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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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Can Trump Attack Iran Militarily?
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Can Trump Attack Iran Militarily?

Thursday 2 March 2017
Twitter that Iran was playing with fire and announced fresh sanctions on the country after saying “nothing is off the table” in dealing with Iran. Thunderous threats by Trump administration against Iran have not gone beyond outbursts with Washington finding it increasingly difficult to ...
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Israel’s PM Falsifies Torah, History to Sell Lies against Iranian Nation which Saved Jews 3 Times: Iran FM
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Israel’s PM Falsifies Torah, History to Sell Lies against Iranian Nation which Saved Jews 3 Times: Iran FM

Monday 13 March 2017 ،
Israeli regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin has distorted Torah and history to sell dogmatic lies against Islamic Republic of Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in comment on his twitter account. Alwaght- Israeli regime's Prime Minister Benjamin has distorted Torah and history to sell ...
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Trump to Cut UN Funds by Half
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Trump to Cut UN Funds by Half

Wednesday 15 March 2017 ،
Twitter, referring to the date of his inauguration.
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Reasons behind Iraqi PM’s Coming Visit to US
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Reasons behind Iraqi PM’s Coming Visit to US

Saturday 18 March 2017 ،
Twitter post in the past said: “USA should take oil from Iraq in repayment for their liberation.” Also he in another comment said: “If we kept the (Iraqi) oil, you probably wouldn’t have ISIS because that’s where they made their money in the first place, so we should ha ...
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US Attack on Syria Strengthens Terror, Destabilizes Region: Iran President
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US Attack on Syria Strengthens Terror, Destabilizes Region: Iran President

Saturday 8 April 2017 ،
Twitter account on Friday night. The Iranian president’s comments came after the US military pounded the Shayrat airfield southeast of Homs with 59 Tomahawk missiles in the early hours of Friday, marking the Pentagon's first direct attack against the Arab country since the beginning of th ...
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Karzai Slams US Dropping ‘Mother of All Bombs’ in Afghanistan
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Karzai Slams US Dropping ‘Mother of All Bombs’ in Afghanistan

Friday 14 April 2017 ،
Twitter message. Karzai accused the US military of using Afghanistan as a testing site for new weapons adding that, This is not the War on Terror, but the inhuman and most brutal misuse of our country as testing ground for new and dangerous weapons. He said it is upon the Afghans to stop the US in ...
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Saudi Woman’s Plea for Help Triggers Firestorm on Social Media
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Saudi Woman’s Plea for Help Triggers Firestorm on Social Media

Sunday 16 April 2017 ،
Twitter that what occurred was a family matter in which a girl was returned with her family to the homeland. When asked by The Associated Press whether Saudi diplomats in the Philippines had requested that authorities in Manila stop Lasloom from boarding a flight to Australia, as she allegedly clai ...
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Saudi Regime Bribes Citizens to Quell Protests, Dissent
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Saudi Regime Bribes Citizens to Quell Protests, Dissent

Sunday 23 April 2017 ،
Twitter hashtag April 21 movement, Saudis circulated statements last week demanding the reinstatement of benefits, a halt to the sale of shares of state oil giant Aramco, a constitutional monarchy and the restoration of the powers of the religious police. Security forces lined the streets of centra ...
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Israel Only Illegal Owner of Nukes, Disturber of Peace in Mideast: N. Korea
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Israel Only Illegal Owner of Nukes, Disturber of Peace in Mideast: N. Korea

Sunday 30 April 2017 ،
Twitter.  “The minister of talk is chattering irresponsibly about North Korea. And there is no prime minister to rein in the babbling and posturing ministers,” former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon wrote on Twitter, Times of Israel reports.
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Trump’s 100 Days: Health Care Complicated, China Useful ally, NATO Not Obsolete
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Trump’s 100 Days: Health Care Complicated, China Useful ally, NATO Not Obsolete

Sunday 30 April 2017 ،
Twitter and indicated he would seek retribution come campaign season. Trump's team tried to pick up the pieces but hasn't gotten there yet. A renewed burst of momentum this past week, buoyed by hopes the House would vote before Saturday, Trump's 100th day, petered out. House Speaker Pau ...

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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.