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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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Israeli Wildfires Raise Questions over Future War with Hezbollah
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Israeli Wildfires Raise Questions over Future War with Hezbollah

Saturday 26 November 2016
If the Israelis can’t handle wildfires, how will they confront Hezbollah in a future war? Alwaght- Lebanese daily al-Akhbar has published a report in which it tackles the Israeli regime’s weakness in the face of security challenges against the backdrop of the recent wildfires. According to th ...
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Only Way Forward Closer Alliance among Russia, Iran, Syria: American Historian
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Only Way Forward Closer Alliance among Russia, Iran, Syria: American Historian

Monday 5 December 2016 ،
The current success of the Syrian army in Aleppo might signify that the ongoing fight against terrorism in Syria is entering its final stage. However Mark Weber, the Director of the Institute for Historical Review underlines that if it weren’t for the help provided by Russia and Iran, the Syrian gov ...
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Bahrain Police Attack People Protesting Harsh Sentences against Dissent
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Bahrain Police Attack People Protesting Harsh Sentences against Dissent

Tuesday 6 December 2016 ،
Security forces in Bahrain attacked dozens of people protesting death sentences and seven life terms handed down to a group of political dissidents Awaght- Security forces in Bahrain attacked dozens of people protesting death sentences and seven life terms handed down to a group of political di ...
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Militants Destroy West-Arabic Collaboration Docs before Fleeing Aleppo
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Militants Destroy West-Arabic Collaboration Docs before Fleeing Aleppo

Wednesday 14 December 2016 ،
Terrorist and militant groups destroy documents proving collaboration of Western and Arabic countries before fleeing Syrian city of Aleppo Alwaght- Terrorist and militant groups destroy documents proving collaboration of Western and Arabic countries before fleeing Syrian city of Aleppo, media r ...
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Turkish Protestors Raid Opposition Party’s Offices over Terrorist Accusation
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Turkish Protestors Raid Opposition Party’s Offices over Terrorist Accusation

Sunday 18 December 2016 ،
A crowd of angry protesters in Turkey raided the offices of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party after a terrorist attack killed dozen soldiers on Friday Alwaght- A crowd of angry protestors in Turkey raided the offices of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) after a terrori ...
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Israeli Regime: 2016 Main Events
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Israeli Regime: 2016 Main Events

Monday 19 December 2016 ،
A series of incidents have been highlighted to show the main events pertaining to the Israeli regime in 2016 Alwaght- Since 1948, the Israeli regime has been making news across the world as a state. However, reality superimposes the Israeli regime’s illegitimate existence and occupation of Pal ...
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Russian Ambassador Assassination: A Focus on the Objectives
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Russian Ambassador Assassination: A Focus on the Objectives

Saturday 24 December 2016 ،
The killing comes in the wake of marked developments in Syrian crisis, and while Turkey goes closer to Russia. Alwaght- The Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov was shot dead at the last hours of Monday by an Ankara police officer named Mevlut Mert Altintas while addressing the attendees of th ...
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Iraq 2016: Between Violence, Victory
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Iraq 2016: Between Violence, Victory

Monday 26 December 2016 ،
Another year of bloodshed in Iraq as security forces make significant advances against ISIS. Alwaght- Iraq has been struggling against an increase in spates of violence as well as attempts to establish a so-called Islamic caliphate by ISIS terrorists. In 2016, the Iraqi army launched major offensive ...
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Secret Behind Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies’ Relative Stability
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Secret Behind Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies’ Relative Stability

Monday 26 December 2016 ،
Though ruled by despots, Persian Gulf Arab regimes proved resistant to Arab world’s sweeping changes. Alwaght- A sociopolitical view of some of the Arab countries in the West Asia and North Africa in the first place calls our attention to a major similarity between these countries and it is non-exis ...
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Yemen 2016 in Retrospect
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Yemen 2016 in Retrospect

Sunday 1 January 2017 ،
Here’s a brief look at Yemen’s year in retrospect. Alwaght- Ceasefires were declared and broken, negotiations were kicked off and halted, civilians were targeted and amore that 11,500 were killed, cross-border attacks continued, and Saudi-led coalition air strikes were carried out indiscriminately. ...

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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.