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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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China Resists Philippine 'pressure' over Sea Dispute Arbitration
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China Resists Philippine 'pressure' over Sea Dispute Arbitration

Monday 8 December 2014
Alwaght - China denounced the Philippines for putting it under pressure with an international arbitration case over disputed waters, and refused again to participate a week ahead of a deadline to respond in the case, Reuters reported. Alwaght - China denounced the Philippines for putting it under p ...
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China's President to Mark Nanjing Massacre amid Easing Japan Ties
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China's President to Mark Nanjing Massacre amid Easing Japan Ties

Thursday 11 December 2014 ،
Alwaght - Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to attend the first national memorial day for the Nanjing Massacre on Saturday, as China marks a deeply symbolic anniversary while it tries to improve ties with old foe Japan, Reuters reported. Alwaght - Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to a ...
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Israeli Regime Lobbying to Conceal Its War Crimes

Israeli Regime Lobbying to Conceal Its War Crimes

Monday 19 January 2015 ،
Alwaght – Israeli regime is lobbying member-states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to cut funding for the tribunal in response to its launch of an inquiry into possible war crimes in the Palestine. Alwaght – Israeli regime is lobbying member-states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...
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Gunmen Release CAR Sports Minister After Kidnapping
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Gunmen Release CAR Sports Minister After Kidnapping

Thursday 12 February 2015 ،
Alwaght-Gunmen have released the minister of youth, sports, arts, and culture of the Central African Republic (CAR), more than two weeks after his abduction in the conflict-ridden and highly volatile country, as Press TV reports. Alwaght-Gunmen have released the minister of youth, sports, arts, and ...
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At Least 9 More Journalists Still In Egyptian Jails
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At Least 9 More Journalists Still In Egyptian Jails

Saturday 14 February 2015 ،
Alwaght-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says at least nine more journalists are still languishing in Egyptian jails despite the release of two Qatar-funded Al-Jazeera news channel's journalists, as Press TV reported. Alwaght-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says at least nin ...
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Saad Hariri: Dialogue with Hezbollah Important and Serious
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Saad Hariri: Dialogue with Hezbollah Important and Serious

Monday 16 February 2015 ،
Tribunal of Lebanon (probing the 2005 assassination of his father), Syrian crisis, and the weapons of resistance. Concerning the investigation around the assassination of his father, he claims that the international tribunal would produce a fair verdict. Saad has blamed Syria for his father's mu ...
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Egypt’s Morsi Faces Trial at Military Court
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Egypt’s Morsi Faces Trial at Military Court

Wednesday 18 February 2015 ،
Alwaght-Egypt’s military prosecutors have referred the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, and nearly 200 Muslim Brotherhood members to a military tribunal to stand trial for a charge of incitement to murder as Press TV reported. Alwaght-Egypt’s military prosecutors have referred the ousted president, ...
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S. Nasrallah to Saudi Invaders: Yemeni People will Triumph, You’ll be Defeated
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S. Nasrallah to Saudi Invaders: Yemeni People will Triumph, You’ll be Defeated

Wednesday 1 April 2015 ،
Tribunal for Lebanon, which is tasked with probing the 2005 assassination of former Premier Rafiq Hariri, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that all its trials and rules do not concern Hezbollah. “We are not concerned with all events related to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) and what was said during ...

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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