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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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Saudis' secret cyber freedoms
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Saudis' secret cyber freedoms

Tuesday 17 March 2015
sentenced to lashings.    Barbers and beauty salons have benefited greatly from the trend due to the increase in visitors wishing to get their hair styled, skin cleaned, and even their nails manicured. Experts say many women have turned to cosmetic surgery as evidenced by the increase in t ...
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Amnesty Explains How Is Bahraini Regime Silencing Dissent?
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Amnesty Explains How Is Bahraini Regime Silencing Dissent?

Thursday 1 September 2016 ،
sentenced to between one and two years in prison in relation to the sit-in and nine others remain in detention and are facing trial. Several human rights defenders have also been prevented from travelling outside of Bahrain to take part in human rights advocacy work.” In response to the prote ...
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Bahrain Crisis: All Repression, No Toleration Make Things Worse
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Bahrain Crisis: All Repression, No Toleration Make Things Worse

Tuesday 23 January 2018 ،
sentenced 6 civilians to death on charges of terror actions. According to the international reports emanating from the island nation, the country’s human rights cases have set a new record in 2017. The country’s human rights organization has repeatedly risen its voice in opposition to th ...
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Iran Response to IAEA’s Resolution ’Decisive, Appropriate’: Spokesman
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Iran Response to IAEA’s Resolution ’Decisive, Appropriate’: Spokesman

Monday 13 June 2022 ،
sentenced the diplomat, who served as the third counselor at Iran’s Embassy in Vienna, to 20 years in prison after accusing him of plotting an alleged attack against the MKO terrorist group.  
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The uncertain political future of Pakistan following the elections
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The uncertain political future of Pakistan following the elections

Monday 12 February 2024 ،
sentence on Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Khan's foreign minister, suggested that other competitors were apprehensive about the potential success of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Nonetheless, Khan, even while incarcerated, effectively mobilized his followers to the polling stations ...
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Iran’s Top Diplomat Visited Kabul, Water Share Top on Agenda
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Iran’s Top Diplomat Visited Kabul, Water Share Top on Agenda

Wednesday 29 October 2025 ،
sentences at home, while Iranian citizens held in Afghan prisons would be transferred to Iran. This bilateral cooperation aims to not only ease the financial and administrative burden on both nations but also to build mutual trust through new shared legal frameworks. Iran's water share a key is ...
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Leader Approves Pardon, Sentence Reduction for Over 2,000 Inmates
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Leader Approves Pardon, Sentence Reduction for Over 2,000 Inmates

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
sentence reduction of over 2,000 convicts ALWAGHT- At the request of Iran's judiciary chief, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has approved the pardon or sentence reduction of over 2,000 convicts. On Tuesday, responding to a request from Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, Ay ...

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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.