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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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ISIS Ring Leader Detained at US Base in Syria: Turkish Daily
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ISIS Ring Leader Detained at US Base in Syria: Turkish Daily

Monday 18 December 2017
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, notorious leader of ISIS terrorist group, has been reportedly arrested by American forces in Iraq, a Turkish news paper reported on Sunday.
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Syrian President to Stay in Power: French President
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Syrian President to Stay in Power: French President

Monday 18 December 2017
French President said ouster of Syrian president is now off the table as his supporters, Iran and Russia, had "won the war on the ground."
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British Diplomat Found Dead in Beirut, Lebanon
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British Diplomat Found Dead in Beirut, Lebanon

Monday 18 December 2017
A female British embassy worker has reportedly been strangled near a highway outside capital Beirut.
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Lebanon delays Reception of Saudi Ambassador
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Lebanon delays Reception of Saudi Ambassador

Monday 18 December 2017
Lebanon postponed official reception of new Saudi Arabian ambassador since one month ago, with political experts portraying the delay as a retaliatory act over recent standoffish behavior by Riyadh that included holding Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in Saudi Arabia against his will and forcing him to resign from his post.
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Militants Storm Military Center in Kabul, Afghanistan
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Militants Storm Military Center in Kabul, Afghanistan

Monday 18 December 2017
Militants attacked on Monday an intelligence agency training facility in Kabul, where an intense fighting with police is underway.
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Israeli Warplanes Launch Fresh Airstrikes on Gaza
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Israeli Warplanes Launch Fresh Airstrikes on Gaza

Monday 18 December 2017
Israeli regime fighter jets launched a series of airstrikes at several locations across the besieged Gaza Strip on Monday night causing damage but no injuries.
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Iranian Academic Confesses to Spying for Israel on Assassinated Nuclear Scientists
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Iranian Academic Confesses to Spying for Israel on Assassinated Nuclear Scientists

Monday 18 December 2017
An Iranian academic with Swedish residency has confessed that he had provided information about several senior nuclear scientists to Israeli regime’s Mossad helping the spy agency to assassinate them between 2010 and 2012.
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What’s Behind Saudi Detention of Jordanian Billionaire?
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What’s Behind Saudi Detention of Jordanian Billionaire?

Tuesday 19 December 2017
The multi-field tycoon owns a bank that has a key role in facilitating the Palestinian transactions in West Bank, hence serving Palestinian economy.
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War on Terrorism Continues Until Elimination of All Terrorists: President Assad
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War on Terrorism Continues Until Elimination of All Terrorists: President Assad

Monday 18 December 2017
- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the war on terrorism will only end when the last terrorist in Syria is eliminated
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US in Unprecedented Military Buildup Near Russian Borders
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US in Unprecedented Military Buildup Near Russian Borders

Monday 18 December 2017
The US has allocated $214 million for an unprecedented military buildup in Eastern and Northern Europe aimed at countering Russia.
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US Vetoes UNSC Resolution that Rejected Trump’s Al-Quds Decision
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US Vetoes UNSC Resolution that Rejected Trump’s Al-Quds Decision

Monday 18 December 2017
The United States was further isolated on Monday when it blocked a UN Security Council call for withdrawal of Trump’s decision on al-Quds.
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US National Security Strategy Pans Russia, China, Iran, N Korea
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US National Security Strategy Pans Russia, China, Iran, N Korea

Tuesday 19 December 2017
The US Released its new national security strategy on Monday, Portraying Russia and China as challengers of American power as well as Iran and North Korea as destabilizing countries.
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We Not Crazy to Accept US as Peace Mediator: Palestinian President
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We Not Crazy to Accept US as Peace Mediator: Palestinian President

Tuesday 19 December 2017
President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas rebuked the US decision’s to recognize al-Quds (Jerusalem) as capital of Israeli regime, saying he would no longer accept Washington as a mediator.
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France Hands Soaked in Syrian Blood: President Assad
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France Hands Soaked in Syrian Blood: President Assad

Tuesday 19 December 2017
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad blamed on Monday France for supporting terrorism and bloodshed in his country, saying Paris was in no position to talk about peace.

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Gaza schools are the targets of the Zionist regimes attacks

Gaza schools are the targets of the Zionist regimes attacks