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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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Helicopters Delivering Weapons to ISIS in Afghanistan as NATO Watches: Russia
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Helicopters Delivering Weapons to ISIS in Afghanistan as NATO Watches: Russia

Friday 24 August 2018
Russia says unidentified helicopters are delivering weapons to the Taliban and ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan as US-led NATO forces watch without taking action.
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Saudi-Led Coalition Kills 22 Children in Latest Crime in Yemen
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Saudi-Led Coalition Kills 22 Children in Latest Crime in Yemen

Friday 24 August 2018
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed nearly 30 people in Yemen on Thursday, including four women and 22 children
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UN Condemns Saudi-led Coalition’s Massacre of 26 Children in Yemen’s Hudaydah
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UN Condemns Saudi-led Coalition’s Massacre of 26 Children in Yemen’s Hudaydah

Saturday 25 August 2018
The united Nations has denounced Saudi-coalition’s recent war crime in Yemen’s Hudaydah province where scores of civilians, including 26 children, were killed while trying to escape the fighting in the Durayhimi district.
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Pakistan Refutes US Account of Call between Premier Khan, Pompeo as ’Contrary to Facts’
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Pakistan Refutes US Account of Call between Premier Khan, Pompeo as ’Contrary to Facts’

Saturday 25 August 2018
Pakistan foreign minister has rejected as "contrary to facts" US State Department’s account of a phone call between Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, denying that there was any discussion on militants operating in Pakistan.
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PLO Slams US Cutting Aid to Palestinians as Political Blackmail
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PLO Slams US Cutting Aid to Palestinians as Political Blackmail

Saturday 25 August 2018
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) blamed the US for "Weaponizing humanitarian and developmental aid," vowing that Washington’s "political blackmail" will not intimidate "the Palestinian people and leadership" and they "will not succumb to coercion".
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Egypt Detains Ex-diplomat, Six Opposition Figures over Criticizing Sisi
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Egypt Detains Ex-diplomat, Six Opposition Figures over Criticizing Sisi

Saturday 25 August 2018
Egypt’s public prosecutor on Friday ordered a 15-day pre-trial detention for a former diplomat and six opposition figures who have criticized President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
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Chomsky Explains Why Hatred of Iran Is Deep-Seated in US Culture
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Chomsky Explains Why Hatred of Iran Is Deep-Seated in US Culture

Saturday 25 August 2018
Prominent American linguist, philosopher, and social critic Avram Noam Chomsky says hatred towards Iran is "a deep-seated part of modern American culture," because of nation’s move towards independence in 1979.
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Terrorists Seek to Launch False Flag Gas Attack in Syria to Provide Excuse for US Strikes: Russia
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Terrorists Seek to Launch False Flag Gas Attack in Syria to Provide Excuse for US Strikes: Russia

Saturday 25 August 2018
Russian says militants aim to launch false flag gas attack in Syria to provide the US and its allies with a new pretext to launch new airstrikes on the war-torn country.
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Israeli Regime’s Hidden Hand behind Attacks on Jeremy Corbyn
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Israeli Regime’s Hidden Hand behind Attacks on Jeremy Corbyn

Saturday 25 August 2018
Israeli regime has been covertly fueling claims of an "anti-Semitism crisis" purportedly plaguing Britain’s Labour Party since it elected a new leader, Jeremy Corbyn, three years ago
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Iran’s place in US-China Competition
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Iran’s place in US-China Competition

Monday 27 August 2018
The US is pressing Beijing to cut ties with Tehran but China finds Iran a reliable allies in a fierce rivalry with Washington.
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Casualties Reported as 6.1 M Quake Shakes Western Iran
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Casualties Reported as 6.1 M Quake Shakes Western Iran

Sunday 26 August 2018
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Iran’s western province of Kermanshah killing at least two persons and injuring over 160 people.
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Yemen Kids Massacred amid World’s Silence on Saudi Crimes
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Yemen Kids Massacred amid World’s Silence on Saudi Crimes

Monday 27 August 2018
Saudi-led air raids kill over 60 Yemeni children within two weeks amid UN failure to condemn the Arab coalation.
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Foreign Experts Planning to Lunch False Flag Gas Attack in Syria: Russia
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Foreign Experts Planning to Lunch False Flag Gas Attack in Syria: Russia

Monday 27 August 2018
Foreign specialists are planning to stage a false flag chlorine attack in Syria to blame it on the government of President Bashar Assad, Russia says.

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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.