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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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Death Toll from Baghdad’s Deadly Attacks Surpasses Paris Attack, Tops 131
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Death Toll from Baghdad’s Deadly Attacks Surpasses Paris Attack, Tops 131

Monday 4 July 2016
Hours after horrifying blasts that rocked Iraqi capital early on Sunday the daeth toll had risen to 131, surpassing that of paris attack that killed 130 in November 2015 Alwaght- Hours after horrifying blasts that rocked Iraqi capital early on Sunday the daeth toll had risen to 131, surpassing that ...
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Sports, Economy; France Eyes $1.2 Billion in Profits from Euro 2016
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Sports, Economy; France Eyes $1.2 Billion in Profits from Euro 2016

Monday 4 July 2016 ،
US also fueled the French security concerns as it warned the tourists of possibility of terrorist attacks in the stadiums, public watching sites and the unofficial centers for broadcasting the football matches in France. The French officials mobilized 90,000 police forces to provide security during ...
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Iraqi PM Ordered to Stop Using Fake British Bomb Detectors
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Iraqi PM Ordered to Stop Using Fake British Bomb Detectors

Monday 4 July 2016 ،
Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, ordered to withdraw fake British bomb detector from security checkpoints after a suicide car bombing killed at least 131 people in the city. Alwaght- Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, ordered to withdraw fake British bomb detector from security checkpoints ...
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British Bomb-detectors Exported to Iraq are Fake, Riyadh Intervenes in Iraq: Iraqi Commander
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British Bomb-detectors Exported to Iraq are Fake, Riyadh Intervenes in Iraq: Iraqi Commander

Tuesday 5 July 2016 ،
US invasion in 2003, and later in recent years when the ISIS terror group captured several Iraqi cities. The blasts continued to pose a security challenge to the capital to the date. The Iraqi leaders did not hide their concerns over possible security breaches in Baghdad. They strengthened the defen ...
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Kuwait Forces Thwart Eid Al-Fitr Attacks by ISIS Terrorists
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Kuwait Forces Thwart Eid Al-Fitr Attacks by ISIS Terrorists

Tuesday 5 July 2016 ،
US military bases, suffered its first ever ISIS-claimed attack, when a blast targeting a Shiite mosque killed 27 people and injured over 200. Kuwaiti Shiite Muslims make up around one-third of the country's native population of 1.3 million people.
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Bloody Baghdad Mourns amid Neglect
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Bloody Baghdad Mourns amid Neglect

Tuesday 5 July 2016 ،
Mourning the victims of the bloody ISIS attack in Baghdad should be worldwide because all lives matter. But it appears that Western media prefer to highlight certain attacks over others. Alwaght- More than two hundred candles were extinguished on a busy Sunday morning in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. P ...
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Iran, Hezbollah, OIC Slam Deadly Saudi Arabia Bomb Attacks
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Iran, Hezbollah, OIC Slam Deadly Saudi Arabia Bomb Attacks

Tuesday 5 July 2016 ،
US consulate in the kingdom’s second city Jeddah. The attack took place when security officers confronted a man acting suspiciously near the consulate in the Red Sea port city. He detonated his explosives, killing himself and wounding two guards, according to a report by the state-run Saudi Pr ...
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Suicide Bombers Hit 3 Saudi Cities, Killing at least 4 Security Forces
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Suicide Bombers Hit 3 Saudi Cities, Killing at least 4 Security Forces

Monday 4 July 2016 ،
US consulate in the kingdom’s second city Jeddah. The attack took place when security officers confronted a man acting suspiciously near the consulate in the Red Sea port city. He detonated his explosives, killing himself and wounding two guards, according to a report by the state-run Saudi P ...
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ISIS Terrorists Confess on Foiled Plot to Attack Tehran
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ISIS Terrorists Confess on Foiled Plot to Attack Tehran

Tuesday 5 July 2016 ،
Two members of the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group have confessed on their plot to conduct terrorist attacks in several parts of Iran including the capital, Tehran. Alwaght-Two members of the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group cell have confessed on their plot to conduct terrorist attacks in several parts of ...
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Palestine Remains Major Issue for Muslims: Iran’s Leader
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Palestine Remains Major Issue for Muslims: Iran’s Leader

Wednesday 6 July 2016 ،
US, the Zionist regime and Britain who train terrorists. The super powers meddling with regional affairs led to the crisis in Syria and Yemen.” The grand Ayatollah further added: “Our admiration also goes to the people of Yemen. They took to the streets on Al-Quds day, marked by a massi ...

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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.