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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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Macron’s Bloc Lost Absolute Majority amid Leftists, Rightists Gains: Polls
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Macron’s Bloc Lost Absolute Majority amid Leftists, Rightists Gains: Polls

Monday 20 June 2022
Emmanuel Macron lost his absolute majority in France’s lower-house National Assembly as French legislative elections concluded on Sunday amid unprecedented gains by hard-left and hard-right candidates.
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Sadr’s Departure, SCF’s Choices for New Govt. Formation
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Sadr’s Departure, SCF’s Choices for New Govt. Formation

Monday 20 June 2022
Al-Sadr’s departure from political process left Shiite coalition leading the hard job of forming a new government through talks with all.
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Pentagon Approved Israeli Airstrikes in Syria
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Pentagon Approved Israeli Airstrikes in Syria

Monday 20 June 2022
Israeli regime coordinates with the US on many of the airstrikes it carries out in Syria, The Wall Street Journal revealed, reporting that since 2017 the occupying regime has carried out more than 400 airstrikes in Syria and other parts of the West Asia region
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Russia Becomes China’s Top Oil Supplier
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Russia Becomes China’s Top Oil Supplier

Monday 20 June 2022
Russia became China’s top oil supplier in May, with exports soaring 55% from last year, Reuters reported on Monday, citing data from the Chinese General Administration of Customs.
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What’s behind Erdogan-Bin Salman Rapprochement?
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What’s behind Erdogan-Bin Salman Rapprochement?

Tuesday 21 June 2022
Erdogan and bin Salman are seeking to mend ties, one for economic improvement and continued rule and the other for breaking the isolation.
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Israeli Premier to Dissolve Knesset after Coalition Collapses
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Israeli Premier to Dissolve Knesset after Coalition Collapses

Tuesday 21 June 2022
Israeli regime’s premier Naftali Bennett has submitted a bill to dissolve parliament as his fragile coalition cabinet collapses, triggering the path for a fifth round of elections in three years.
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Iran-Europe Trade up 37% in 4 Months to April: Eurostat
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Iran-Europe Trade up 37% in 4 Months to April: Eurostat

Tuesday 21 June 2022
Trade between members of the bloc and Iran rose by more than a third year on year in the four months to April, figures by the European Union’s statistics agency (Eurostat) showed.
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Israeli Lobby Influence: Hamburg Islamic Center Deputy Head Expulsion
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Israeli Lobby Influence: Hamburg Islamic Center Deputy Head Expulsion

Tuesday 21 June 2022
The deputy head of IZH, given three months to leave Germany, is accused of solidarity with the Palestinian cause and links to Hezbollah.
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Iran Slams UN Security Council’s Silence over Israeli Strikes on Syria
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Iran Slams UN Security Council’s Silence over Israeli Strikes on Syria

Tuesday 21 June 2022
Iranian ambassador to the UN criticized the UN Security Council’s silence in the face of repeated Israeli airstrikes and violations of the Arab country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Gaza Military Exercises Sending Resolute Message to Tel Aviv
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Gaza Military Exercises Sending Resolute Message to Tel Aviv

Wednesday 22 June 2022
The resistance forces in Gaza conducted military drill to improve their readiness and tell Tel Aviv they are ready to respond if it miscalculates.
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Iran Detained Mossad Agents Who planned to Assassinate Nuclear Scientists
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Iran Detained Mossad Agents Who planned to Assassinate Nuclear Scientists

Wednesday 22 June 2022
Iranian security forces arrested in April three agents working for the Israeli Mossad spy agency, an Iranian judiciary official announced, saying they were planning to assassinate Iranian nuclear scientists.
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Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Killed About 1000 People in Afghanistan
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Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Killed About 1000 People in Afghanistan

Wednesday 22 June 2022
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has struck southern Afghanistan killing at least 130 people, the country’s disaster management authority says. BBC, however, citing a local official reported that the powerful quake has claimed lives of over 250 people.
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Israeli Parliament Votes to Dissolve in Step towards Fifth Election in 3 Years
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Israeli Parliament Votes to Dissolve in Step towards Fifth Election in 3 Years

Wednesday 22 June 2022
The Israeli regime’s parliament has voted to dissolve after premier Naftali Bennett submitted a bill to dissolve Knesset as his fragile coalition cabinet collapsed, setting the stage for the possible return to power of Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Lebanon Premiership: Foreign Camp, Its Home Pawns Want Mikati Out
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Lebanon Premiership: Foreign Camp, Its Home Pawns Want Mikati Out

Thursday 23 June 2022
Opponents of Mikati at home and abroad are uniting their ranks to remove him from PM post.

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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.