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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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Iranian, Russian, Turkish Presidents Hold Syria Summit in Tehran
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Iranian, Russian, Turkish Presidents Hold Syria Summit in Tehran

Friday 7 September 2018
Russian and Turkish Presidents have arrived in Iran’s capital city of Tehran on Friday for a key summit with their Iranian counterpart to discuss issues of interest, mainly a planned Syrian operation to liberate Idlib province from militants.
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Iran, Turkey, Russia Trilateral Summit Reiterates Eradication of Terrorism in Syria
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Iran, Turkey, Russia Trilateral Summit Reiterates Eradication of Terrorism in Syria

Friday 7 September 2018
A summit of Iranian, Russian and Turkish presidents wrapped up in Tehran after discussing efforts to restore peace in Syria and eradication of terrorism
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Iran’s President Demands Immediate US Withdrawal from Syria
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Iran’s President Demands Immediate US Withdrawal from Syria

Friday 7 September 2018
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the United States must swiftly end its "illegal presence and interference" in Syria, which,
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US Fishing in Nicaraguan Troubled Waters
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US Fishing in Nicaraguan Troubled Waters

Saturday 8 September 2018
Washington calls for a UNSC to discuss Nicaraguan unrest, but the session turned a scene of anti-US voices.
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Pompeo Visit to Pakistan: Difficult Job of Mending Ties
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Pompeo Visit to Pakistan: Difficult Job of Mending Ties

Saturday 8 September 2018
Pompeo visited Islamabad to test the new Pakistani administration’s tendency and if they mend the largely damaged ties.
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Iran, Russia Can Cooperate to Contain US Danger to Humanity: Leader
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Iran, Russia Can Cooperate to Contain US Danger to Humanity: Leader

Saturday 8 September 2018
Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei told Russian President Vladimir Putin the developments in Syria and the US defeat in the Arab country show that the US can be contained.
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Arrogance, led by US, Concerned about Formation of Islamic Power: Iran Leader
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Arrogance, led by US, Concerned about Formation of Islamic Power: Iran Leader

Saturday 8 September 2018
Leader of Islamic Republic of Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei called for closer relations and synergy among Muslim countries as the most important needs of the Muslim world
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Iraqi Officials React as Basra Protests Turn Violent
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Iraqi Officials React as Basra Protests Turn Violent

Saturday 8 September 2018
Protests in Iraq’s Basra city took an ugly turn on Friday as a group of masked assailants ransacked government buildings and offices of political parties and set fire to them in the southern oil-rich city of Basra, drawing condemnation from officials who said they believe the US, ISIS terrorists and remnants of former Ba’ath regime were behind the violence.
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Iran, Russia, Turkey Agree Ditching US Dollar in Mutual Transactions
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Iran, Russia, Turkey Agree Ditching US Dollar in Mutual Transactions

Saturday 8 September 2018
Iran, Russia and Turkey have agreed on a number of economic measures like ditching the US dollar in mutual transactions as part of efforts to expand their trade relations amid Washington’s pressure, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran.
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China Surplus with US Hits Record Despite Trade War
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China Surplus with US Hits Record Despite Trade War

Saturday 8 September 2018
China’s trade surplus with the US has reached $31.05 billion in August hitting a record despite a decline in the country’s export growth amid a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
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Palestinian Ten Succumbs to Israeli Fire Wound in Gaza
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Palestinian Ten Succumbs to Israeli Fire Wound in Gaza

Saturday 8 September 2018
A Palestinian teen has succumbed to wounds sustained in Israeli regime’s violent crackdown on Palestinian’s weekly anti-occupation protests along the border between the besieged Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied territories.
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Bezos Earns 1 Million Times More Than Lowest Paid Amazon Worker
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Bezos Earns 1 Million Times More Than Lowest Paid Amazon Worker

Saturday 8 September 2018
The founder and CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos earns nearly one million times higher than the average of e-commerce giant’s warehouse worker
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US Sends More Forces to Syria’s At-Tanf as Russia Prepares to Attack Border Area
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US Sends More Forces to Syria’s At-Tanf as Russia Prepares to Attack Border Area

Sunday 9 September 2018
The US military is sending more than 100 Marines to Syria as reinforcements to protect an illegal American base there for training anti-Damascus terrorists after repeated Russian warnings of an impending attack on the militants in the area south of the terror-ravaged country, the Pentagon said.

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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.