage foreign relations and pose risks to American personnel and facilities. Alwaght- In a personal phone call to the Chair of the Senate Committee on Intelligence, Secretary of State John Kerry ask ...
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CIA tortured, misled, Senate report finds, Bush, Dick Cheney Defend its Tactics
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CIA tortured, misled, Senate report finds, Bush, Dick Cheney Defend its Tactics

Wednesday 10 December 2014 ،
Alwaght - The CIA misled the White House and public about its torture of detainees after the Sept. 11 attacks and acted more brutally and pervasively than it acknowledged, an American Senate report said on Tuesday, drawing calls to prosecute American officials, Reuters reported. Alwaght - The CIA mi ...
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Washington Undecided on U.N. Resolution for Palestinian State
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Washington Undecided on U.N. Resolution for Palestinian State

Monday 15 December 2014 ،
Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Israeli Regime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Rome on Monday to discuss various proposals for a Palestinian state that are circulating at the United Nations. Later on Monday, Kerry will travel to Paris for talks with European counterparts and then on to ...
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Palestine Deems Bid to Join ICC 'Irreversible'
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Palestine Deems Bid to Join ICC 'Irreversible'

Monday 2 February 2015 ،
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon; however, has said Palestine will become an ICC member by April 1. American senators have also threatened the Palestinian leadership with a “strong response” over the decision.  The fierce criticism from the Tel Aviv regime and Washington came after Palestinian pre ...

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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