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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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US Seeks No Democracy for Other Nations, Mainstream Media Failing: American Scholar
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US Seeks No Democracy for Other Nations, Mainstream Media Failing: American Scholar

Friday 1 December 2017
US. He replied: “The Internet now plays a big role. There is a lot of information on the Internet. People have begun to find where the way is, and sense where the truth is. Back in 30 or 40 years ago, the major news outlets were the CBS and NBC, and others for example. They controlled the pub ...
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American Embassy Relocation to Al-Quds: Drives, Consequences
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American Embassy Relocation to Al-Quds: Drives, Consequences

Monday 4 December 2017 ،
US. So, winning the support of this powerhouse is the key prerequisite to the politicians to be successful in their political career.  Since 1990s, the pro-Israeli lobbyists as well as the Israeli leaders have often demanded that the American embassy be moved to al-Quds, something requiring th ...
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Why Kabul, SCO Share Interest in Afghanistan Membership?
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Why Kabul, SCO Share Interest in Afghanistan Membership?

Wednesday 6 December 2017 ،
Afghanistan by the US and its allies in 2001, the country found special weight and focus in the geopolitical and geostrategic observations of Central and West Asia regions. While the US is seeking long-term military stay in Afghanistan, China and Russia, two powers opposing the American hegemony, fi ...
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Afghan Forces Kill Top Al-Qaeda Leader, Senior Taliban Commanders
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Afghan Forces Kill Top Al-Qaeda Leader, Senior Taliban Commanders

Tuesday 5 December 2017 ،
Afghanistan, the National Directorate of Security said in a statement. Security forces also arrested 27 individuals in the operation in the eastern Afghan provinces of Ghazni, Paktia and Zabul, the agency said, without giving further details. Meanwhile, the Taliban group has lost two more senior lo ...
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Israeli Regime Kills 2 Palestinians in ’Day of Rage’
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Israeli Regime Kills 2 Palestinians in ’Day of Rage’

Friday 8 December 2017 ،
Afghanistan. The Israeli regime occupied East al-Quds in the 1967 Six Day war, a move that was regarded as illegal by the international community. Palestinians have declared al-Quds as the capital of their future independent state.  
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Pakistan Air Force Ordered To Take Down US Drones
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Pakistan Air Force Ordered To Take Down US Drones

Saturday 9 December 2017 ،
US. Alwaght- Pakistan’s Air Force (PAF) commander has ordered his force to take down drones that enter the country's airspace including those of the US. “We will not allow anyone to violate our airspace,” The Times of India cited Pakistan's Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman as ...
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Pakistan Air Force Ordered to Shoot US Drones Violating the Country’s Airspace
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Pakistan Air Force Ordered to Shoot US Drones Violating the Country’s Airspace

Saturday 9 December 2017 ،
Afghanistan in 2001.  The top US spy agency, CIA, is also reportedly involved in drone attacks inside Pakistan. The CIA has so far failed to acknowledge its drone attacks, which usually claim the lives of civilians, including children in Pakistan. Islamabad says the drone strikes violate i ...
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Afghan Parliament Demands Severing Ties with US Over Al-Quds Move
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Afghan Parliament Demands Severing Ties with US Over Al-Quds Move

Saturday 9 December 2017 ،
Afghanistan demands the government and Muslim countries suspend ties with the US in a protest against President ’s decision on al-Quds. Alwaght- The Afghan parliament asked on Saturday the government and Muslim countries around the world to suspend ties with the US in a protest against President Don ...
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Facts about Rise of ISIS in Afghanistan
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Facts about Rise of ISIS in Afghanistan

Wednesday 13 December 2017 ،
Afghanistan, a country with weak government and where US seeks justification to keep forces. Alwaght- In 2014, when ISIS takfiri-terrorist group was rising and gaining ground in some West Asian countries such as Syria and Iraq, militants who later founded its affiliates in the Afghan territories wer ...
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Saudi Crown Prince Named Failure of Year in West Asia
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Saudi Crown Prince Named Failure of Year in West Asia

Saturday 16 December 2017 ،
Afghanistan and the Mediterranean. If the US and Saudi Arabia wanted to do anything about this new alignment, they have left it too late. Other states in the Middle East are coming to recognize that there are winners and losers, and have no wish to be on the losing side. When President Recep Tayyip ...

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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.