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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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Saudi Group Hacks Iranian Website: A Cyber War Ahead?
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Saudi Group Hacks Iranian Website: A Cyber War Ahead?

Thursday 26 May 2016
defense and nuclear cyber defense are the major fields of activity of PDO. It has done significant works both to stymie attacks and to launch offensives in cyberspace. PDO in recent years had some considerable performances, the most important of which perhaps is discovery of the malicious Stuxnet w ...
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Russia, China Conduct War Games amid Growing US Threat
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Russia, China Conduct War Games amid Growing US Threat

Friday 27 May 2016 ،
defense command centers. The Russian Defense Ministry said the drills majorly sought “to train cooperation of Russian and Chinese air defense and anti-missile groups, aimed at protecting their territories from accidental or provocative strikes by ballistic and guided missiles. They are to be f ...
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Environment Minister of Israeli Regime Resigned in Protest to Netanyahu’s Decision
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Environment Minister of Israeli Regime Resigned in Protest to Netanyahu’s Decision

Friday 27 May 2016 ،
defense minister, Gabbay said. The public wants a rightist cabinet, but they do not support the establishment of an extremist cabinet, Gabbay added. On May 20, Israel’s former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak described the removal of Ya’alon and his replacement with Lieberman as a &ld ...
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Japanese Protesters Oppose Obama’s Visit, Demand Nuclear Disarmament
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Japanese Protesters Oppose Obama’s Visit, Demand Nuclear Disarmament

Saturday 28 May 2016 ،
defense” system in Eastern Europe which, almost by definition, forces Russia to upgrade and expand its own arsenal, including its nuclear stockpile as a countermeasure. Obama will say a few words, then leave Japan. He’ll soon leave office with a still more dangerous world than when he en ...
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China in Quest of Toehold in West Asia
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China in Quest of Toehold in West Asia

Saturday 28 May 2016 ،
In the recent years, Beijing has attempted to make Middle Eastern friends as it rose to take on Washington in the region. Alwaght- Being the world’s largest oil importer, China is an influential player, holding permanent economic and energy interests in the Middle East. While the US dependence ...
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Mohammad Bin Salman, Gamal Mubarak; Similar Pathways, Fates?
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Mohammad Bin Salman, Gamal Mubarak; Similar Pathways, Fates?

Saturday 28 May 2016 ،
defense and deputy crown prince, and also chairman of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs, and also chairman of Aramco, the Saudi state oil company. Mohammad bin Salman, just like Gamal Mubarak, stands top on the Saudi media agenda, either from military aspects, through anti-Yemeni Ope ...
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Never-Ending Flow of Trucks from Turkey Provides Terrorists in Syria with Ammo: Russian Gen.
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Never-Ending Flow of Trucks from Turkey Provides Terrorists in Syria with Ammo: Russian Gen.

Saturday 28 May 2016 ،
Trucks carrying weapons for the al-Nusra Front cross Turkish-Syrian border daily, Russian General Staff, Lt. Gen. Sergey Rudskoy, told journalists. Alwaght- Trucks carrying weapons for the al-Nusra Front cross Turkish-Syrian border daily, Russian General Staff, Lt. Gen. Sergey Rudskoy, told journali ...
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Defeat Of ISIS Terrorists In Fallujah Means its Defeat Across World: Iraqi Analyst
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Defeat Of ISIS Terrorists In Fallujah Means its Defeat Across World: Iraqi Analyst

Saturday 28 May 2016 ،
defense lines are breaking up one after another quickly. All this share seeking is actually an investment by the countries for the future to save face through purporting to be part of anti-terror global coalition. The Alwaght has interviewed the Iraqi author and analyst Fadel abu Raqif to bring in s ...
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Raqqa, Fallujah Operations; US Agreement with ISIS Terrorists
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Raqqa, Fallujah Operations; US Agreement with ISIS Terrorists

Sunday 29 May 2016 ،
defense, pledging on behalf of ISIS’ command that the terror group would pull out of the city. In return, Al-Abadi’s government vowed to direct the Fallujah recapture operation with a consideration of ISIS’ “specific conditions.” At the same time, there are reports cla ...
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Iraq’s Public Mobilization Forces’ Decisive Role in Anti-ISIS Fight
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Iraq’s Public Mobilization Forces’ Decisive Role in Anti-ISIS Fight

Monday 30 May 2016 ،
defenses of ISIS and retake the city from the terrorist group. Recapture of Tikrit was of significance from two dimensions: First, it was the first time since ISIS’ rise in Iraq that the Iraqi forces inflicted a big loss on the terror group ISIS, and second, the victory of Public Mobilization ...

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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.