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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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Muslim Unity Not ‘Tactical Issue’ but ‘Definitive Quranic Duty’: Iran Leader
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Muslim Unity Not ‘Tactical Issue’ but ‘Definitive Quranic Duty’: Iran Leader

Sunday 24 October 2021
Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei said on Sunday the unity of Muslims is a "definite duty and a Qur’anic order", adding some regional governments’ decision to normalize ties with the Israel is a "great sin and mistake".
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Iraqi Election Dispute: Three Possible Alliance Scenarios
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Iraqi Election Dispute: Three Possible Alliance Scenarios

Monday 25 October 2021 ،
Iraq waits to see where developments will take it as health of election results were questioned by a majority of Shiite parties with strong popular base.
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EU Gave Erdogan’s Accession Hope a Kill Shot
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EU Gave Erdogan’s Accession Hope a Kill Shot

Monday 25 October 2021 ،
The European bloc said talks with Tukey are on hold at least up to 2023, signaling it wants him out of power after election.
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Threats to Go to War over Palestinian Inmates Forced Israel to Give Concessions: Islamic Jihad Chief
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Threats to Go to War over Palestinian Inmates Forced Israel to Give Concessions: Islamic Jihad Chief

Monday 25 October 2021 ،
The secretary general of the Islamic Jihad resistance movement says the group’s threats to go to war with Israel in support of its prisoners forced the Tel Aviv regime to end its new suppressive policies toward Palestinian detainees and make concessions.
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State of Emergency Declared in Sudan, Government Dissolved after Military Coup
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State of Emergency Declared in Sudan, Government Dissolved after Military Coup

Monday 25 October 2021 ،
The head of Sudan’s ruling council has announced the dissolution of the transitional sovereign council and the government, enacting a state of emergency amid a military coup after the PM’s arrest.
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Airstrike on Gaza Media Tower in May Was ‘Own Goal’: EX-General
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Airstrike on Gaza Media Tower in May Was ‘Own Goal’: EX-General

Monday 25 October 2021 ،
The Israeli airstrike which hit a tower that housed offices of media outlets in Gaza during the regime’s latest onslaught on the besieged strip was an “own goal” that caused more damage to Tel Aviv’s image than the alleged operational benefit it induced, a former general said.
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PM Imran Khan’s Riyadh Visit: Goals, Prospects
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PM Imran Khan’s Riyadh Visit: Goals, Prospects

Tuesday 26 October 2021 ،
Pakistani PM paid a visit to Saudi Arabia for a summit. But he has side goals, as do the Saudis.
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Facebook Whistleblower ’Shocked’ By company’s Investment in Metaverse
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Facebook Whistleblower ’Shocked’ By company’s Investment in Metaverse

Tuesday 26 October 2021 ،
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen said on Monday that she was “shocked” by the news the the tech giant was putting resources into its metaverse project rather than safety initiatives.
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Turkey and West Climb down from Brink of Biggest Diplomatic Crisis
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Turkey and West Climb down from Brink of Biggest Diplomatic Crisis

Tuesday 26 October 2021 ،
Turkey and its Western allies climbed down from a full-blown diplomatic crisis on Monday after foreign embassies said that they abide by diplomatic conventions on non-interference, averting a threatened expulsion of 10 ambassadors.
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Iran Expanding Enrichment Activity: IAEA
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Iran Expanding Enrichment Activity: IAEA

Tuesday 26 October 2021 ،
Iran has injected uranium hexafluoride gas enriched up to 20 percent purity level into a centrifuge at its Natanz nuclear facility, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog reports.
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Over 500 Scholars Launch Fightback Against Israel Lobby’s Antisemitism Smear of UK Academics
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Over 500 Scholars Launch Fightback Against Israel Lobby’s Antisemitism Smear of UK Academics

Tuesday 26 October 2021 ،
The question, raised by the petition and letter of complaint, is whether universities like Glasgow will continue to submit to such attacks on academic life under the cover of false or evidence-free claims of anti-Semitism.
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Arab League Condemns Israel over Plans to Build over 1,300 Illegal Settlements in Occupied W Bank
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Arab League Condemns Israel over Plans to Build over 1,300 Illegal Settlements in Occupied W Bank

Tuesday 26 October 2021 ،
The Arab League has condemned Israeli regime’s declaration that it will build 1,355 new settlements units in the occupied West Bank.
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Bahrainis Rally, Urge Release of Political Prisoners
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Bahrainis Rally, Urge Release of Political Prisoners

Tuesday 26 October 2021 ،
Bahraini people have once again staged nationwide demonstrations in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom to urge the ruling Al Khalifah regime to immediately release political prisoners.
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Apple Threatened Facebook ban, Instagram over Maid Abuse in Arab States
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Apple Threatened Facebook ban, Instagram over Maid Abuse in Arab States

Tuesday 26 October 2021 ،
Apple reportedly threatened two years ago to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in West Asian Arab countries.

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution