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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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IAEA Report Envisages Positive Prospects for Cooperation with Iran
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IAEA Report Envisages Positive Prospects for Cooperation with Iran

Saturday 5 September 2020
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) latest report envisages ‘positive and constructive’ prospects for bilateral cooperation with Iran, the country’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations said.
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Amnesty Slams Bahraini Regime’s Harassment of Shiite Inmates during Muharram
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Amnesty Slams Bahraini Regime’s Harassment of Shiite Inmates during Muharram

Saturday 5 September 2020
Amnesty International condemned Bahraini regime’s mistreatment of Shiite inmates during the lunar calendar month of Muharram, the 10th day of which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shiite Imam and grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
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Turkey Calls French President ‘Hysterical’ over Syria, Libya, East Mediterranean
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Turkey Calls French President ‘Hysterical’ over Syria, Libya, East Mediterranean

Saturday 5 September 2020
Turkish foreign blamed French President over meddling in foreign-backed conflicts in Libya and Syria as well as Ankara’s dispute with Greece over sea boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, calling Emmanuel Macron "hysterical”.
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UAE to Open Embassy in Israel Soon: Report
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UAE to Open Embassy in Israel Soon: Report

Saturday 5 September 2020
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will open an embassy in the occupied Palestinian territories within three to five months in the wake of a deal between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv to formalize relations, a senior Emirati official said.
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Portland Marks 100th Day of Protests against Police Brutality
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Portland Marks 100th Day of Protests against Police Brutality

Saturday 5 September 2020
American people’s protests against police brutality and racial injustice in have entered their 100th day in the western city of Portland, Oregon.
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Asian Defense Ministers Meet in Moscow, Moving Towards Strengthening Collective Security
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Asian Defense Ministers Meet in Moscow, Moving Towards Strengthening Collective Security

Sunday 6 September 2020
Alwaght- Yesterday, Moscow, the Russian capital, witnessed the end of the meeting of defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Collective Security Treaty Organization. As it is clear from the guests and participants of the meeting, this conference was organized with the focus on security and defense issues. The meeting was attended by defense ministers from 13 countries, who, according to the Russian Defense Minister, as chairman of the summit, discussed, in addition to a joint statement on counterterrorism and international extremism, ensuring international and regional security for all members, unity of efforts to prevent war and armed conflict, and also further strengthen military cooperation in the current situation.
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Hezbollah, Hamas Agree to Strengthen Ties in Face of Israel
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Hezbollah, Hamas Agree to Strengthen Ties in Face of Israel

Sunday 6 September 2020
Hezbollah secretary general and Hamas Political Bureau chief agreed to boost coordination between the Lebanese and Palestinian resistance movements against the Israeli regime
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What Are Barzani’s Turkey Visit Goals?
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What Are Barzani’s Turkey Visit Goals?

Monday 7 September 2020
President of Iraqi Kurdish region had a set of topics to discuss with Turkey including trade and possibility of bringing Ankara and PKK to negotiating table.
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Israel Presses US for Advanced Weapons after F-35 Jets Sale to UAE
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Israel Presses US for Advanced Weapons after F-35 Jets Sale to UAE

Monday 7 September 2020
Israel reportedly seeks to convince the US to provide the regime with advanced weapons to maintain Tel Aviv’s alleged “military edge” in the West Asia after it failed to block the sale of American-made F-35 stealth fighters to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Biden Leading Trump by 10 Points in New National Poll
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Biden Leading Trump by 10 Points in New National Poll

Monday 7 September 2020
Hopeful US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has a ten percentage points lead over President Donald Trump nationally with less than two months before the November 3 election, A new opinion poll shows.
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China Hold Naval Drills amid Rising Tensions with US
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China Hold Naval Drills amid Rising Tensions with US

Monday 7 September 2020
China is conducting a fresh round of naval exercises along the country’s northeast and eastern coasts in what is widely seen as a show of force amid ongoing US military provocations in the region.
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Disintegration of American Society thru Trump
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Disintegration of American Society thru Trump

Tuesday 8 September 2020
Alwaght- As the US presidential election approaches in November, the political divide in this country has reached an unprecedented level. In the meantime, the media’s coverage of political confrontation and division in the influential and powerful Conway family is a small example of a deep rift in American politics. The Conway family is a prominent symbol of a shattered American society that can be seen as a victim of the rise of Trumpism and anti-Trumpism, or in other words, supporters and opponents of Donald Trump. To understand the magnitude of the gap in current American political society, it is necessary to mention the story of the rift in the Conway family.
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Libyan Crisis Talks Under Clouds Of Home, Foreign Differences
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Libyan Crisis Talks Under Clouds Of Home, Foreign Differences

Tuesday 8 September 2020
Morocco hosted Libya talks and Geneva is expected to host new round, deal remains away as consensus among home and foreign actors is non-existent.
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Pentagon Chiefs Fight Wars to Keep Arms Dealers Healthy: Trump
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Pentagon Chiefs Fight Wars to Keep Arms Dealers Healthy: Trump

Tuesday 8 September 2020
US President Donald Trump said Monday that the Pentagon and military-industrial complex launch wars to hand billions of dollars to arms makers and keep them "happy".

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies