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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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UN Envoy for Libya Resigns Weeks before Key Vote
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UN Envoy for Libya Resigns Weeks before Key Vote

Wednesday 24 November 2021
The UN special envoy for Libya, Jan Kubis, has quit, with just one month left to the presidential election in the North African country.
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Masar Badil: The New Palestinian Movement that Has Both Israel and the PA on Edge
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Masar Badil: The New Palestinian Movement that Has Both Israel and the PA on Edge

Wednesday 24 November 2021
Palestinians overwhelmingly reject the Palestinian Authority — which has refused to hold elections and constantly sided with Israeli forces, jailing and torturing rather than protecting its own people — and have long sought an alternative. Now, Masar Badil claims to be the solution.
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West Seeking to Kill Chance for Political End to Syria Crisis: Syrian FM
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West Seeking to Kill Chance for Political End to Syria Crisis: Syrian FM

Wednesday 24 November 2021
Some Western countries attempt to sabotage prospects for a political end to Syria crisis after failing to advance their agenda on the battlefield, Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said on Tuesday.
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Deaths from Saudi-Led War on Yemen to Reach 377,000 by End of 2021: UN
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Deaths from Saudi-Led War on Yemen to Reach 377,000 by End of 2021: UN

Wednesday 24 November 2021
The death toll from Saudi-led aggression on Yemen will reach 377,000 by the end of 2021, including those killed as a result of indirect and direct causes, a new United Nations report has projected on Tuesday.
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Saudi Airstrikes Kills Two across Yemen
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Saudi Airstrikes Kills Two across Yemen

Wednesday 24 November 2021
Saudi-led military coalition’s warplanes have launched fresh airstrikes against various areas across Yemen, killing at least two civilians, local media reports say.
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Bangladesh Sends 2000 More Rohingya Refugees to Remote Island
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Bangladesh Sends 2000 More Rohingya Refugees to Remote Island

Wednesday 24 November 2021
Bangladesh is sending more Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char Island this week.
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IAEA Chief Says Israel Should Join NPT Like Others
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IAEA Chief Says Israel Should Join NPT Like Others

Wednesday 24 November 2021
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the UN nuclear watchdog believes everyone should sign the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and that the Israeli regime is no exception.
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Yemen’s Al-Mahra Province: From Isolation to A Competition Point
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Yemen’s Al-Mahra Province: From Isolation to A Competition Point

Friday 26 November 2021
Al-Mahra was not much influenced by war but in recent years it turned into a competition scene for Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Oman.
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Israeli Dual Game as Iran Nuclear Talks Near
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Israeli Dual Game as Iran Nuclear Talks Near

Friday 26 November 2021
PM Bennett says he is fully opposed to revival of the nuclear deal, but Defense Minister Gantz agrees to a new version of the agreement.
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Yemeni Forces Make Rapid Advances on Southern Gates of Ma’rib
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Yemeni Forces Make Rapid Advances on Southern Gates of Ma’rib

Friday 26 November 2021
Yemen’s Ansarullah forces have advanced on the southern gates of the central Ma’rib city, pushing Saudi-backed militants further back
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France Bars UK Minister from Meeting on Migrants
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France Bars UK Minister from Meeting on Migrants

Friday 26 November 2021
France has banned British Home Secretary from a meeting over the Channel migration crisis, amid rising tensions between the neighbors which are also at odds over other issues such as post-Brexit fishing rights.
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Iran Rejects ‘Interim Deal’ on Sanctions Removal
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Iran Rejects ‘Interim Deal’ on Sanctions Removal

Friday 26 November 2021
Iran insisted that all US sanctions must be removed in one go, rejecting the idea of an “interim agreement” through the Vienna talks, three days before Iran and five major powers gather in the Austrian capital to discuss the removal of US sanctions.
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Palestinians Condemn Morocco-Israel Security Cooperation Agreement
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Palestinians Condemn Morocco-Israel Security Cooperation Agreement

Saturday 27 November 2021
Palestinian people have strongly condemned an agreement that lays the foundation for security cooperation, intelligence sharing, and future arms sales between Israel and Morocco. The neighboring Algeria, also, blasted the deal and called Rabat’s threats "unprecedented and disgraceful".
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Iran-Syria Ties at Highest Level: Ambassador
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Iran-Syria Ties at Highest Level: Ambassador

Saturday 27 November 2021
Iran’s ambassador to Syria has hailed Tehran-Damascus strategic relations in all fields, saying the neighbors over the past years have stood by each other in the face of US economic wars.

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Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity

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