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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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Muslims Discriminated in French School for not Eating Pork
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Muslims Discriminated in French School for not Eating Pork

Tuesday 29 September 2015
Valls said recently that “Islam will be a central issue in the 2017 presidential election”. Vall’s remarks, which were leaked to the French press, indicate that the election, like others across Europe, is likely to turn on debates over “values and identity”. Discussing Muslims and French identity i ...
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French Voters Delivered Shock Blow to Extremist Front National Party
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French Voters Delivered Shock Blow to Extremist Front National Party

Monday 14 December 2015 ،
Valls, hailed the result as a “victory for the Republic” and the “values of fraternity, common sense and togetherness” which had always triumphed in the “darkest moments of our country’s history”. The hardliner FN candidates – including Ms Le Pen herself in the Calais-Lille-Amiens area in the no ...
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France State of Emergency to Remain Amid Spread of Islamophobia
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France State of Emergency to Remain Amid Spread of Islamophobia

Saturday 23 January 2016 ،
Valls said the special measures, which give police in France a range of powers, including the ability to detain suspects without warrants, should continue “until we can get rid of Daesh [ISIS]”.  “As long as the threat is there, we must use all available means,” he said ...
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France Awarded Highest National Honor to Saudi Regime’s Crown Prince
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France Awarded Highest National Honor to Saudi Regime’s Crown Prince

Monday 7 March 2016 ،
Valls also signed 10 billion euros worth of contracts, mainly in the fields of transport, energy and aerospace, in his trip to Riyadh last year. After Salman was crowned as the new king of Saudi Arabia on 23 January 2015, there are still abundant examples of human rights violations in this country. ...
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French President Faces Street Revolt as Police Attack Protesters
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French President Faces Street Revolt as Police Attack Protesters

Thursday 12 May 2016 ،
Valls decided earlier this week to use their constitutional powers to impose the labor law reforms by decree. Protest marches in Paris and most other larger French cities Thursday afternoon attracted tens of thousands of supporters – including a fringe of hooded youths who fought running battl ...
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French Police Car Burnt in Rival Paris Protests
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French Police Car Burnt in Rival Paris Protests

Wednesday 18 May 2016 ،
Valls decided last week to use their constitutional powers to impose the labor law reforms by decree. Hardline trade unions and a bloc of traditionalist Socialist politicians – including several former ministers and the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo – oppose the changes. So do 70 per cen ...
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Riots Spread Across France amid Increased Police Brutality
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Riots Spread Across France amid Increased Police Brutality

Saturday 28 May 2016 ،
Valls decided to use their constitutional powers to impose the labor law reforms by decree. Hardline trade unions and a bloc of traditionalist Socialist politicians – including several former ministers and the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo – oppose the changes. So do 70 per cent of Frenc ...
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French Police Violently Suppress Protestors in Paris
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French Police Violently Suppress Protestors in Paris

Tuesday 14 June 2016 ،
Valls decided to use their constitutional powers to impose the labor law reforms by decree. Hardline trade unions and a bloc of traditionalist Socialist politicians – including several former ministers and the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo – oppose the changes. So do 70 per cent of Frenc ...
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French Labor Protests Dim Hollande’s Re-Election Chances
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French Labor Protests Dim Hollande’s Re-Election Chances

Friday 17 June 2016 ،
Valls decided to use their constitutional powers to impose the labor law reforms by decree lower house of parliament without a vote. The decision to invoke special constitutional powers underlines the deep rifts running through the ruling Socialist Party a year ahead of presidential elections and H ...
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Trump Creating Major Rift with US Allies
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Trump Creating Major Rift with US Allies

Wednesday 18 January 2017 ،
Valls even went as far to compare his comments to a declaration of war on Europe. Iran Nuclear Deal, source of EU, US tensions Another point of divergence between Trump and EU revolved around the Iran nuclear deal otherwise known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The deal was ...

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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.