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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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Arrogance, led by US, Concerned about Formation of Islamic Power: Iran Leader
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Arrogance, led by US, Concerned about Formation of Islamic Power: Iran Leader

Saturday 8 September 2018
Leader of Islamic Republic of Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei called for closer relations and synergy among Muslim countries as the most important needs of the Muslim world
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Iraqi Officials React as Basra Protests Turn Violent
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Iraqi Officials React as Basra Protests Turn Violent

Saturday 8 September 2018 ،
Protests in Iraq’s Basra city took an ugly turn on Friday as a group of masked assailants ransacked government buildings and offices of political parties and set fire to them in the southern oil-rich city of Basra, drawing condemnation from officials who said they believe the US, ISIS terrorists and remnants of former Ba’ath regime were behind the violence.
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Iran, Russia, Turkey Agree Ditching US Dollar in Mutual Transactions
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Iran, Russia, Turkey Agree Ditching US Dollar in Mutual Transactions

Saturday 8 September 2018 ،
Iran, Russia and Turkey have agreed on a number of economic measures like ditching the US dollar in mutual transactions as part of efforts to expand their trade relations amid Washington’s pressure, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran.
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China Surplus with US Hits Record Despite Trade War
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China Surplus with US Hits Record Despite Trade War

Saturday 8 September 2018 ،
China’s trade surplus with the US has reached $31.05 billion in August hitting a record despite a decline in the country’s export growth amid a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
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Palestinian Ten Succumbs to Israeli Fire Wound in Gaza
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Palestinian Ten Succumbs to Israeli Fire Wound in Gaza

Saturday 8 September 2018 ،
A Palestinian teen has succumbed to wounds sustained in Israeli regime’s violent crackdown on Palestinian’s weekly anti-occupation protests along the border between the besieged Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied territories.
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Bezos Earns 1 Million Times More Than Lowest Paid Amazon Worker
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Bezos Earns 1 Million Times More Than Lowest Paid Amazon Worker

Saturday 8 September 2018 ،
The founder and CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos earns nearly one million times higher than the average of e-commerce giant’s warehouse worker
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US Sends More Forces to Syria’s At-Tanf as Russia Prepares to Attack Border Area
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US Sends More Forces to Syria’s At-Tanf as Russia Prepares to Attack Border Area

Sunday 9 September 2018 ،
The US military is sending more than 100 Marines to Syria as reinforcements to protect an illegal American base there for training anti-Damascus terrorists after repeated Russian warnings of an impending attack on the militants in the area south of the terror-ravaged country, the Pentagon said.
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US Axes $25m Aid for Al-Quds Hospitals Serving Palestinians
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US Axes $25m Aid for Al-Quds Hospitals Serving Palestinians

Sunday 9 September 2018 ،
Trump’s administration has cut off financial aid to al-Quds (Jerusalem) hospitals that provide cancer treatments and other critical care for Palestinians, US State Department spokeswoman on Friday.
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China, Pakistan Agree to Boost Cooperative Partnership
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China, Pakistan Agree to Boost Cooperative Partnership

Sunday 9 September 2018 ،
Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met on Saturday with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Islamabad, where they agreed to strengthen the strategic cooperation partnership between the two countries.
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Turkey Sends Army Convoy to Idlib as Syria Prepares to Liberate Province from Militants
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Turkey Sends Army Convoy to Idlib as Syria Prepares to Liberate Province from Militants

Sunday 9 September 2018 ،
Turkey reportedly has sent a massive military convoy into Syria’s Idlib province as Damascus forces are preparing to launch a large-scale operation to liberate the northern province from foreign-backed militants.
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US Plots in West Asia Failed: Iran Leader
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US Plots in West Asia Failed: Iran Leader

Sunday 9 September 2018 ،
Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei said US plots in the West Asia have failed, citing Syria, Iraq and Lebanon as clear examples, Press TV reported.
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6 Killed, 16 Wounded Suicide Blast Hits Govt. Offices in Somali Capital
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6 Killed, 16 Wounded Suicide Blast Hits Govt. Offices in Somali Capital

Monday 10 September 2018 ،
At least six people were killed and another 16 injured in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, after an explosive-laden car has rammed into a local government building on Monday.
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UN Rights Chief Takes on Saudi Regime in First Speech
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UN Rights Chief Takes on Saudi Regime in First Speech

Monday 10 September 2018 ،
The United Nations human rights’ new boss Michelle Bachelet has called on Saudi Arabia to hold to account the perpetrators of deadly airstrikes on civilians in Yemen.

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.