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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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Egypt Uses French Military Aid to ’Kill Civilians’ over Smuggling: Report
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Egypt Uses French Military Aid to ’Kill Civilians’ over Smuggling: Report

Monday 22 November 2021
The French military reportedly was implicated in at least 19 airstrikes carried out by the Egyptian army against civilians between 2016 and 2018
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Pakistan Rejects India Defense Minister’s ‘Provocative’ Statement
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Pakistan Rejects India Defense Minister’s ‘Provocative’ Statement

Monday 22 November 2021
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has reacted strongly to remarks by India’s defense minister over the weekend, terming threats to carry out military action on Pakistani soil if provoked as “highly irresponsible, provocative and gratuitous”, a statement says.
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ISIS Terrorists Say They Paid Way out of Kurdish Jail Northern Syria: Guardian
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ISIS Terrorists Say They Paid Way out of Kurdish Jail Northern Syria: Guardian

Monday 22 November 2021
The US-allied Kurdish militias in northeast Syria are releasing ISIS prisoners in exchange for money under a “reconciliation” scheme, according to interviews with two freed terrorist and official documents.
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How Would Al-Sadr’s Conditions Affect Government Formation?
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How Would Al-Sadr’s Conditions Affect Government Formation?

Tuesday 23 November 2021
Al-Sadr conditions are meant to give him the upper hand while not avoiding full responsibility in the governance.
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What’s US Plot for Lebanon behind Helicopter Donation?
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What’s US Plot for Lebanon behind Helicopter Donation?

Tuesday 23 November 2021
The US donation to Beirut has a price and it is restriction of Hezbollah, a plot coordinated with Israel to undermine Lebanese deterrence.
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Saudi Warplanes Strike Yemen’s Densely-Populated Capital, Sana’a
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Saudi Warplanes Strike Yemen’s Densely-Populated Capital, Sana’a

Tuesday 23 November 2021
The Saudi regime has carried out several airstrikes against Yemen’s densely-populated capital, claiming to seek to hit "military targets" there
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West Uses ‘Terror Designations’ as Tool to Criminalize Support for Palestine: Iran FM Spokesman
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West Uses ‘Terror Designations’ as Tool to Criminalize Support for Palestine: Iran FM Spokesman

Tuesday 23 November 2021
The West resorts to “terrorist designations” as a tool to criminalize support for the Palestinian people, Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday stressing that such acts primarily target civil societies in the West.
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Two Palestinians Suspend Hunger Strikes after Securing Freedom from Israeli Jails
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Two Palestinians Suspend Hunger Strikes after Securing Freedom from Israeli Jails

Tuesday 23 November 2021
Two Palestinian prisoners, who have been detained without charge by the Israeli regime, suspended their open-ended hunger strikes after securing their release from jails in the coming months.
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Economic Crisis Begins to Bite in Afghanistan Two Months after Taliban Takeover
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Economic Crisis Begins to Bite in Afghanistan Two Months after Taliban Takeover

Wednesday 24 November 2021
The Taliban are seeking to persuade the US to unfreeze Afghanistan assets. But Washington responded negatively.
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Iran-Azerbaijan Relations: Friendly but Influenced by Foreign Actors
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Iran-Azerbaijan Relations: Friendly but Influenced by Foreign Actors

Wednesday 24 November 2021
Iran and Azerbaijan have friendly ties but recently Israel and Turkey appeared to be upsetting factors as they follow own agenda using Baku.
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Apple Sues Israeli Spyware Firm over Surveillance of Users
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Apple Sues Israeli Spyware Firm over Surveillance of Users

Wednesday 24 November 2021
American tech company Apple has launched a lawsuit against Israeli spyware developer NSO Group over surveillance of its users “without effective accountability.”
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War on Yemen American Plot: Ambassador
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War on Yemen American Plot: Ambassador

Wednesday 24 November 2021
Yemen’s ambassador to Iran Ibrahim Mohammad al-Deilami said the war on Yemen is an American war, painting Saudi Arabia and the UAE as the puppets of Washington.
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Two Civilians Killed in Latest Israeli Aggression on Syria: State TV
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Two Civilians Killed in Latest Israeli Aggression on Syria: State TV

Wednesday 24 November 2021
At least two Syrian civilians were killed and several soldiers wounded in Israeli regime’s Wednesday’s raid in Homs province, according to the Syria’s state media (SANA), which noted Syrian air defenses were activated to repel the attack.
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Russia’s Putin Meet Palestinian President in Sochi
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Russia’s Putin Meet Palestinian President in Sochi

Wednesday 24 November 2021
Russian presidents Vladimir Putin and President of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas held talks in Sochi on development of bilateral cooperation and the situation in the West Asia region.

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