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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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Two Rockets Land in Iraqi Base Housing US troops
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Two Rockets Land in Iraqi Base Housing US troops

Friday 6 December 2019
Two Katyusha rockets have landed in an air base hosting US trainers north of Baghdad, where American trainers are stationed, Iraqi security forces said
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Jordan Plans to Restore Ties with Neighboring Syria: Minister
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Jordan Plans to Restore Ties with Neighboring Syria: Minister

Friday 6 December 2019 ،
Jordanian Minister of State and Agriculture Samir Habashneh is set to Syria later this month as Amman seeks to restore full diplomatic relations with Damascus
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Sudan’s New Premier to Exit Troops from Yemen War
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Sudan’s New Premier to Exit Troops from Yemen War

Friday 6 December 2019 ،
Sudanese new Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok vowed on Thursday to pull out troops from the Saudi-led war in Yemen that had claimed lives of tens of thousands of Yemeni civilians
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China Calls on US to Stop Maximum Pressure Campaign on Iran
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China Calls on US to Stop Maximum Pressure Campaign on Iran

Friday 6 December 2019 ،
China urged the US to end maximum pressure campaign on Iran and making threats of deploying additional troops to the West Asia, suggesting that Washington should find a diplomatic solution to reduce tensions in the region.
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Study Reveals How UK Intelligence Works with Media to Smear Jeremy Corbyn
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Study Reveals How UK Intelligence Works with Media to Smear Jeremy Corbyn

Friday 6 December 2019 ،
New research from Matt Kennard has shown how the British intelligence establishment works with the UK media to smear Jeremy Corbyn.
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Israeli Regime Tests Nuke-Capable Missile System
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Israeli Regime Tests Nuke-Capable Missile System

Saturday 7 December 2019 ،
Israeli regime reportedly has tested a propulsion system used for carrying nuclear-capable and other missiles, with the occupying entity’s media billing the alleged display as “a show of force aimed at Iran".
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Saudi Air Force Officer Killed after Shooting 11 at US Naval Air Station in Florida
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Saudi Air Force Officer Killed after Shooting 11 at US Naval Air Station in Florida

Saturday 7 December 2019 ،
A Saudi military member training to be a pilot killed three people and injured 8 others at the US Naval Air Station Pensacola before he was shot dead by the sheriff’s deputies responding to the scene.
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US Seeks to Demonize Iran Missile Program: Russia
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US Seeks to Demonize Iran Missile Program: Russia

Saturday 7 December 2019 ،
Russian mission to the UN rebuked the US measures to demonize Iran’s missile activities despite lack of any damning evidence against the Islamic Republic’s defensive activities.
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Trump Rebukes World Bank over Greenlighting $1bn+Loan Program for China
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Trump Rebukes World Bank over Greenlighting $1bn+Loan Program for China

Saturday 7 December 2019 ،
US President Donald Trump has criticized a newly-adopted plan by the World Bank on Friday to loan China up to $1.3 billion annually through 2025.
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US Claims Its Drone Shot down by Russian Air Defenses in Libya
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US Claims Its Drone Shot down by Russian Air Defenses in Libya

Saturday 7 December 2019 ،
The US military claimed that an American drone reported lost near Libya’s capital last month was shot down by Russian air defenses, demanding the return of the aircraft’s wreckage.
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Bolivia’s New Right-Wing Gov’t Targets Foreigners With “Anti-Terror” Death Squads
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Bolivia’s New Right-Wing Gov’t Targets Foreigners With “Anti-Terror” Death Squads

Saturday 7 December 2019 ،
The new move creating an unaccountable armed security force directly aimed at foreign terror will do little to quash fears that Bolivia is heading down the road to a totalitarian dictatorship.
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Corrupt Elements Pushing Lebanon’s Protests to Attack Hezbollah
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Corrupt Elements Pushing Lebanon’s Protests to Attack Hezbollah

Saturday 7 December 2019 ،
The Lebanese protest movement, aimed at forcing in government reforms and the ending of a corrupt rule in the country, is in its second month. Now after the murder of one protester and clashing of rival sectarian groups, the fears of a nation have been stoked and Lebanon could be on a slippery slope heading towards civil war.
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US Resumes Negotiations with Taliban in Qatar
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US Resumes Negotiations with Taliban in Qatar

Saturday 7 December 2019 ،
The US administration reportedly has resumed negotiations with the Taliban militant group, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted talks aimed at ending America’s longest war.
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France Awaiting Chaos as Unions Extend Strike for Third Day
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France Awaiting Chaos as Unions Extend Strike for Third Day

Saturday 7 December 2019 ،
France Awaiting Chaos as Unions Extend Strike for Third Day

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Israeli Regime Demolishes Homes of Two Palestinian Families

Israeli Regime Demolishes Homes of Two Palestinian Families