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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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Al-Kadhimi’s Warm US Talks Received With Chill At Home
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Al-Kadhimi’s Warm US Talks Received With Chill At Home

Tuesday 25 August 2020
The Iraqi PM wanted his trip to the US a success but his failure to raise US military exit scored him negative points among the Iraqis and political parties.
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What Does Pompeo Seek By His Regional Tour?
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What Does Pompeo Seek By His Regional Tour?

Tuesday 25 August 2020 ،
Top US diplomat is touring the region in a week, with his central aim gathering support to normalization with Tel Aviv and making foreign policy gains for Trump.
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Rohingya Refugees Mark Anniversary of Exodus to Bangladesh
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Rohingya Refugees Mark Anniversary of Exodus to Bangladesh

Tuesday 25 August 2020 ،
Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh have held a silent protest on Tuesday to mark the third anniversary of a crackdown on the Muslim minority by Myanmar that killed thousands of them.
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Protests Erupts in US after Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Man
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Protests Erupts in US after Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Man

Tuesday 25 August 2020 ،
The US police shooting of another unarmed black man fueled protests in the country, with major demos held in the cities of Portland and Kenosha, where National Guard troops were deployed to deal with angry protesters.
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Bin-Alawi Dismissal: Does New Omani Sultan Seek End To Neutrality?
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Bin-Alawi Dismissal: Does New Omani Sultan Seek End To Neutrality?

Wednesday 26 August 2020 ،
Sultan Haitham removed the long-serving foreign policy chief and replaced him with an aligned figure to tighten his foreign policy grasp.
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How Did Warm Saudi-Pakistani Ties Turned Chilly ?
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How Did Warm Saudi-Pakistani Ties Turned Chilly ?

Wednesday 26 August 2020 ،
Pakistan condemned the Saudi-led Organization of Islamic Cooperation for staying silent to India’s Kashmir crackdown, triggering Saudi discontentment.
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Prospects of  New Round of Geneva Talks on Syria
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Prospects of New Round of Geneva Talks on Syria

Wednesday 26 August 2020 ،
More than 9 months after the last negotiations of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, on August 24, 2020 the government and other Syrian groups have once again come together, in the presence of James Franklin Jeffrey, the US representative on Syrian affairs, to hold weekly meetings regarding the constitution. The first meeting regarding the Syrian Affairs, was held in Geneva on June 30, 2012, by the former UN representative for Syrian Affairs, Kofi Annan, however the Syrian crisis remains unsettled and negotiations are ongoing to this day.
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Qatari Envoy Visits Blockaded Gaza to Help Ease Tensions amid Israeli Aggression
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Qatari Envoy Visits Blockaded Gaza to Help Ease Tensions amid Israeli Aggression

Wednesday 26 August 2020 ،
A Qatari envoy arrived in the Gaza Strip late Tuesday to help calm down tensions in the besieged enclave, which has been the scene of daily Israeli attacks for more than two weeks.
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UAE-Backed Yemeni Separatists Leave Saudi-Facilitated Power-Sharing Talks with Hadi Loyalists
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UAE-Backed Yemeni Separatists Leave Saudi-Facilitated Power-Sharing Talks with Hadi Loyalists

Wednesday 26 August 2020 ،
The UAE-backed Yemeni militant group, Southern Transitional Council (STC), has withdrawn from talks over a power-sharing deal brokered by Saudi Arabia with rival Saudi-backed militiamen linked to former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
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Pandemic Profiteer: Jeff Bezos’ Fortune Skyrockets to Nearly $200 BILLION
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Pandemic Profiteer: Jeff Bezos’ Fortune Skyrockets to Nearly $200 BILLION

Wednesday 26 August 2020 ،
Amazon stock’s surge during the coronavirus pandemic is making its boss Jeff Bezos richer every week. He is now closer than ever to the historic title of first person to be worth $200 billion.
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Syrian Kurds, Israeli Regime Main Losers Of Syrian Constitution Talks
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Syrian Kurds, Israeli Regime Main Losers Of Syrian Constitution Talks

Thursday 27 August 2020 ،
A statement released by Russia, Iran, and Turkey was seen a warning to Syrian Kurds and Israelis asking them to respect Syrian sovereignty and unity.
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Three Lebanon Options As Hariri Refuses PM Post Offer
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Three Lebanon Options As Hariri Refuses PM Post Offer

Friday 28 August 2020 ،
Hariri has said that he will not accept to form a new government, further twisting the situation and putting lawmakers ahead of three options.
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Impact of Islamabad’s Role on Afghan Peace Negotiation Process
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Impact of Islamabad’s Role on Afghan Peace Negotiation Process

Friday 28 August 2020 ،
Alwaght- In parallel with internal debates over the formation of intra-Afghan talks between the government and Taliban militants, yesterday, a high-level delegation from the group, led by political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, left for Islamabad upon the invitation of the Pakistani Foreign Ministry to hold talks with Pakistani officials.
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Pompeo Awaiting Iran Sanctions Snapback in His ‘Alternate Parallel Universe’: Official
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Pompeo Awaiting Iran Sanctions Snapback in His ‘Alternate Parallel Universe’: Official

Friday 28 August 2020 ،
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman rebuked the US secretary of state for insisting that the UN Security Council’s sanctions against the Islamic Republic will return in September as desired by Washington.

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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