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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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Iran Rejects Denmark Allegations of Assassination Plot
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Iran Rejects Denmark Allegations of Assassination Plot

Wednesday 31 October 2018
Union to impose sanctions on Tehran for the so-called assassination plot. This move will appeal to the US President Donald Trump who spent over the past weeks attacking Iran and sending his diplomats out for lobbying to get as many as implementers to the upcoming sanctions as possible. This will lo ...
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EU Slams US Sanctions on Iran, Vows to Protect Trade
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EU Slams US Sanctions on Iran, Vows to Protect Trade

Saturday 3 November 2018 ،
Union denounced on Friday US fresh sanctions on Iran, and promised to protect European firms doing business with the Islamic republic. Alwaght- The European Union denounced on Friday US fresh sanctions on Iran, and promised to protect European firms doing business with the Islamic republic. In a jo ...
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Iran’s President Vows to Break US Unilateral Sanctions
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Iran’s President Vows to Break US Unilateral Sanctions

Monday 5 November 2018 ،
Union (EU) back in 2015, agreeing to curb its nuclear program in return for the lifting of restrictions mainly on its oil sales. Despite the US withdrawal, Iran has stayed in the deal but has stressed that the other parties to the agreement have to work to offset the negative impacts of the US pull ...
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PKK Is US Key to Unlock Spell on Ties with Turkey
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PKK Is US Key to Unlock Spell on Ties with Turkey

Saturday 10 November 2018 ،
Union (KCK) and was given the command of the HPG, or the People’s Defense Forces. In fact, Karayilan, despite losing a top post at the party, remains the head of military operations against the Turkish army. Some sources say that after 2014, he led the Syrian Kurds' fight against the ISIS ...
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Libya Peace Talks,  Conflicting Foreign Interests
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Libya Peace Talks, Conflicting Foreign Interests

Tuesday 13 November 2018 ،
Union announced the conference seeks to work out a solution to the crisis in the country and supports the UN's efforts towards elections, economic reforms, and restoration of security. The EU has sent its foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to the Palermo meeting. Frail hope of peace under ...
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Israeli Regime Destroys TV station HQ in Gaza
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Israeli Regime Destroys TV station HQ in Gaza

Tuesday 13 November 2018 ،
Union and the United Nations also urged the immediate end of rising tensions surrounding the Gaza Strip. In a written statement, Maja Kocijancic, the spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, said that the escalation of violence in and around Gaza during the last hours is very ala ...
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US Imports Russian Gas Which It Presses Europe Not to Buy
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US Imports Russian Gas Which It Presses Europe Not to Buy

Friday 16 November 2018 ،
Union even if Russian corporations take part in them. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly urged the EU to look for alternatives to cheaper Russian gas, mostly delivered to Europe by pipelines. Last month, PGNiG, Poland’s gas company, signed a 20-year deal to buy liquefied natural gas (LN ...
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British Foreign Sec. to Visits Iran for Nuclear Deal Talks
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British Foreign Sec. to Visits Iran for Nuclear Deal Talks

Monday 19 November 2018 ،
Union (EU), have been working on a financial mechanism that would bypass the American monetary system and enable direct and secure payments to the Islamic Republic, including for oil purchases, which the US sanctions have attempted to hinder. That mechanism, known as the Special Purpose Vehicle, wi ...
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Putin Vows to Retaliate US Withdrawal from Nuclear Treaty
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Putin Vows to Retaliate US Withdrawal from Nuclear Treaty

Tuesday 20 November 2018 ،
Union (and later its successor state the Russian Federation) banned possession and development of short and mid-range missiles. The US accuses Russia of violating the INF deal by building missiles it prohibits. Moscow has refuted the allegations and accused the US of non-compliance as well, arguing ...
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Macron’s Economic Reforms Run into Yellow Vests
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Macron’s Economic Reforms Run into Yellow Vests

Tuesday 20 November 2018 ،
The protests in France are now in their fourth day and the yellow vests press for the government retreat from tax decisions. Alwaght- New wave of protests against the French government's economic policies has started on Saturday and is spreading fast across the country, putting the liberal gover ...

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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.