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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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ISIS Terrorists Claim Responsibility for Downing Russian Plane Over Egypt
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ISIS Terrorists Claim Responsibility for Downing Russian Plane Over Egypt

Saturday 31 October 2015
losing speed, dropping and then vanishing from radar. Some reports in the Egyptian media cited eyewitnesses as saying the plane was on fire as it fell. A source at Sharm El-Sheikh Airport told RIA Novosti the pilot of the missing plane requested a change of course, saying the jet would have to land ...
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US Seeks End to Syria War to Serve Its Own Interests

US Seeks End to Syria War to Serve Its Own Interests

Tuesday 3 November 2015 ،
losing ground in the Syria battlefield of international players with Russian-Iranian measures unravelling day by day in the two countries’ fight against extremism, the White House is swallowing a bitter pill. Having expressed fury at Russia’s military involvement in the Syrian war, the US was fina ...
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Reasons Why Russia Won't Sell Syria to Saudi Arabia

Reasons Why Russia Won't Sell Syria to Saudi Arabia

Wednesday 4 November 2015 ،
losing such huge interests resulted from the sale of military equipment to Saudi Arabia. بنابراین موضوع خیلی پیچیده‌تر از آن است که روسیه با دریافت پول یا هرنوع معامله ای دیگر، سوریه را تقدیم دشمن اصلی خود، غرب کند . Therefore, the issue is much more complex than the story in which Russia receives ...
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Syria; Russia’s Trump Card for Ukraine Crisis
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Syria; Russia’s Trump Card for Ukraine Crisis

Sunday 8 November 2015 ،
losing their control over their allies, neighbors or backyards. In both cases, the Russians who were incapable of applying political and economic levers, desperately resorted to military force. In the Prague Spring, political efforts of the Soviet Union proved ineffective and Czechoslovaki ...
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Iranian Expert Talks about Yemeni Crisis, Russia's Role
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Iranian Expert Talks about Yemeni Crisis, Russia's Role

Tuesday 10 November 2015 ،
losing some of their key allies as the Yemeni crisis keeps unfolding. Alwaght: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, accompanied by ousted Yemeni deputy president, visited Oman. Regarding the fact that Oman announced neutrality in Yemen case and did not back Saudi Arabia, what was reason behind th ...
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Sudan Distances from Iran, Courts Saudi Arabia
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Sudan Distances from Iran, Courts Saudi Arabia

Thursday 12 November 2015 ،
losing %75 of the oil exports income which in turn led to financial crisis and public dissatisfaction. So, one of the motives for Sudan to change behaviour and follow Saudi Arabia's directs could be considered as its hope for receiving financial supports to curb the financial crisis and pacify t ...
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Hezbollah Chief Slams Paris, Beirut Terrorist Attacks, Vows Stronger War on ISIS
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Hezbollah Chief Slams Paris, Beirut Terrorist Attacks, Vows Stronger War on ISIS

Sunday 15 November 2015 ،
losing the Syrian and Iraqi battlefields... Those who supported these terrorist groups will abandon them. ...
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Children Oppressed, Abused by Bahraini Regime
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Children Oppressed, Abused by Bahraini Regime

Sunday 22 November 2015 ،
losing the right to live.  The NGO's urged Bahrain allies, including the US and Britain, and international organizations to put pressurize the Manama regime to immediately release of all children unconditionally.   They also want the Bahraini regime be barred from  denial of ch ...
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Today Terrorism is Our Common Worry: Iran’s Leader
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Today Terrorism is Our Common Worry: Iran’s Leader

Sunday 29 November 2015 ،
losing his life in the presence of his loved ones, a mother whose joy for her family turns into mourning, a husband who is rushing the lifeless body of his spouse to some place and the spectator who does not know whether he will be seeing the final scene of life- these are scenes that rouse the emot ...
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ISIS Terrorist Group Losing Ground in Iraq, Syria: Study
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ISIS Terrorist Group Losing Ground in Iraq, Syria: Study

Tuesday 22 December 2015 ،
losing ground in areas it previously occupied amid intensive Russian airstrikes in Syria and ongoing onslaught against the Takfiri group in Iraq. Alwaght- The ISIS terrorist group is literally losing ground in areas it previously occupied amid intensive Russian airstrikes in Syria and ongoing onslau ...

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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.