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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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US in Korean Peninsula to Checkmate China: Pundit
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US in Korean Peninsula to Checkmate China: Pundit

Monday 18 June 2018
The mediatory role US President Donald Trump has adopted in Korean Peninsula aims to ultimately “stab” Chinese President Xi Jinping in the back and “checkmate China”.
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At Least 3 Killed, Dozens Injured as 6.1 Magnitude Quake Shakes Japan’s Osaka
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At Least 3 Killed, Dozens Injured as 6.1 Magnitude Quake Shakes Japan’s Osaka

Monday 18 June 2018 ،
A strong earthquake rocked Japanese city of Osaka Monday morning, killing at least three people and injuring dozens more.
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Palestinian Rockets Send Israeli Settlers into Bomb Shelters
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Palestinian Rockets Send Israeli Settlers into Bomb Shelters

Monday 18 June 2018 ،
Gazans have launched rocket attacks on occupied Palestine in response to Israeli regime’s warplanes strikes on parts of the besieged Gaza Strip early Monday.
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China to Hike Tariffs on US Oil, Replace American Oil with Iranian Crude
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China to Hike Tariffs on US Oil, Replace American Oil with Iranian Crude

Monday 18 June 2018 ،
China has threatened to levy duties on US oil imports worth almost $1 billion per month, as war trade between Beijing and Washington is expanding, Reuters reported.
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Trump Repeats Call for Suspending ’Expensive’ US-N Korea Drills
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Trump Repeats Call for Suspending ’Expensive’ US-N Korea Drills

Monday 18 June 2018 ،
President Donald Trump has once again called for an end to US-South Korea military exercises, saying the drills put the US in a "bad light" during talks with North Korea and are expensive.
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8 Police Officers Killed in IDE Attack in Eastern Kenya
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8 Police Officers Killed in IDE Attack in Eastern Kenya

Monday 18 June 2018 ،
At least eight Kenyan police officers were killed in the eastern part of the country on Sunday after their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device allegedly planted by Somalia’s al Shabaab militant group.
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US Seeks Regime Change in Venezuela to Get Its Oil: TV Host
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US Seeks Regime Change in Venezuela to Get Its Oil: TV Host

Monday 18 June 2018 ،
The US and its media openly talk about coup in Venezuela because the country sits on vast oil resources that Washington has had its eye on them, The Empire Files host Abby Martin told Lee Camp, RT reported.
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US Peace Gesture Not Hiding Long-Term Stay Intention in Afghanistan
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US Peace Gesture Not Hiding Long-Term Stay Intention in Afghanistan

Tuesday 19 June 2018 ،
Pompano says US is ready to join Kabul-Taliban talks, less than four months after Trump rejected dialogue with militant group.
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Trump Creating His American Caliphate, Democracy Has No Defense
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Trump Creating His American Caliphate, Democracy Has No Defense

Monday 18 June 2018 ،
Officials quoting a holy text to justify repressive policies is something people who grew up in the Arab world have seen before
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Chinese State Media Pans US President as ’Rude, Unreasonable, Selfish’ over $50bn Tariffs
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Chinese State Media Pans US President as ’Rude, Unreasonable, Selfish’ over $50bn Tariffs

Monday 18 June 2018 ،
Chinese state media has fiercely rebuked the US for fueling trade war, calling Trump and his administration as “selfish”, “rude” and “mundane” in its unpredictability.
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Iran’s President Dismisses Military Solution to Yemen Crisis, Pans Siege on Qatar
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Iran’s President Dismisses Military Solution to Yemen Crisis, Pans Siege on Qatar

Monday 18 June 2018 ،
Military approach towards Yemeni crisis is doomed to failure, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a phone talk with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Monday.
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What’s Behind US Raids on Syrian Army, Its Allies?
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What’s Behind US Raids on Syrian Army, Its Allies?

Tuesday 19 June 2018 ،
An airstrike, very likely by the US-led coalition, this week killed several Syrian troops and their Iraqi allies.
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Palestinian Authority Warns US Aid Plan for Gaza Aims to Grant Concessions to Israeli Regime
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Palestinian Authority Warns US Aid Plan for Gaza Aims to Grant Concessions to Israeli Regime

Tuesday 19 June 2018 ،
The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority has warned regional states against collaborating with Israeli regime regarding an American “aid” plan for the Gaza Strip, saying the scheme is meant to sow discord among Palestinians and get concessions on occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem).
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Israeli Regime Charges Ex-minister with Spying for Iran
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Israeli Regime Charges Ex-minister with Spying for Iran

Tuesday 19 June 2018 ،
Israeli regime has charged a former energy minister with “passing information” to Iran and engaging in acts of “espionage” against the Tel Aviv.

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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.