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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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What’s Driving Oman Embassy Reopening in Iraq?
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What’s Driving Oman Embassy Reopening in Iraq?

Thursday 16 May 2019
The Arab sultanate severed ties with Iraq in the 1990s when Saddam invaded his neighbor Kuwait. Alwaght- Oman’s official news agency on Monday reported that the small Arab monarchy has decided to reopen its embassy in Iraq, nearly three decades after Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait t ...
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Saudi Trouble-Making Mediation in Syria
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Saudi Trouble-Making Mediation in Syria

Monday 17 June 2019 ،
Saudi Arabia claims to push peace in northern Syria but is seeking to strengthen local actors to build an allied front to take on the next-door Turkey. Alwaght- Saudi Arabian broadcaster Al-Arabiya reported on Saturday that Thamer al-Sabhan the Saudi minister of state for Persian Gulf affairs, visit ...
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What Factors Are Delaying Iraq’s Cabinet Completion?
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What Factors Are Delaying Iraq’s Cabinet Completion?

Thursday 20 June 2019 ،
Despite the divisive factors blocking the efforts, Iraqi politicians appear gradually understand the need for consensus. Alwaght- The election of Adel Abdul Mahdi as prime minister of Iraq following May 2018 vote promised a solution to many troubles the country has been grappling with after the defe ...
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Russia Rejects as Very Vague US Evidence on Iran’s Role in Tanker Attacks
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Russia Rejects as Very Vague US Evidence on Iran’s Role in Tanker Attacks

Wednesday 19 June 2019 ،
Russia has dismissed the “very vague” evidence that the US has put forth as a proof to its accusation about Iran’s engagement in the recent tanker attacks in the Sea of Oman, saying the footage and images do not prove anything. Alwaght- Russia has dismissed the “very vague” evidence that ...
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Why Did Iraq’s NWM Shift to Opposition Role?
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Why Did Iraq’s NWM Shift to Opposition Role?

Friday 21 June 2019 ،
National Wisdom Movement of Iraq has announced it moved out of pro-government camp to take opposition role. Alwaght- Iraqi National Wisdom Movement’s (MVM) announcement that it stepped out of the pro-government alliance and took the role of opposition on June 16 has drawn a spectrum of analyse ...
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Push to Destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque Goes Mainstream in Israeli Regime
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Push to Destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque Goes Mainstream in Israeli Regime

Tuesday 25 June 2019 ،
This ancient site that dates back to the year 705 C.E. is being targeted for destruction by extremist groups that seek to erase Jerusalem’s Muslim heritage in pursuit of colonial ambitions and the fulfillment of end-times prophecy. The iconic golden dome of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque, l ...
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What Does Iraqi PM’s Executive Order on PMF Mean?
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What Does Iraqi PM’s Executive Order on PMF Mean?

Wednesday 3 July 2019 ،
The Iraqi PM has issued an order on organizing the status of the popular force came into existence to fight ISIS. Alwaght- On Monday, Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi issued a special executive order to organize the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF or Hashd al-Shaabi in Arabic). The orde ...
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Uyghur Muslim Cause in Age of Global Blocs
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Uyghur Muslim Cause in Age of Global Blocs

Tuesday 16 July 2019 ،
Uyghur Muslim of Xinjiang province argue they are under Beijing’s crackdown but Chinese officials say they are clamping down on extremists and potential terrorists. Alwaght- Two days after 22 Western countries wrote a letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council condemning the Chinese crackdown ...
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Kirkuk Governor Election Iraq’s New Contentious Point
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Kirkuk Governor Election Iraq’s New Contentious Point

Saturday 27 July 2019 ،
While Kurdish parties agreed on a candidate for the province, Arabs argue that election should be entrusted to parliament not provincial council. Alwaght- While Iraq after the defeat of ISIS is returning to the pre-2014 stability and security, levels of political disputes remain between the central ...
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A Picture of US Cultural Influence in Iraq
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A Picture of US Cultural Influence in Iraq

Thursday 5 September 2019 ،
The US is engaged in a campaign of influence in Iraq through media, higher education, and cultural interaction. Alwaght- Earlier this week, a documentary tilted the “The Religious Corruption in Iraq” was aired by Alhurra TV in Iraq, triggering public and political backlash as it directly ...

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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.