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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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Kenyan Forces Nab ISIS Terrorists, Human Traffickers
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Kenyan Forces Nab ISIS Terrorists, Human Traffickers

Friday 31 March 2017
Tripoli in Libya where he was recruited by ISIS. “He came back to Kenya in 2016 where he became a key agent of ISIS [Daesh] and the Magafe human smuggling and financial network in the country,” a Kenya police statement added. Ali Hussein was detained while demanding $639,000 from his c ...
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News of Iraq Trip of Trump’s Son-in-Law Revealed Midair
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News of Iraq Trip of Trump’s Son-in-Law Revealed Midair

Tuesday 4 April 2017 ،
News of Trump’s Son-in-law’s so-called secret trip to Iraq circulated while Jared Kushner was still en route. Alwaght- News of Trump's Son-in-law's so-called secret trip to Iraq circulated while Jared Kushner was still en route. According to AP Trump's administration failed to keep Kush ...
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What’s Behind British PM’s Visit to Jordan, Saudi Arabia?
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What’s Behind British PM’s Visit to Jordan, Saudi Arabia?

Wednesday 5 April 2017 ،
London sees it unavoidable to seek new markets and areas of influence as it prepares to exit from the EU. Alwaght- British Prime Minister Theresa May began a trip on Monday to the West Asia to visit Jordan and then Saudi Arabia in a bid to re-accentuate the security bonds between London and the Arab ...
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Raqqa Operation Remains Handicapped by US-Turkey Cross-interests
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Raqqa Operation Remains Handicapped by US-Turkey Cross-interests

Friday 7 April 2017 ،
The operation remains a sticking point between Ankara and Washington as Turkey insists that Kurds shouldn’t join the recapture offensive. Alwaght- As the operation of the US-backed coalition to recapture the ISIS-held Syrian city of Raqqa is drawing closer, the speculations grow on Turkey’s pa ...
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Britain Blames Russia for Every Civilian Death in Syria
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Britain Blames Russia for Every Civilian Death in Syria

Sunday 9 April 2017 ،
Britain accuses Russia of being complicit in death of Syrian civilians, saying Moscow is to blame for “every civilian death” in a recent suspected chemical attack in the Arab country. Alwaght- Britain accuses Russia of being complicit in death of Syrian civilians, saying Moscow is to blame for &ldqu ...
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UK Has No Influence in Intl Affairs: Russia
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UK Has No Influence in Intl Affairs: Russia

Monday 10 April 2017 ،
Russia slammed the UK after British foreign minister canceled an upcoming trip to Moscow following talks with the US, saying the decision shows Britain’s lack of "real influence" in international affairs. Alwaght- Russia slammed the UK after British foreign minister canceled an upcoming trip to Mosc ...
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Putin  to Snub US Secretary of State in Moscow
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Putin to Snub US Secretary of State in Moscow

Tuesday 11 April 2017 ،
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives on a two-day visit in Moscow on Tuesday but his request to meet Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has been rejected. Alwaght- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives on a two-day visit in Moscow on Tuesday but his request to meet Russia's pres ...
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Powers’ Interventions, Heated Crises Make West Asia Peace Prospects Dim
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Powers’ Interventions, Heated Crises Make West Asia Peace Prospects Dim

Thursday 13 April 2017 ،
The region heads to deepened crises as regional sides fail to get along and on the other side international powers intensify race. Alwaght- An investigation of the current global as well as future conditions leads to conclusion that the already destabilizing factors that fueled the past years' g ...
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Activists Fear for Saudi Woman who Tried to Escape Forced Marriage
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Activists Fear for Saudi Woman who Tried to Escape Forced Marriage

Saturday 15 April 2017 ،
Human rights activists voiced deep concerns over the fate of a fleeing Saudi woman who has been forced back to the Arab country by his relatives and airport authorities in the Philippines’ capital Manila, where she had arrived before a planned trip further away to Australia. Alwaght- Human rights a ...
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Libya Forgotten Nation
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Libya Forgotten Nation

Monday 17 April 2017 ،
Tripoli as well as cities of Sirte and Benghazi. Seeing the political parties fighting each other with no prospects of unity in sight, the al-Qaeda and ISIS terrorist groups, meanwhile, seized the opportunity and penetrated into the country, intensifying the fight and compounding the situation in th ...

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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.