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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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Erdogan, Struggle for Way Out of Early Election Funnel
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Erdogan, Struggle for Way Out of Early Election Funnel

Saturday 25 December 2021
The Turkish leader counters early elections demands with rejection and currency status improvement program, but the opposition seems.
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Israeli Regime Injures Dozens of Palestinians in Anti-Settlement Protests in W Bank
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Israeli Regime Injures Dozens of Palestinians in Anti-Settlement Protests in W Bank

Saturday 25 December 2021
Israeli regime forces have injured dozens of Palestinians taking part in anti-settlement protests in the occupied West Bank.
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Iran Slams UK Foreign Office’s ‘Meddlesome Statement’ on Tehran’s Defensive Capabilities
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Iran Slams UK Foreign Office’s ‘Meddlesome Statement’ on Tehran’s Defensive Capabilities

Saturday 25 December 2021
Iran has denounced the UK for a "meddlesome statement” issued by British Foreign Office on Iran’s defensive capabilities, stressing that the Islamic Republic acts within international laws and regulations and in accordance with Tehran’s defense needs.
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Yemenis Condemn as ’War Crimes’ Latest Saudi Airstrikes against Civilians
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Yemenis Condemn as ’War Crimes’ Latest Saudi Airstrikes against Civilians

Saturday 25 December 2021
Yemenis condemned the latest Saudi airstrikes against hospitals and medical centers in the capital Sana’a as “war crimes”, calling on international organizations to intervene and implement a cessation of hostilities.
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Church leaders in al-Quds slam Israel for Anti-Christian Bias, Failure to Stop Attacks on Holy Sites
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Church leaders in al-Quds slam Israel for Anti-Christian Bias, Failure to Stop Attacks on Holy Sites

Saturday 25 December 2021
Patriarchs and heads of churches in the occupied al-Quds say extremist Jewish groups are trying to drive Christians out of the holy city, arguing that Israeli authorities have failed to curb assaults against members of the religious community and desecration of their sites.
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Mass Rally in Baghdad to Pay Homage to Iran’s Soleimani, Iraq’s Muhandis
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Mass Rally in Baghdad to Pay Homage to Iran’s Soleimani, Iraq’s Muhandis

Saturday 25 December 2021
Iraqi people have staged on Friday a mass rally to pay tribute to top Iranian anti-terror commander General Qassem Soleimani and his Iraqi trenchmate Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), who were assassinated in a US drone strike near Baghdad airport last January.
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Yemeni Forces Target ’Sensitive’ Saudi Sites in Jizan in Retaliation
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Yemeni Forces Target ’Sensitive’ Saudi Sites in Jizan in Retaliation

Saturday 25 December 2021
Yemeni Forces had struck important and sensitive sites in the Saudi port city of Jizan with modern precision-guided missiles in retaliation for intensified Saudi airstrikes against Yemen in the past few days.
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Saudi Ballistic Missiles Program: From Past to Date
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Saudi Ballistic Missiles Program: From Past to Date

Sunday 26 December 2021
Saudi Arabia has aspirations for obtaining advanced missile technology but it hardly gets it and would remain a consumer.
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Over 250 Injured after Israeli Forces Attack Palestinian Protesters in Occupied W. Bank
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Over 250 Injured after Israeli Forces Attack Palestinian Protesters in Occupied W. Bank

Sunday 26 December 2021
Israeli regime forces attacked Palestinian protesters near the city of Nablus in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and injured about 250 people.
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Saudi Regime Arbitrarily Arrested Dozen Women Rights Activists in 2021: Rights Group
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Saudi Regime Arbitrarily Arrested Dozen Women Rights Activists in 2021: Rights Group

Sunday 26 December 2021
Saudi regime arbitrarily has arrested a dozen of prominent women’s rights activists throughout this year, a human rights organization reported, expressing concerns over the worsening condition of human rights in the West-backed Kingdom.
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Canada Urges for ‘United Front’ against China
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Canada Urges for ‘United Front’ against China

Sunday 26 December 2021
Canada called on Western "capitalist democracies" to band together to prevent China from taking advantage of their infighting over the profits from Beijing’s growing markets.
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Russia Withdraws Troops after Drills near Ukraine
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Russia Withdraws Troops after Drills near Ukraine

Sunday 26 December 2021
More than 10,000 Russian troops are now heading back to their permanent bases after month-long drills near Ukraine, Interfax news agency reported on Saturday.
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South Africa’s Anti-apartheid Hero Tutu Dies at 90
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South Africa’s Anti-apartheid Hero Tutu Dies at 90

Sunday 26 December 2021
Desmond Tutu, Anglican bishop who helped end apartheid in South Africa and an advocate of Palestinian rights, has died aged 90
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Fatah Alliance Calls for Complete Removal of US Troops from Iraq
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Fatah Alliance Calls for Complete Removal of US Troops from Iraq

Sunday 26 December 2021
Iraq’s second-largest primary bloc, Fateh Alliance, called for complete withdrawal of American forces from Iraqi soil.

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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.