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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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Iran Unveils New Drone Armed with Smart Bombs
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Iran Unveils New Drone Armed with Smart Bombs

Monday 5 February 2018
Iran has started mass production of Mohajer-6 advanced drone armed with precision-guided bombs.
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Lebanon’s Defense Minister Warns Israeli Regime over Threats
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Lebanon’s Defense Minister Warns Israeli Regime over Threats

Monday 5 February 2018
Lebanon says it won’t accept threats be they from the Israeli enemy or any other side the country’s defense minister has warned.
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Israeli Soldier Killed in West Bank Stabbing Incident,  Hamas, Islamic Jihad Hail Op
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Israeli Soldier Killed in West Bank Stabbing Incident, Hamas, Islamic Jihad Hail Op

Monday 5 February 2018
An Israeli regime’s soldier has been killed in the occupied West Bank following a stabbing operation by a Palestinian
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Myanmar’s Persecution of Rohingya Muslims Can Ignite Regional Conflict: UN
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Myanmar’s Persecution of Rohingya Muslims Can Ignite Regional Conflict: UN

Monday 5 February 2018
Senior United Nations official has warned that Myanmar’s persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority has the potential to ignite regional conflict
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Venezuelan Government Ready for Peace Pact with Opposition
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Venezuelan Government Ready for Peace Pact with Opposition

Monday 5 February 2018
The Venezuelan Government says it is ready to sign a peace deal with the opposition to end the country’s political turmoil
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Is Palestinian Authority Reviewing Strategy against Israel?
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Is Palestinian Authority Reviewing Strategy against Israel?

Tuesday 6 February 2018
Palestinian Liberation Organization decides to cut contacts with Tel Aviv after years of fruitless peace talks.
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Pentagon Lost Track of over $800mn: Accounting Firm
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Pentagon Lost Track of over $800mn: Accounting Firm

Tuesday 6 February 2018
The US Department of Defense has failed to account for tens of hundreds of millions of Dollars intended for construction projects, an accounting firm revealed.
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Lebanon Pans Planned Israeli Border Wall as Violation of Sovereignty
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Lebanon Pans Planned Israeli Border Wall as Violation of Sovereignty

Tuesday 6 February 2018
Lebanon has rebuked Israeli regime’s plan to build a wall along Lebanon’s southern border, saying the structure will be a violation of the country’s sovereignty.
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Scientists Discover Ancient Mayan City Hhidden under Guatemalan Jungle
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Scientists Discover Ancient Mayan City Hhidden under Guatemalan Jungle

Tuesday 6 February 2018
Researchers using a high-tech aerial mapping technique have found tens of thousands of previously undetected Mayan houses, buildings, defence works and pyramids in the dense jungle of Guatemala’s Peten region, suggesting that millions more people lived there than previously thought.
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Turkey Claims Killing 950 Kurdish Militias, ISIS Terrorists in Syria’s Afrin
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Turkey Claims Killing 950 Kurdish Militias, ISIS Terrorists in Syria’s Afrin

Tuesday 6 February 2018
Turkish Army announced on Tuesday it has killed more than 950 Kurdish militias and ISIS terrorists since the beginning of incursion into Syria’s northwestern Afrin region on January 20.
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US Transferring ISIS Terrorists From Iraq, Syria to Afghanistan: Iran
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US Transferring ISIS Terrorists From Iraq, Syria to Afghanistan: Iran

Tuesday 6 February 2018
The US is relocating ISIS remnants from Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan after the terrorist group has lost its strongholds in the west Asian Arab states, Iran’s top military commander said on Tuesday.
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Amnesty Launches Campaign to Press Bahraini King to Release Activist Nabeel Rajab
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Amnesty Launches Campaign to Press Bahraini King to Release Activist Nabeel Rajab

Tuesday 6 February 2018
Human rights group Amnesty international urges people send email to Bahraini King and call on Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah to release prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, who has been behind bars over his criticism of the ruling Al Khalifah regime.
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US Plotting Against Turkey, Iran, Maybe Russia: Erdogan
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US Plotting Against Turkey, Iran, Maybe Russia: Erdogan

Tuesday 6 February 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described the United States military presence in Syria as opportunistic

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures