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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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Enemies on War Footing against Iran on Various Fronts: Leader
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Enemies on War Footing against Iran on Various Fronts: Leader

Wednesday 1 May 2019
Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei said that the Islamic republic’s enemies have been on a war footing against Iran on various fronts, calling on the nation to stand ready to fully confront them.
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Assange Sentenced to 50 Weeks in Jail in UK
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Assange Sentenced to 50 Weeks in Jail in UK

Wednesday 1 May 2019 ،
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison by a London court for skipping bail in 2012 and hiding in the Ecuadoran embassy for seven years. The activist also faces a court hearing on extradition to Washington where he is wanted for “conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.”
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US Deploys F-35As on First Combat Mission
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US Deploys F-35As on First Combat Mission

Wednesday 1 May 2019 ،
The US Air Force has finally flown its variant of the F-35 in combat in Iraq, nearly three years after it declared the fifth-generation combat aircraft fit for combat duty.
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US Economic Terrorism: Bases, Goals
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US Economic Terrorism: Bases, Goals

Thursday 2 May 2019 ،
The US is stepping up what many experts believe as economic terrorism in an effort to damage states not bowing to its bullying.
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What’s Behind Iranian FM’s Fresh Moves?
Analysis

What’s Behind Iranian FM’s Fresh Moves?

Thursday 2 May 2019 ،
Iran’s FM Zarif said Iran may decide to abandon the NPT, a message seeking to tell the West Tehran has its own cards to play.
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What’s Driving Trump’s Possible Ban on Muslim Brotherhood?
Analysis

What’s Driving Trump’s Possible Ban on Muslim Brotherhood?

Friday 3 May 2019 ،
Trump administration says the president directed the stuff to work on sanctions on the movement.
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Turkey’s S-400 Contract: Why Does Ankara Insist, Washington Oppose?
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Turkey’s S-400 Contract: Why Does Ankara Insist, Washington Oppose?

Saturday 4 May 2019 ،
The Russian-made air defense system is a game changer once procured and installed in Turkey.
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US Imposes Sanctions on Iran Enriched Uranium Exports
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US Imposes Sanctions on Iran Enriched Uranium Exports

Saturday 4 May 2019 ،
The US administration has imposed sanctions on Iran’s export of enriched uranium but at the same time renewed three key waivers that will allow European allies, Russia and China to cooperate with the Islamic Republic on civil nuclear program.
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US Approves $6 billion in Arms Sales to Bahrain, UAE
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US Approves $6 billion in Arms Sales to Bahrain, UAE

Saturday 4 May 2019 ،
The US plans to sell weapons to Bahrain and the UAE worth almost $6 billion despite the regime record of human rights violations.
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N Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles towards Sea of Japan: S Korea
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N Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles towards Sea of Japan: S Korea

Saturday 4 May 2019 ،
North Korea has fired several of short-range projectiles towards the Sea of Japan, in first such action in over a year amid deadlocked nuclear talks with the US.
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Syria Will Not Allow Turkey to Occupy Even 1 Centimeter of Its Territories: Diplomat
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Syria Will Not Allow Turkey to Occupy Even 1 Centimeter of Its Territories: Diplomat

Saturday 4 May 2019 ،
Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad vowed that Damascus “will not allow Turkey to control even one centimeter of the Syrian territories,” stressing that Ankara should know that “Damascus will not accept the survival of militant groups” in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib.
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What Strikes Bernie Sanders as ’Extremely Unfair’ Is Catastrophe for Millions of Palestinians
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What Strikes Bernie Sanders as ’Extremely Unfair’ Is Catastrophe for Millions of Palestinians

Saturday 4 May 2019 ،
There will be hope when politicians like Bernie Sanders will have the courage to call the ethnic cleansing, genocide and apartheid — all crimes that Israel perpetrated and continues to perpetuate to this day — by their real name and not describe them as merely “extremely unfair".
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Iran, Iraq, Syria to Set up Joint Bank amid US Sanctions
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Iran, Iraq, Syria to Set up Joint Bank amid US Sanctions

Saturday 4 May 2019 ،
Iran, Iraq, and Syria plan to set up a joint bank, Saeed Mohammad, managing director of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters said.
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Jordanian King Fires Senior Officials amid Plot Reports
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Jordanian King Fires Senior Officials amid Plot Reports

Saturday 4 May 2019 ،
King of Jordan Abdullah II reportedly has sacked several senior officials over the past week amid reports of a plot to destabilize the kingdom.

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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.