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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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US Approves $6 billion in Arms Sales to Bahrain, UAE
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US Approves $6 billion in Arms Sales to Bahrain, UAE

Saturday 4 May 2019
The US plans to sell weapons to Bahrain and the UAE worth almost $6 billion despite the regime record of human rights violations.
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N Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles towards Sea of Japan: S Korea
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N Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles towards Sea of Japan: S Korea

Saturday 4 May 2019
North Korea has fired several of short-range projectiles towards the Sea of Japan, in first such action in over a year amid deadlocked nuclear talks with the US.
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Syria Will Not Allow Turkey to Occupy Even 1 Centimeter of Its Territories: Diplomat
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Syria Will Not Allow Turkey to Occupy Even 1 Centimeter of Its Territories: Diplomat

Saturday 4 May 2019
Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad vowed that Damascus “will not allow Turkey to control even one centimeter of the Syrian territories,” stressing that Ankara should know that “Damascus will not accept the survival of militant groups” in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib.
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What Strikes Bernie Sanders as ’Extremely Unfair’ Is Catastrophe for Millions of Palestinians
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What Strikes Bernie Sanders as ’Extremely Unfair’ Is Catastrophe for Millions of Palestinians

Saturday 4 May 2019
There will be hope when politicians like Bernie Sanders will have the courage to call the ethnic cleansing, genocide and apartheid — all crimes that Israel perpetrated and continues to perpetuate to this day — by their real name and not describe them as merely “extremely unfair".
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Iran, Iraq, Syria to Set up Joint Bank amid US Sanctions
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Iran, Iraq, Syria to Set up Joint Bank amid US Sanctions

Saturday 4 May 2019
Iran, Iraq, and Syria plan to set up a joint bank, Saeed Mohammad, managing director of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters said.
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Jordanian King Fires Senior Officials amid Plot Reports
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Jordanian King Fires Senior Officials amid Plot Reports

Saturday 4 May 2019
King of Jordan Abdullah II reportedly has sacked several senior officials over the past week amid reports of a plot to destabilize the kingdom.
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Bahrain Kingdom of Closed Doors: Report
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Bahrain Kingdom of Closed Doors: Report

Saturday 4 May 2019
Bahraini journalists have undergone hard times during 2018 as the Manama regime has continued its brutal crackdown on the remaining available outlets of the freedom of expression, Bahrain Press Academy (BPA) reported.
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Taliban Say Gap Narrowing in Talks over US Withdrawal from Afghanistan
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Taliban Say Gap Narrowing in Talks over US Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Saturday 4 May 2019
The Taliban militant group said on Saturday the gap is narrowing in talks with the US over a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. The two sides are continuing to meet in Qatar, where the insurgent movement maintains a political office.
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What’s Causing Intensified Israeli Violence against Palestinians?
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What’s Causing Intensified Israeli Violence against Palestinians?

Sunday 5 May 2019
Netanyahu has intensified his iron-fist treatment of Palestinian protestors amid a desperate need for Lieberman alliance.
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Syrian Kurds’ Game Amid US-EU Division
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Syrian Kurds’ Game Amid US-EU Division

Sunday 5 May 2019
The Kurds demanded Europe to take back European ISIS members captured in Syria operations, a demand echoed by Trump.
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Israeli Regime’s Raids on Gaza Enters Third Day
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Israeli Regime’s Raids on Gaza Enters Third Day

Sunday 5 May 2019
Latest wave of violence in the Gaza Strip caused by Israeli regime’s airstrikes and Palestinians’ mirror response has entered its third day, prompting the United Nations to raise alarm at the “dangerous escalation.”
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Maduro Orders Army to Be ‘Ready’ for US Military Action
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Maduro Orders Army to Be ‘Ready’ for US Military Action

Sunday 5 May 2019
President Nicolas Maduro urged Venezuelan armed forces to be on standby for potential US military action against the Latin American nation following a failed coup attempt earlier this week.
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US Sanctions Will Have No Political Effect on Iran: FM
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US Sanctions Will Have No Political Effect on Iran: FM

Sunday 5 May 2019
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US sanctions against the Islamic Republic will have no political effect on the West Asian country.
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N Korea Missile Test: Kim Losing Patience with Trump
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N Korea Missile Test: Kim Losing Patience with Trump

Sunday 5 May 2019
North Korea tested a short-range missile on Saturday, the first since Kim and Trump’s bilaterals.

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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.