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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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Good Manbij Deal with US Pipe Dream of Turkish President
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Good Manbij Deal with US Pipe Dream of Turkish President

Tuesday 20 February 2018
Turkish president pushes for Kurdish withdrawal for Manbij, something if US approves of will be read by the Kurds as an American betrayal of their cause.
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FIFA Praises Qatar 2022 Preparations despite Saudi-Led Blockade
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FIFA Praises Qatar 2022 Preparations despite Saudi-Led Blockade

Tuesday 20 February 2018
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said that Qatar World Cup 2022 will be great and they are satisfied with the ongoing preparations.
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Pakistan Accuses Indian Troops of Killing Boy in Kashmir Shooting
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Pakistan Accuses Indian Troops of Killing Boy in Kashmir Shooting

Tuesday 20 February 2018
Pakistan’s foreign ministry says Indian troops have opened fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing an 8-year-old boy.
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In Letter to UN Syria Blames West Support for Terrorists
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In Letter to UN Syria Blames West Support for Terrorists

Tuesday 20 February 2018
Syria has informed the United Nations on the attacks carried out by Western-backed terrorist groups on Damascus killing innocent civilians.
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Lebanese Army Ready to Confront Israeli Aggression at Any Cost: Top Commander
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Lebanese Army Ready to Confront Israeli Aggression at Any Cost: Top Commander

Tuesday 20 February 2018
The Lebanese Army is ready to confront any Israeli aggression at all costs, commander General Joseph Aoun said.
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South Africa to Sever Diplomatic Ties with Israeli Regime
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South Africa to Sever Diplomatic Ties with Israeli Regime

Tuesday 20 February 2018
The South African ruling party, ANC, has decided that the country should cut diplomatic ties with Israel in protest of its treatment of the Palestinian people
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Iran Reiterates Its Missile Program is Purely Defensive
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Iran Reiterates Its Missile Program is Purely Defensive

Tuesday 20 February 2018
Iran has once again reiterated its missile program is for defensive and deterrent purposes while rejecting allegations about supplying missiles to Yemeni forces.
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Turkey Attacks Pro-Government Forces in Syria’s Afrin
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Turkey Attacks Pro-Government Forces in Syria’s Afrin

Wednesday 21 February 2018
The Turkish military shelled positions of Syria’s pro-government forces who entered Afrin region in northwestern Syria to confront Turkish offensive against the Syrian Kurds.
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N Korean Officials Canceled Scheduled Meeting with US Vice President
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N Korean Officials Canceled Scheduled Meeting with US Vice President

Wednesday 21 February 2018
North Korean officials have canceled at the last minute a meeting with the US Vice President Mike Pence on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics in South Korea, American officials said on Tuesday.
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US-Led Coalition’s Airstrikes Kill 16 in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
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US-Led Coalition’s Airstrikes Kill 16 in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor

Wednesday 21 February 2018
The US-led coalition airstrikes have reportedly continuing killed at least 16 people in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province.
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Pakistan Deploys 1,000 Troops to Saudi Arabia amid Yemen War: Reasons, Consequences
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Pakistan Deploys 1,000 Troops to Saudi Arabia amid Yemen War: Reasons, Consequences

Wednesday 21 February 2018
Pakistani parties and groups warn the army against deploying forces to join the Saudi war against Yemen.
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Egyptian Journalist Goes Missing after Detention
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Egyptian Journalist Goes Missing after Detention

Wednesday 21 February 2018
Egyptian journalist Moataz Wadnan has been disappeared since Friday when security forces detained him and three of his relatives at a checkpoint in near Cairo.
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Israeli Premier’s Confidant Sought to Bribe Judge: Police
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Israeli Premier’s Confidant Sought to Bribe Judge: Police

Wednesday 21 February 2018
Former spokesman of Israeli regime’s premier has tried to bribe a judge to drop a fraud case against Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, police revealed on Tuesday.
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Russia Slams US for Double Standards on Syria
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Russia Slams US for Double Standards on Syria

Wednesday 21 February 2018
Russia had condemned the United States and several other countries for using double standards vis-à-vis Syria.

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution