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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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Tehran to host World Conference Against Violence and Extremism
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Tehran to host World Conference Against Violence and Extremism

Monday 8 December 2014
Alwaght- Political figures from more than 40 countries plan to participate in an international conference against violence and extremism in Tehran on December 9 and 10, the director of Iran’s Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), Mostafa Zahrani, announced at a press conference on Saturday, Tehran Times newspaper reported.
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UN Details Israeli Regime Helping Syrian Rebels at Golan Heights
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UN Details Israeli Regime Helping Syrian Rebels at Golan Heights

Monday 8 December 2014
Alwaght-Israeli Regime security forces have kept steady contacts with the Syrian rebels over the past 18 months, mainly treating wounded fighters but possibly supplying them with arms, UN observers at the Palestine-Syrian border reported.
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IED in Sana Wound 8 Ansarullah Members
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IED in Sana Wound 8 Ansarullah Members

Monday 8 December 2014
Alwaght- Five roadside bombs have gone off in the Yemeni capital Sana’a, leaving eight members of the Ansarullah movement wounded, Press TV reported.
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Syria Complains to UN After Israeli Regimes's Attacks
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Syria Complains to UN After Israeli Regimes's Attacks

Tuesday 9 December 2014
Alwaght- Syria asked the United Nations Security Council on Monday to impose sanctions on Israeli regime, a day after bombing areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon, Reuter reports.
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UN to End Libya's Escalating Political Crisis by Including a Rival Assembly
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UN to End Libya's Escalating Political Crisis by Including a Rival Assembly

Tuesday 9 December 2014
Alwaght - The United Nations will widen a new round of talks aimed at ending Libya's escalating political crisis by including a rival assembly challenging the recognized government, its special envoy said on Monday, Reuters reported.
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Despite China's Anger America Sales Taiwan Two Frigates
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Despite China's Anger America Sales Taiwan Two Frigates

Tuesday 9 December 2014
Alwaght - Taiwan's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that it plans to buy two frigates from America, and that it hopes Washington will not be influenced by China's opposition to the sale, Reuters reported.
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Iraqi Special Forces to Retake Mosul
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Iraqi Special Forces to Retake Mosul

Tuesday 9 December 2014
Alwaght- The Iraqi government has put together an armed force of 20,000 members to retake the province of Mosul from the ISIS terrorist group, the head of Mosul's provincial council said, Shafaqna website reported.
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Qatar Voices Support for Egypt Government
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Qatar Voices Support for Egypt Government

Wednesday 10 December 2014
Alwaght- Doha drastically changes its foreign policy towards Cairo as it joins other Persian Gulf states in supporting Egypt’s military-backed government.
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Irish Government to Accept the Motion on Palestine Statehood
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Irish Government to Accept the Motion on Palestine Statehood

Wednesday 10 December 2014
Alwaght-The Irish government is to accept a motion calling on parliament to recognize Palestine’s statehood following similar moves by other European Union countries, Press TV reports.
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Russia Presses Israeli Regime Explain Invasion of Syria
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Russia Presses Israeli Regime Explain Invasion of Syria

Wednesday 10 December 2014
Alwaght- In a move that is likely to add further speculation about the nature of the sites targeted, Russia’s Foreign Ministry is publicly demanding an explanation from Israeli regime as to why they attacked targets inside Syria on Sunday, Antiwar website reported.
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Iran calls for regional response to terrorist threat
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Iran calls for regional response to terrorist threat

Wednesday 10 December 2014
Alwaght -Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called Tuesday for a regional response to the threat posed by the ISIS terrorist group in Iraq and Syria rather than the deployment of troops from further afield, Strategic –Culture website reported.
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China's President to Mark Nanjing Massacre amid Easing Japan Ties
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China's President to Mark Nanjing Massacre amid Easing Japan Ties

Thursday 11 December 2014
Alwaght - Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to attend the first national memorial day for the Nanjing Massacre on Saturday, as China marks a deeply symbolic anniversary while it tries to improve ties with old foe Japan, Reuters reported.
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Hong Kong Clearing up Main Protest Camp Peacefully
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Hong Kong Clearing up Main Protest Camp Peacefully

Thursday 11 December 2014
Alwaght - Hong Kong authorities started on Thursday clearing the main pro-democracy protest site that has choked roads into the city's most economically and politically important district for more than two months as part of a campaign to demand free elections, Reuters reported.
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Libya's Recognized Government to Seize Tripoli
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Libya's Recognized Government to Seize Tripoli

Thursday 11 December 2014
Alwaght - Libya's recognized government will continue a military campaign to claim back the capital Tripoli, Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

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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.