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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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Bodies of Egyptian Christian Killed by ISIS in Libya Recovered
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Bodies of Egyptian Christian Killed by ISIS in Libya Recovered

Saturday 7 October 2017
Libya says the bodies of 20 Egyptian Copts beheaded by the ISIS terrorist group in 2015 have been recovered.
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Over 100 European ISIS Terrorists Face Death Penalty in Iraq
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Over 100 European ISIS Terrorists Face Death Penalty in Iraq

Saturday 7 October 2017
Over 100 European ISIS terrorists will be prosecuted in Iraq, with most facing the death penalty, the country’s ambassador to Belgium has said.
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Afghanistan Protesters Decry 16 Years of US-Led Occupation
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Afghanistan Protesters Decry 16 Years of US-Led Occupation

Sunday 8 October 2017
Protesters in the Afghan capital, have demanded an end to the “American occupation” as the country marks 16 years since the beginning of the US-led invasion.
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What Did Saudi King Look for in Russia Visit?
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What Did Saudi King Look for in Russia Visit?

Sunday 8 October 2017
Salman of Saudi Arabia is now in need of Russian help to avoid more defeats, policy failure.
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ISIS Surrounded in Al-Mayadeen City, Eastern Syria
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ISIS Surrounded in Al-Mayadeen City, Eastern Syria

Sunday 8 October 2017
Syrian army, backed by allied forces, have encircled ISIS-held city of al-Mayadeen, southeast of Deir ez-Zor, a Syrian military source said on Sunday
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Iran to Treat US Army Like ISIS if IRGC Blacklisted: Chief Commander
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Iran to Treat US Army Like ISIS if IRGC Blacklisted: Chief Commander

Sunday 8 October 2017
Iran will treat US army like ISIS terrorist group if Washington blacklists Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, the chief commander of IRGC warned on Sunday.
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Turkish Forces Exchange Fire with Al-Qaeda Terrorists on Syria’s Idlib Border
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Turkish Forces Exchange Fire with Al-Qaeda Terrorists on Syria’s Idlib Border

Sunday 8 October 2017
Al-Qaeda terrorists exchanged fire with Turkish army Sunday on the border of terrorist-held province of Idlib province, in Syria’s northwestern.
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Iraqi Parliament Speaker in Erbil amid High Tensions with Kurdistan Region
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Iraqi Parliament Speaker in Erbil amid High Tensions with Kurdistan Region

Sunday 8 October 2017
Speaker of Iraq’s parliament Salim Jabouri arrived in Erbil to meet with the leader of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani.
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UN Failed to Avert Rohingya Muslim Killings Despite Warning: Report
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UN Failed to Avert Rohingya Muslim Killings Despite Warning: Report

Sunday 8 October 2017
The UN failed to act upon a report of an independent expert it commissioned before the Myanmar brutal military crackdown on Rohingyas Muslims in Rakhine.
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Hamas Says Not to Discuss Armed Wing in Reconciliation Talks with Fatah
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Hamas Says Not to Discuss Armed Wing in Reconciliation Talks with Fatah

Sunday 8 October 2017
Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has rejected any talks on the status of its armed wing in upcoming reconciliation talks with the Fatah movement.
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Nukes Guarantee Our Existence in Face of US Threats: N. Korea Leader
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Nukes Guarantee Our Existence in Face of US Threats: N. Korea Leader

Sunday 8 October 2017
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called the country’s nuclear weapons “a powerful deterrent” from US “nuclear threats” for itself and the whole world.
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Shows Might in Persian Gulf Parade
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Shows Might in Persian Gulf Parade

Sunday 8 October 2017
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy paraded its military might and preparedness in the Persian Gulf.
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Protesters in Morocco Demand Release of Political Prisoners
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Protesters in Morocco Demand Release of Political Prisoners

Sunday 8 October 2017
Thousands of Moroccans have out in the streets of northern Casablanca city Sunday in protest against the ruling regime’s continued detention of rights activists.
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US Assisting ISIS Terrorist Group to Prevent its Annihilation: Hezbollah Leader
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US Assisting ISIS Terrorist Group to Prevent its Annihilation: Hezbollah Leader

Monday 9 October 2017
The leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement says the US is assisting ISIS terrorist groups in Syria to prevent the Takfiri group from being annihilated.

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies