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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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Russia Sees No Obstacle in Delivering S-300 Defense Systems to Syria: Lavrov
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Russia Sees No Obstacle in Delivering S-300 Defense Systems to Syria: Lavrov

Friday 20 April 2018
Russia says US missiles strikes on Syria last week removed any moral obligation to withhold S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems from the Arab state
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Bahraini Regime Puts More Barriers Outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Home
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Bahraini Regime Puts More Barriers Outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Home

Friday 20 April 2018 ،
Bahraini regime forces erected more barbed wires around house of spiritual leader of Shiite majority, Sheikh Isa Qassim, who is under house arrest.
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Yemeni Retaliatory Ballistic Missile Hits Saudi Airport in Jizan
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Yemeni Retaliatory Ballistic Missile Hits Saudi Airport in Jizan

Friday 20 April 2018 ،
Yemen’s Army and Popular Forces have fired missiles that targeted a Saudi Airport in Jizan region on Friday.
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France’s Zeal to Restore Old Glory in West Asia
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France’s Zeal to Restore Old Glory in West Asia

Friday 20 April 2018 ،
France is living the ideal of reviving its old glory in West Asia, but analysts argue Paris policy mistakes may turn the ideal to a pipe dream.
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Israeli Regime Kills 2 Palestinians, Injures Hundreds During Peaceful Gaza Protests
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Israeli Regime Kills 2 Palestinians, Injures Hundreds During Peaceful Gaza Protests

Friday 20 April 2018 ،
Israeli regime forces have killed at least two Palestinians and injured hundreds during the peaceful Return Protests in Gaza .
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Southern Yemen Protests Say People Fed Up with War
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Southern Yemen Protests Say People Fed Up with War

Saturday 21 April 2018 ،
The southerners rally in two major cities of Taiz and Aden and blast the government failure to provide services and ongoing war.
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North Korea Halts Missile Tests, Closes Nuclear Site: State Media
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North Korea Halts Missile Tests, Closes Nuclear Site: State Media

Saturday 21 April 2018 ،
North Korea plans to stop nuclear and missile tests and close a nuclear test site, the nation’s leader Kim Jong-un has announced on Saturday.
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Israeli Forces Kill Four Palestinians, Including Teen, in Gaza Protests
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Israeli Forces Kill Four Palestinians, Including Teen, in Gaza Protests

Saturday 21 April 2018 ،
Israeli regime forces have killed four and injured more than 150 Palestinians on Friday during the peaceful March of Return Protests in besieged Gaza.
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At Least 20 Killed as Saudi Warplane Hits Car in Yemen’s Taiz Province
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At Least 20 Killed as Saudi Warplane Hits Car in Yemen’s Taiz Province

Saturday 21 April 2018 ،
At least twenty people were killed after a Saudi fighter jet struck a car in southwestern Yemen on Friday.
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US-Israeli Actress Shuns Jewish Noble Prize over Tel Aviv’s ’Atrocities’
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US-Israeli Actress Shuns Jewish Noble Prize over Tel Aviv’s ’Atrocities’

Saturday 21 April 2018 ،
Israeli-American actress and director Natalie Portman has refrain from traveling to Occupied Palestinian territories to attend the so-called Jewish Noble ceremony, saying that Tel Aviv regime’s crackdown on Palestinian protesters "have been extremely distressing’’ to her.
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Iran May Speed up Nuclear Program if US Drops Deal: FM
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Iran May Speed up Nuclear Program if US Drops Deal: FM

Saturday 21 April 2018 ،
Iran has several options on the table in response to a possible US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, including the resumption of the activities it halted under the multilateral accord “at a much greater speed", Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.
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UK Envoy Defends Saudi Crackdown on Shiites, Brands Minority as Terrorists
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UK Envoy Defends Saudi Crackdown on Shiites, Brands Minority as Terrorists

Saturday 21 April 2018 ،
Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia has drawn human rights activists’ criticism for defending the Wahhabi regime’s crackdown on the minority Shiite Muslims in Eastern Province.
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Militants Evacuate Eastern Qalamoun under Deal with Govt.
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Militants Evacuate Eastern Qalamoun under Deal with Govt.

Saturday 21 April 2018 ،
Militants have reportedly agreed to surrender another area near the capital, Damascus, under a deal with the government, which enables their exit to northern Syria.
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Israeli Spy Agency Blamed for Assassination of Palestinian Lecturer in Malaysia
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Israeli Spy Agency Blamed for Assassination of Palestinian Lecturer in Malaysia

Saturday 21 April 2018 ،
A Palestinian academic and engineer from Gaza assassinated by Israeli Regime’s spy agency Mossad in Malaysia on Saturday morning, the victim’s family says.

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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.