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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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Yemeni Forces Kill Seven Saudi Troops in Retaliatory Attack
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Yemeni Forces Kill Seven Saudi Troops in Retaliatory Attack

Friday 19 January 2018
Yemeni snipers have killed at least seven Saudi Arabian troops in retaliatory attacks against the kingdom’s brutal aggression on the impoverished state.
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Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Reach 1 M Amid Repatriation Protests
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Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Reach 1 M Amid Repatriation Protests

Friday 19 January 2018 ،
Bangladesh has counted more than a million Rohingya Muslim refugees living in camps near the border with Myanmar
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Hezbollah Leader Warns Israeli Regime against Provocations on Lebanon Border
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Hezbollah Leader Warns Israeli Regime against Provocations on Lebanon Border

Friday 19 January 2018 ،
Hezbollah leader has warned the Israeli regime against any provocative move on the border between Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Persian Gulf Crisis Ignited to Loot Qatar’s Wealth: Royal
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Persian Gulf Crisis Ignited to Loot Qatar’s Wealth: Royal

Friday 19 January 2018 ،
A member of the Qatari royal family says Saudi Arabia and the UAE ignited the current Persian Gulf crisis in order to loots Qatar’s wealth.
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Russia Voices Concern Over US Actions against Syria’s Territorial Integrity
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Russia Voices Concern Over US Actions against Syria’s Territorial Integrity

Friday 19 January 2018 ،
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says his country is concerned by United States actions in Syria which threaten the country’s territorial integrity.
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Tel Aviv-Riyadh Railway: Goals, Obstacles
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Tel Aviv-Riyadh Railway: Goals, Obstacles

Saturday 20 January 2018 ،
The project is meant to link Haifa to Saudi Arabia’s Dammam to boost trade with Arab states but it might face challenges, including security fragility.
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Karabakh Conflict: Still No Solution in Sight
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Karabakh Conflict: Still No Solution in Sight

Saturday 20 January 2018 ،
The territorial dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia is yet to be settled as both sides show no compromises.
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Yemeni Forces Fire Retaliatory Ballistic Missile Toward Saudi Arabia
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Yemeni Forces Fire Retaliatory Ballistic Missile Toward Saudi Arabia

Saturday 20 January 2018 ،
Yemeni forces fired a retaliatory ballistic missile toward the southern Saudi province of Najran on Saturday, the group’s official al-Masirah TV reported.
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Syrian Forces Retake Strategic Air Base in Idlib from Al-Nusra Terrorists
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Syrian Forces Retake Strategic Air Base in Idlib from Al-Nusra Terrorists

Saturday 20 January 2018 ،
Syrian government forces have retaken full control of the strategic military air base of Abu al-Duhur in the northwestern province of Idlib.
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US Warship Violates Chinese Territory, Beijing Vows Action
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US Warship Violates Chinese Territory, Beijing Vows Action

Saturday 20 January 2018 ،
China vowed "necessary measures" will be undertaken to safeguard the country’s sovereignty after a US warship violated its territory.
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Erdogan Announces Launch of Turkish Military Offensive in Afrin, Syria
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Erdogan Announces Launch of Turkish Military Offensive in Afrin, Syria

Saturday 20 January 2018 ،
Turkish President Erdogan announced on Saturday the military operation in Syria’s Afrin has "actively" started amid opposition by Damascus.
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Qatar Removed from UAE Museum World Map as Tensions Escalate
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Qatar Removed from UAE Museum World Map as Tensions Escalate

Saturday 20 January 2018 ،
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has omitted Qatar from a world map amid rising tensions between the two Persian Gulf monarchies.
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Egyptian President El-Sisi to Defend Seat in March Election, ‘Victory’ Guaranteed
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Egyptian President El-Sisi to Defend Seat in March Election, ‘Victory’ Guaranteed

Saturday 20 January 2018 ،
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi finally declared his candidacy for re-election in March in an election process where his victory is all but guaranteed.
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Damascus Pans Turkish Invasion into Syrian Territory as Brutal Aggression
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Damascus Pans Turkish Invasion into Syrian Territory as Brutal Aggression

Saturday 20 January 2018 ،
Syrian has fiercely denounced Turkey’s invasion into its soil as brutal aggression, rejecting Ankara’s claim about having informed Damascus of the operation

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