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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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British Soldier Arrested for Protesting Against Yemen War, Arms Support for Saudi Arabia
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British Soldier Arrested for Protesting Against Yemen War, Arms Support for Saudi Arabia

Wednesday 15 September 2021
“ I’ve seen too much not to speak out and I’d rather sleep peacefully in a cell than stay silent for a paycheck” — Former British Soldier Ahmed Al-Babati
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China Slams UK ’Despicable Action’ to Ban Its Envoy from Parliament
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China Slams UK ’Despicable Action’ to Ban Its Envoy from Parliament

Wednesday 15 September 2021
China’s embassy in London condemned as “despicable and cowardly” the UK parliament’s decision to ban Beijing’s Ambassador to London from attending Britain’s legislature.
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Israeli PM Rejects Establishment of Palestinian State as ’Terrible Mistake’
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Israeli PM Rejects Establishment of Palestinian State as ’Terrible Mistake’

Wednesday 15 September 2021
Israeli regime’s premier said on Tuesday he was opposed to the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state in the occupied territories, calling it a "terrible mistake.”
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First Iranian Plane Carrying Humanitarian Aid Lands in Kabul
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First Iranian Plane Carrying Humanitarian Aid Lands in Kabul

Wednesday 15 September 2021
An Iranian plane carrying humanitarian aid arrived at Kabul airport on Wednesday, in the first flight from the Islamic Republic to the Afghan capital since the Taliban takeover of the country.
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Bloodless Peace: An Emerging Mechanism to End Syria Crisis
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Bloodless Peace: An Emerging Mechanism to End Syria Crisis

Thursday 16 September 2021
The Syrian government is heading to engagement with opposition militia to restore control over territories.
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Tankers Carrying Iranian Fuel Arrive in Lebanon
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Tankers Carrying Iranian Fuel Arrive in Lebanon

Thursday 16 September 2021
Convoy of tankers carrying Iranian fuel has arrived in Lebanon on Thursday.
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What Did Take Bin Zayed to Paris?
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What Did Take Bin Zayed to Paris?

Saturday 18 September 2021
Bin Zayed knows the US is declining in the region and he needs to build new alliances, amid French will to reinvent itself as new West Asia kingmaker.
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US Admits Kabul Drone Strike Killed 10 Civilians, Including 7 Children, after Weeks of Denial
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US Admits Kabul Drone Strike Killed 10 Civilians, Including 7 Children, after Weeks of Denial

Saturday 18 September 2021
The US military has admitted Friday that its drone strike in Kabul killed as many as 10 civilians including up to seven children after weeks of insisting the August 29 strike killed an ISIS-K terrorist.
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Iran Backs Multilateralism to Counter Regional, Global Challenges: Raeisi Says in SCO Summit
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Iran Backs Multilateralism to Counter Regional, Global Challenges: Raeisi Says in SCO Summit

Saturday 18 September 2021
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the country’s foreign policy has always been based on supporting multilateralism and active participation in international organizations while playing a constructive role in countering regional and global challenges.
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Sana’a Achievements On Revolution’s Seventh Anniversary
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Sana’a Achievements On Revolution’s Seventh Anniversary

Sunday 19 September 2021
The revolutionary administration in Sana’a has done well to provide services while, under heavy sanctions, resistance Saudi aggression.
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US Cannot Acquit Itself of Crimes in Afghanistan by Describing Them as Mistakes: Iran
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US Cannot Acquit Itself of Crimes in Afghanistan by Describing Them as Mistakes: Iran

Sunday 19 September 2021
Iran condemned the US military’s killing of 10 Afghan civilians, including 7 children, in a drone strike, saying Washington cannot exonerate itself by describing such frequent atrocities as "mistakes" and the victims as "collateral damage."
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France Blames US, Australia for Lying over Submarine Deal
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France Blames US, Australia for Lying over Submarine Deal

Sunday 19 September 2021
French FM Jean Yves-Drian on Saturday blamed the US and Australia for a ruptured Australian contract to buy French submarines, insisting there may be major consequences to Paris-Washington relations and for the transatlantic alliance.
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Hundreds of Militants Lay down Arms in Syria’s Tafas
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Hundreds of Militants Lay down Arms in Syria’s Tafas

Sunday 19 September 2021
Hundreds of militants laid down their arms in Syria’s Tafas town, Dara’a province, under a reconciliation agreement with Damascus.
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Israeli Regime Assassinated Top Iranian Nuclear Scientist in 2020: NYT
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Israeli Regime Assassinated Top Iranian Nuclear Scientist in 2020: NYT

Sunday 19 September 2021
Israeli regime has assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on November 27, 2020, using a robot machine gun equipped with artificial intelligence, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution