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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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West Africa Bloc Chairman: Mali Coup Set Dangerous Trend in Sahel
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West Africa Bloc Chairman: Mali Coup Set Dangerous Trend in Sahel

Friday 4 February 2022
Mali has been in political instability for years and this caused worries to other African states.
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Gunmen Kill Over 60 Vigilantes in Nigeria’s Kebbi State
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Gunmen Kill Over 60 Vigilantes in Nigeria’s Kebbi State

Tuesday 8 March 2022
Gunmen ambushed and killed at least 62 members of a volunteer vigilante group in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi state, the head of the group and a police spokesman said, in the worst violence to hit the state since mid-January.
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Bandits Kills Village Leader, 23 Others in Nigeria’s Zamfara
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Bandits Kills Village Leader, 23 Others in Nigeria’s Zamfara

Tuesday 22 March 2022
Bandits from the Gando forest in Bukkuyum and Anka local government areas have been attacking residents since January.
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OPEC Secretary General Dies at 63
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OPEC Secretary General Dies at 63

Wednesday 6 July 2022
Mohammed Barkindo, the secretary general of OPEC, the powerful cartel of oil-producing countries, has passed away, the head of the Nigerian state oil corporation said on Wednesday.
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Several Shiite Mourners Killed as Nigerian Forces Attack Ashura Procession in Kaduna
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Several Shiite Mourners Killed as Nigerian Forces Attack Ashura Procession in Kaduna

Tuesday 9 August 2022
Nigeria’s army forces reportedly have attacked Shiite Muslims, killing several people and injuring many others during annual Ashura procession in Zaria, Kaduna state in the northwest.
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Africa a Setting for New Cold War?
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Africa a Setting for New Cold War?

Thursday 11 August 2022
Africa is becoming a focus of the West and the East as the two sides are vying for global dominance as the East is reshaping world order.
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Saudi Regime Involved in Zaria Massacre of Nigerian Shiites: Sheikh Zakzaky
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Saudi Regime Involved in Zaria Massacre of Nigerian Shiites: Sheikh Zakzaky

Wednesday 12 October 2022
Saudi Arabia was involved in the Zaria massacre in the Nigerian capital Abuja, Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky said, emphasizing that the kingdom was only acting on the orders of Washington and London.
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Over 600 Killed in Nigeria’s Worst Flooding in Decade
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Over 600 Killed in Nigeria’s Worst Flooding in Decade

Monday 17 October 2022
The death toll from the worst flooding Nigeria has seen in a decade has passed 600 people, the country’s humanitarian affairs ministry tweeted on Sunday.
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Armed Bandits Attack Mosque in Nigeria, Abduct 19 Worshippers
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Armed Bandits Attack Mosque in Nigeria, Abduct 19 Worshippers

Monday 5 December 2022
Gunmen stormed a mosque in Nigeria’s restive northwestern state of Katsina on Saturday and abducted 19 worshippers while they were saying evening prayers.
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Expulsion of Israeli Observer Envoy from AU Summit Response to Netanyahu’s Gamesmanship
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Expulsion of Israeli Observer Envoy from AU Summit Response to Netanyahu’s Gamesmanship

Monday 20 February 2023
The Israelis were left in humiliation as their envoy was denied entry to African Union summit as an observer.
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At least One Killed, Several Injured in Nigeria as Police Attacks Quds Day Demonstrators
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At least One Killed, Several Injured in Nigeria as Police Attacks Quds Day Demonstrators

Saturday 15 April 2023
At least one person reportedly has been killed while many more were injured after Nigerian police opened fire on Quds Day protesters in the main city of Abuja.
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Nigeria River Boat Accident Leaves More Than 100 Dead
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Nigeria River Boat Accident Leaves More Than 100 Dead

Wednesday 14 June 2023
More than 100 people have drowned in north central Nigeria after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in a river, police and local authorities said.
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Developing Relations with African Countries on Iran’s Agenda: FM
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Developing Relations with African Countries on Iran’s Agenda: FM

Monday 19 June 2023
Iran is seeing a great progress in its foreign policy, expanding relations with many countries and blocs.
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Sheikh Zakzaky Warns of US, French Plots to Sow Discord between Nigeria, Niger
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Sheikh Zakzaky Warns of US, French Plots to Sow Discord between Nigeria, Niger

Saturday 19 August 2023
Nigeria’s leading Islamic scholar Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky warned that the US and France intend to stoke sedition in African countries following the recent coup in Niger that ousted a Western-backed president.
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Africa against Neocolonialism: Why The Continent’s Struggle for Self-Sufficiency Remain so Difficult?
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Africa against Neocolonialism: Why The Continent’s Struggle for Self-Sufficiency Remain so Difficult?

Sunday 29 October 2023
Regional organizations are trying to overcome the legacy of their dependence on the West

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies