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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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Palestine, Jordan Reject US Offer to From Confederation
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Palestine, Jordan Reject US Offer to From Confederation

Monday 3 September 2018
President of Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he has rejected an offer by the US for forming a Jordanian-Palestinian confederation as a substitute for an independent Palestinian state.
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Iraqi Factions Announce Parliamentary Alliances to Form New Government
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Iraqi Factions Announce Parliamentary Alliances to Form New Government

Monday 3 September 2018
Rival Iraqi political factions announce separate alliances within the legislature, which they claim enables them to form the country’s new government, after months of political uncertainty following a May election
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US-Led Coalition Casualty Report Grossly Underestimates Watchdogs’ Toll
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US-Led Coalition Casualty Report Grossly Underestimates Watchdogs’ Toll

Monday 3 September 2018
The so-called anti-ISIS coalition in Syria and Iraq published a casualty report on August 30, putting civilian death toll from the US-led coalition’s airstrikes in Syria and Iraq since 2014 at 1,061.
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Looking at Iran’s Lawsuit against US at ICJ
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Looking at Iran’s Lawsuit against US at ICJ

Tuesday 4 September 2018
Iran files a case before the International Court of Justice asking the body to lift the “illegal” US sanctions and address other “violations.”
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Death Toll from Boko Haram Attack on Nigerian Troops Tops 48
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Death Toll from Boko Haram Attack on Nigerian Troops Tops 48

Monday 3 September 2018
The death toll from a Boko Haram attack on a Nigerian army post on the border with Niger has risen to 48, military sources told AFP on Monday.
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How IS Russia’s S-400 Missile System Affecting US-Turkey Ties?
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How IS Russia’s S-400 Missile System Affecting US-Turkey Ties?

Tuesday 4 September 2018
The US warns Turkey of buying the Russian air defense systems but Turkey sees the issue a matter of national prestige.
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US in No Position to Set Conditions for Iran, Hezbollah in Syria: Sheikh Qassim
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US in No Position to Set Conditions for Iran, Hezbollah in Syria: Sheikh Qassim

Tuesday 4 September 2018
Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General undermined the US call for the withdrawal of Iranian advisers and allied Lebanese resistance fighters from Syria who have emerged as “victors” of the war against the foreign-backed terrorists in the Arab state.
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Turkey Vows Ditching Dollar, Compares Americans to Wild Wolves
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Turkey Vows Ditching Dollar, Compares Americans to Wild Wolves

Tuesday 4 September 2018
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for non-dollar transactions in trade and investment with other countries, saying Washington’s behavior towards his country was like “wild wolves.”
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Russia Launches Airstrikes against Militants in Idlib, Syria Vows Liberation Op
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Russia Launches Airstrikes against Militants in Idlib, Syria Vows Liberation Op

Tuesday 4 September 2018
Russian Air force has a launch large-scale airstrikes on Tuesday against militants and terrorists in Syria’s Idlib province, ignoring US warnings.
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Why Saudis Seek to Transfer Crisis from Yemen to Lebanon?
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Why Saudis Seek to Transfer Crisis from Yemen to Lebanon?

Wednesday 5 September 2018
The young prince apparently decides that several years of Yemen war only weakened the kingdom and made it lose a regional game.
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What’s behind US Confederation Plan for Palestine?
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What’s behind US Confederation Plan for Palestine?

Wednesday 5 September 2018
Abbas of Palestinian Authority revealed the American initiative, which drew strong Palestinian and Jordanian opposition.
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Israel Admits Aiding Terrorists in Syria, Bombing Country over 200 Times
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Israel Admits Aiding Terrorists in Syria, Bombing Country over 200 Times

Wednesday 5 September 2018
Israeli regime has admitted it has launched hundreds of strikes against various targets inside conflict-plagued Syria in the last two years.
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Curfew Issued in Iraq’s Basra as Five Killed in Violent Protests
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Curfew Issued in Iraq’s Basra as Five Killed in Violent Protests

Wednesday 5 September 2018
Iraqi Officials imposed a curfew in Basra on Tuesday night after at least 5 protesters have been killed and 30 injured during a second night of clashes with security forces in the southern city.
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US Policies Based on Threats, Sanctions, Support for Terrorism: President Assad
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US Policies Based on Threats, Sanctions, Support for Terrorism: President Assad

Thursday 6 September 2018
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the United States is pursuing policies based on threats, imposing sanctions and supporting terrorism.

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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.