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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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China, Russia Emphasize on Staying Committed to Iran Nuclear Deal
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China, Russia Emphasize on Staying Committed to Iran Nuclear Deal

Saturday 18 August 2018
China and Russia restated on Friday their commitment to Iran nuclear deal, reached between Iran and six world powers in 2015.
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UN Warns of ISIS Reemergence in Parts of Syria Held By US-Backed Forces
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UN Warns of ISIS Reemergence in Parts of Syria Held By US-Backed Forces

Saturday 18 August 2018
A newly-published UN report revealed ISIS terrorist group has managed to regain access to Syrian oil fields and make profits from selling oil in areas Russia Today says are controlled by the US-backed forces.
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Bomb that Killed 40 Yemeni Children in School Bus Attack Supplied by US: CNN
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Bomb that Killed 40 Yemeni Children in School Bus Attack Supplied by US: CNN

Saturday 18 August 2018
American news network CNN confirmed the bomb used by the Saudi-led coalition to strike a school bus in Yemen, which killed 51 civilians including 40 children, was sold as part of a US State Department-sanctioned arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
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Chinese President To Visit North Korea Next Month: Report
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Chinese President To Visit North Korea Next Month: Report

Saturday 18 August 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next month at the invitation Kim Jong Un to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of country’s founding, Singapore’s Straits Times newspaper reported.
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UN Chief Proposes Plans to Protect Palestinians from Israeli Regime
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UN Chief Proposes Plans to Protect Palestinians from Israeli Regime

Saturday 18 August 2018
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres suggested on Friday deploying UN-mandated armed forces or unarmed observers into Gaza as well as increasing UN civilian presence or expanding UN assistance in order to protect people in the besieged strip.
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Iran to Unveil Domestic Missile Defense System by March 2019
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Iran to Unveil Domestic Missile Defense System by March 2019

Saturday 18 August 2018
Iran is set to reveal domestic version of the Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile system, dubbed Bavar 373, by the end of the current Iranian year, namely by 20 March, 2019.
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Doha Blames Riyadh for Barring Qataris from Hajj
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Doha Blames Riyadh for Barring Qataris from Hajj

Saturday 18 August 2018
Qatar condemned Saudi Arabia for barring its citizens from performing hajj in Mecca, Saying Saudi Riyadh had shut down an electronic system used by travel agencies to obtain permits for pilgrims from Qatar.
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Beijing Rejects Pentagon’s Report on China’s Military Training for Striking US
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Beijing Rejects Pentagon’s Report on China’s Military Training for Striking US

Saturday 18 August 2018
Beijing rejected as “pure guesswork” ’the US accusation that China’s military was likely training for strikes against the United States and its allies.
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Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary General, Dies at 80
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Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary General, Dies at 80

Saturday 18 August 2018
Kofi Annan, former UN secretary general, has died at the age of 80 after a short illness, his family and foundation announced on Saturday.
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Israeli Regime Rejects UN Chief’s Plan to Protect Palestinians
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Israeli Regime Rejects UN Chief’s Plan to Protect Palestinians

Sunday 19 August 2018
The Israeli regime has rebuffed four-option plan of the UN Secretary General to protect Palestinians against Israeli atrocities in Gaza Strip and the occupied territories.
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Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territories Much Worse than Apartheid: Chomsky
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Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territories Much Worse than Apartheid: Chomsky

Sunday 19 August 2018
Noam Chomsky, well-known American historian and Philosopher, says situation in occupied Palestinian territories "is much worse than Apartheid", arguing that Israeli regime’s policy towards Palestinians is not simply discrimination rather Tel Aviv "basically wants Palestinians to disappear".
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How Will Bahrain’s Majority Shiites Be Reduced to Small Minority by 2050?
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How Will Bahrain’s Majority Shiites Be Reduced to Small Minority by 2050?

Sunday 19 August 2018
The regime is foisting demographic changes to reduce the Shiite Muslims to a minority and instead develop a major Sunni population.
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Ridicules Syria Stabilization Fund Ended, Let Saudis Pay It: Trump
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Ridicules Syria Stabilization Fund Ended, Let Saudis Pay It: Trump

Sunday 19 August 2018
President Donald Trump took to twitter on Saturday to hail US cutting of "ridiculous" $230mn funding for stabilization efforts in Syria and said "other rich countries" will pay it.
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Iran to Unveil New Fighter Jet Next Week
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Iran to Unveil New Fighter Jet Next Week

Sunday 19 August 2018
Iran defense minister said on Saturday the Islamic Republic will unveil a new fighter jet next week and continue developing missile capabilities as a top priority.

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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.