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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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North Korea Test Fires Cruise Missile, First Since March
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North Korea Test Fires Cruise Missile, First Since March

Monday 13 September 2021
North Korea conducted successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile inside its own territorial waters, state media outlet KCNA reported on Monday.
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Taliban Celebrate Defeating US-Led NATO in Afghanistan: Ex-CIA Chief
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Taliban Celebrate Defeating US-Led NATO in Afghanistan: Ex-CIA Chief

Monday 13 September 2021
Former acting CIA Director Michael Morell said Taliban are celebrating their success in defeating the US-led NATO in Afghanistan.
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US House Speaker ‘Deeply Concerned’ over Saudi Torture of Aid Worker
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US House Speaker ‘Deeply Concerned’ over Saudi Torture of Aid Worker

Monday 13 September 2021
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed "deep concern" over the torture of humanitarian aid worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan imprisoned in Saudi Arabia.
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Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian over Alleged Stabbing Attempt
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Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian over Alleged Stabbing Attempt

Monday 13 September 2021
Israeli regime forces have shot and seriously injured on Monday a Palestinian young man over an alleged stabbing attempt in the occupied West Bank.
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Syrian Army Recaptures Militant-Held Al-Yadudah  in Dara’a after 10 Years
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Syrian Army Recaptures Militant-Held Al-Yadudah in Dara’a after 10 Years

Monday 13 September 2021
The Syrian army has established control over al-Yadudah town in Dara’a province, 10 years after it fall to foreign-backed militants on 2011.
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Weighing Out Political Factions in New Lebanon Cabinet
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Weighing Out Political Factions in New Lebanon Cabinet

Tuesday 14 September 2021
The new government seems more balanced than ever. However it has tough road seeking to settle the huge problemd the country is grappling with.
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Saudi Regime Uses Water as Weapon in Yemen
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Saudi Regime Uses Water as Weapon in Yemen

Tuesday 14 September 2021
Located in a dry and semi-arid region, Yemen has always been faced with a severe water crisis. The harshness of nature has been exacerbated in recent years by the cruelty of the Saudi-led coalition against the Yemeni nation.
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Syrian President Visits Russia to Meet Putin
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Syrian President Visits Russia to Meet Putin

Tuesday 14 September 2021
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad paid an announced visit to Moscow on Monday to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin
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Stillborn Arab-Israeli Normalization Deal: A Year On
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Stillborn Arab-Israeli Normalization Deal: A Year On

Wednesday 15 September 2021
The signatories of the so-called peace agreement are to mark its anniversary, as many agree it was born dead.
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Iran President to Visit Tajikistan for SCO Summit, Tehran’s Full Membership on Agenda
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Iran President to Visit Tajikistan for SCO Summit, Tehran’s Full Membership on Agenda

Wednesday 15 September 2021
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi is set to travel to Tajikistan this week to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.
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Iraqi Popular Forces’ Convoy Attacked near Syria Border; US Denies Involvement
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Iraqi Popular Forces’ Convoy Attacked near Syria Border; US Denies Involvement

Wednesday 15 September 2021
A military convoy belonging to Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) has come under attack near the Iraq-Syria border.
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North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles Days after Testing Cruise Missile
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North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles Days after Testing Cruise Missile

Wednesday 15 September 2021
North Korea reportedly has fired two ballistic missiles from its east coast into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday.
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British Soldier Arrested for Protesting Against Yemen War, Arms Support for Saudi Arabia
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British Soldier Arrested for Protesting Against Yemen War, Arms Support for Saudi Arabia

Wednesday 15 September 2021
“ I’ve seen too much not to speak out and I’d rather sleep peacefully in a cell than stay silent for a paycheck” — Former British Soldier Ahmed Al-Babati
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China Slams UK ’Despicable Action’ to Ban Its Envoy from Parliament
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China Slams UK ’Despicable Action’ to Ban Its Envoy from Parliament

Wednesday 15 September 2021
China’s embassy in London condemned as “despicable and cowardly” the UK parliament’s decision to ban Beijing’s Ambassador to London from attending Britain’s legislature.

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution