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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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A Bill: American ISIS Terrorists Would Strip
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A Bill: American ISIS Terrorists Would Strip

Tuesday 7 October 2014
foreign powers — or in this case, foreign terrorists — are clearly in violation…of that oath which they swore when they became citizens.’  “The Expatriate Terrorist Act of 2014 is only a very modest change to current law; it is one small step in a larger and necessary effort to re-focus our ISIS str ...
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Ambassador Abdul Karim Ali: Cooperation is a Must between Lebanon and Syria
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Ambassador Abdul Karim Ali: Cooperation is a Must between Lebanon and Syria

Wednesday 8 October 2014 ،
According to Nahar website, Syria's ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Abdul Karim Ali on Thursday criticized “those obstructing cooperation" between Lebanon and Syria, particularly after militants stormed the northeastern border town of Arsal. Syria and Lebanon “are two countries with shared geography ...
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Foreign Policy: the Iranian Sphere of Influence Expands into Yemen
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Foreign Policy: the Iranian Sphere of Influence Expands into Yemen

Thursday 9 October 2014 ،
Foreign Policy Magazine regarding to Yemeni revolutionaries' victory has tried to make a relation between the development of Yemen and the sphere of Tehran's influence. Alwaght-Foreign Policy Magazine regarding to Yemeni revolutionaries' victory has tried to make a relation between the ...
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Turkey on the Eve of Civil War
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Turkey on the Eve of Civil War

Wednesday 15 October 2014 ،
foreign event…The peace process will be carried out with determination, the move poses a new threat to negotiations between the government and the PKK. Peace talks between Turkey government and PKK have become increasingly strained in recent weeks in the face of Turkey’s refusal to help rout ISIS te ...
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Only 4% of drone victims in Pakistan named as al Qaeda members
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Only 4% of drone victims in Pakistan named as al Qaeda members

Saturday 18 October 2014 ،
foreign policy speech in May 2013, said this includes “al Qaeda, the Taliban and its associated forces”. Within the casualty figures there are a huge number of people we know nothing about and will never know anything about. Without a better understanding of their identities how can we come to any c ...
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Mahmud Abbas: Zionists have no right to go al-Aqsa and desecrate it
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Mahmud Abbas: Zionists have no right to go al-Aqsa and desecrate it

Sunday 19 October 2014 ،
foreign tourists. However, Jews are not allowed to pray at the site for fear it could cause disturbances and protests from Muslims. Abbas said that the presence of Jews desecrates the site, pledging to ban settlers from entering the Al-Aqsa compound by any means. It is our sacred place, al-Aqsa is o ...
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America's Role in the Rise of Extremism in the West Asia

America's Role in the Rise of Extremism in the West Asia

Monday 20 October 2014 ،
foreign-backed Sunni extremist groups whose violence toward Syrian Shias, Alawites, and Christians has been exceeded only by AQI’s successor, ISIS terrorist group.  Thus, for the past 25 years or more, the West—especially America—has made containing Iran its overriding priority in the Persian Gulf a ...
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Putin Hopes Washington to Hear

Putin Hopes Washington to Hear

Monday 20 October 2014 ،
According to Foreign Policy Journal, in an interview with Politika, a Serbian newspaper, Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, said that it is futile and dangerous for America and its European puppets to blackmail Russia and that the exceptional nation and its vassals should consider the risks that ar ...
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2014 Midterm Elections of America and its Consequences on West Asia

2014 Midterm Elections of America and its Consequences on West Asia

Monday 20 October 2014 ،
foreign nations, even if they harbor or have financial ties to terrorist groups.  Democrats believe that we must ask other nations for permission before we act to protect our own security.  It is likely that republicans will be the winner of 2014 midterm elections of America.   Although both Democr ...
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Sweden Is to Recognize Palestine as a State
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Sweden Is to Recognize Palestine as a State

Tuesday 21 October 2014 ،
foreign ministry had called in the Swedish ambassador to protest against Stockholm's intentions to recognize a Palestinian state. Carl Magnus Nesser was summoned on Monday by the ministry's deputy director general for Europe, Aviv Shir-On, who protested and expressed Israel's disappointm ...

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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.