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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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EU Leaders Dash Kiev’s Hope to Join Bloc as Conflict Enters Day 16

EU Leaders Dash Kiev’s Hope to Join Bloc as Conflict Enters Day 16

Saturday 12 March 2022
Ursula von der Leyen said the EU should stop using Russian fossil fuels by 2027, adding that she would propose a roadmap for that in mid-May. But Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the EU will not impose sanctions on Russian gas or oil. “The most important issue for us has been settl ...
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EU Leaders Agree to Ban Majority of Russian Oil Imports

EU Leaders Agree to Ban Majority of Russian Oil Imports

Tuesday 31 May 2022 ،
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, at a press conference said Russian oil delivered by tankers would be banned, while an exemption will be made for the southern segment of the Druzhba pipeline, which goes to Hungary, Slovakia, and Czech Republic. As we have a clear politica ...
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G7 Aims to Raise $600bn to Counter China’s Belt and Road

G7 Aims to Raise $600bn to Counter China’s Belt and Road

Monday 27 June 2022 ،
Ursula von der Leyen told the gathering. The leaders of Italy, Canada and Japan also spoke about their plans, some of which have already been announced separately. French president Emmanuel Macron and British prime minister Boris Johnson were not present, but their countries are also participating. ...
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Ukraine President Welcomes China Peace Plan, but Western Allies Reject It

Ukraine President Welcomes China Peace Plan, but Western Allies Reject It

Saturday 25 February 2023 ،
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said China had already “taken sides” in the conflict. Nevertheless, Ukraine's charge d'affaires in China Zhanna Leshchynska called the document a good sign, saying she expected Beijing to be more active in ...
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About 60 Killed as Migrant Boast Sinks off Italy

About 60 Killed as Migrant Boast Sinks off Italy

Monday 27 February 2023 ،
Ursula von der Leyen said she was “deeply saddened” by the “tragedy” and called for progress on a stalled reform of EU asylum rules. “We must redouble our efforts on the (EU) Pact on Migration and Asylum and on the Action Plan on the Central Mediterranean,” she w ...
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Chinese Army Launches Three-Day Drills in Taiwan Strait

Chinese Army Launches Three-Day Drills in Taiwan Strait

Saturday 8 April 2023 ،
Ursula von der Leyen. The PLA drills began hours after Macron and von der Leyen, whose focus was the Ukraine crisis, had left.  
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Intelligence Leak Shows US Spying on UN Chief

Intelligence Leak Shows US Spying on UN Chief

Thursday 13 April 2023 ،
Ursula von der Leyen, for Europe to produce more weapons and ammunition due to the war in Ukraine. Other documents include analysis from US intelligence agencies about Russia and several other countries, all based on information gleaned from classified sources. The US and its EU all ...
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The End of US Dollar Hegemony Draws Near

The End of US Dollar Hegemony Draws Near

Wednesday 19 April 2023 ،
Ursula Von Der Leyen, was just in China with French President, Emmanuel Macron, and she made [sic] a tweet saying that there is not a level playing field for European companies in China and that China is not open to Europe. But this is actually not true because the Europeans and the Chinese already ...
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Ukraine Signs Security Pacts with Italy, Canada

Ukraine Signs Security Pacts with Italy, Canada

Sunday 25 February 2024 ،
Ursula von der Leyen and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. “We must be no less active in Ukraine's European integration than we were last year. Together, we must address each of the existing disagreements in Europe – and we must together defend our Europe from all forms of R ...
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Behind the scenes of the American port project in Gaza... Hints pointing towards a great conspiracy

Behind the scenes of the American port project in Gaza... Hints pointing towards a great conspiracy

Sunday 10 March 2024 ،
Ursula von der Leyen's visit to Cyprus, the President of the European Commission, to discuss the necessary infrastructure for establishing a humanitarian corridor to Gaza. With Cyprus chosen as the destination for maritime aid, it appears that groundwork for this initiative was laid earlier by ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies