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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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Yemen Threatens to Target Riyadh, Abu Dhabi amid Continued Saudi-Led Aggression
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Yemen Threatens to Target Riyadh, Abu Dhabi amid Continued Saudi-Led Aggression

Sunday 17 March 2019
Yemeni has advanced aircraft as well as the coordinates of legitimate targets in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, which can be hit in retaliation for the war being waged against the country by Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, including the United Arab Emirates, army spokesman Brigadier Yahya Sare’e said.
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India, Pakistan Threatened to Fire ’Missiles’ at Each Other
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India, Pakistan Threatened to Fire ’Missiles’ at Each Other

Sunday 17 March 2019
India and Pakistan have reportedly threatened to fire a barrage of missiles at each other as the tensions escalated between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
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Scores of Saudi, Sudanese Troopers in Yemeni Forces Retaliatory Ops
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Scores of Saudi, Sudanese Troopers in Yemeni Forces Retaliatory Ops

Monday 18 March 2019
At least 37 Saudi and Sudanese soldiers were killed during Yemeni forces two retaliatory attacks in the kingdom’s southwestern border region.
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China Detained 13,000 ‘Terrorists’ Since 2014
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China Detained 13,000 ‘Terrorists’ Since 2014

Monday 18 March 2019
China claimed on Monday it has arrested tens of thousands of “terrorists” since four years ago in its volatile western Xinjiang region, which is home to millions of Muslim minorities, including Uighurs.
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Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Sells Oil to Israeli Regime at Wide Discounts: Paper
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Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Sells Oil to Israeli Regime at Wide Discounts: Paper

Monday 18 March 2019
Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region is secretly selling oil to Israel Israeli regime at heavily discounted prices, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported.
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Saudi Hit Team Approved by Crown Prince to Silence Dissenters
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Saudi Hit Team Approved by Crown Prince to Silence Dissenters

Monday 18 March 2019
Saudi Arabia’s crown Prince, more than a year before the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, authorized a campaign to silence dissidents, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
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US to Keep 1,000 Troops in Syria despite Trump’s Pullout Plan
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US to Keep 1,000 Troops in Syria despite Trump’s Pullout Plan

Monday 18 March 2019
The US is crafting plans to keep nearly 1,000 forces in Syria, despite an earlier announcement by President Donald Trump to completely withdraw them from the Arab country, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
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UK Servicing Saudi Jets Striking Yemen: Minister
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UK Servicing Saudi Jets Striking Yemen: Minister

Tuesday 19 March 2019
Britain’s Armed Forces Minister Mark Lancaster has admitted that his country is servicing fighter jets supplied to Saudi Arabia which are being used in a bloody aggression against neighboring Yemen.
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Blood of Syrians, Iranians, Iraqis ’Mixed in Battle against Terrorism’: Assad
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Blood of Syrians, Iranians, Iraqis ’Mixed in Battle against Terrorism’: Assad

Tuesday 19 March 2019
President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday cooperation among Syria, Iran, and Iraq in fighting terrorism has boosted the West Asian nations’ ties.
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UK Rejects Trump’s Suggestion that Britain Invented Russia’s US Election Meddling
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UK Rejects Trump’s Suggestion that Britain Invented Russia’s US Election Meddling

Tuesday 19 March 2019
The British government has denounced as “completely false” accusation by Donald Trump that Britain invented Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, The Independent reported.
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Israeli Regime’s Killing of Gazans May Amount to War Crimes: UN
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Israeli Regime’s Killing of Gazans May Amount to War Crimes: UN

Tuesday 19 March 2019
Israeli regime’s rights violations during crackdown on Palestinian protesters in the Gaza Strip may amount to “war crimes”, a UN fact-finding mission reported, urging Tel Aviv to prevent military snipers from using lethal forces against the demonstrators.
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Iran Vows to Defend Oil Shipments after Israeli Regime Threats
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Iran Vows to Defend Oil Shipments after Israeli Regime Threats

Wednesday 20 March 2019
Iran has warned that it won’t hesitate to exercise its right to self-defense if the Israeli regime proceeds with the threats of blocking Iranian oil shipments.
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US Extends Waiver for Iraq to continue Trade with Iran
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US Extends Waiver for Iraq to continue Trade with Iran

Wednesday 20 March 2019
The US renewed a 90-day waiver for the second time to let Iraq continue energy imports from Iran which is under unilateral US sanctions
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Russian-Syrian Coordination Crucial in War on Terror: President Assad
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Russian-Syrian Coordination Crucial in War on Terror: President Assad

Wednesday 20 March 2019
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says coordination with Russia was crucial in Syria’s war on terrorism.

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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.