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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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What Are Obstacles ahead of Iraq Government Formation?
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What Are Obstacles ahead of Iraq Government Formation?

Thursday 20 January 2022
If al-Sadr chooses to exclude the rival Shiites from a new cabinet, would have troubles running a government.
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Iran’s Pres. Raisi Russia Visit a Concrete Step to Implementing Pivot to East Policy
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Iran’s Pres. Raisi Russia Visit a Concrete Step to Implementing Pivot to East Policy

Saturday 22 January 2022
The Iranian president visited Moscow as Iran focuses on partnership with East and the latter figures out Tehran’s weight in global equations.
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Yemeni Forces Urge Foreign Companies to Leave UAE amid Escalation of Tensions
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Yemeni Forces Urge Foreign Companies to Leave UAE amid Escalation of Tensions

Saturday 22 January 2022
Yemeni forces urged foreign companies to pull out of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following a series of retaliatory strikes against the Persian Gulf country in retaliation for the devastating Saudi-led war on their homeland.
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US Carrier Heads to Surprise NATO Wargames
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US Carrier Heads to Surprise NATO Wargames

Saturday 22 January 2022
The nuclear-powered fleet aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman will take part in next week’s NATO exercise in the Mediterranean Sea dubbed “Neptune Strike ‘22,” the Pentagon has announced.
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Israel is Tightening Its Grip on Syria’s Golan Heights by Creating “Facts on the Ground”
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Israel is Tightening Its Grip on Syria’s Golan Heights by Creating “Facts on the Ground”

Saturday 22 January 2022
In the occupied Golan Heights, the population of Settlers and Syrians is approximately equal, but experts fear that a new Israeli project will turn Syrians into a demographic minority on their own land.
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Afghans Call for Recognition of US Drone Attack in Kabul as War Crime
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Afghans Call for Recognition of US Drone Attack in Kabul as War Crime

Saturday 22 January 2022
Relatives of Afghan civilians killed or injured in a US drone bombing in Kabul last August have called for recognition of the deadly attack as a war crime and due punishment of the American perpetrators.
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Ukraine Crisis: Likely Scenarios and Putin’s Agenda
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Ukraine Crisis: Likely Scenarios and Putin’s Agenda

Sunday 23 January 2022
Ukraine is a field of confrontation of the heavyweights — Russia and the West— as both sides want the game change to their advantage.
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What Does Mad and Savage Saudi-Emirati Bombardment in Yemen Mean?
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What Does Mad and Savage Saudi-Emirati Bombardment in Yemen Mean?

Sunday 23 January 2022
The Saudis and Emiratis laucnchdd unprecedented airstrikes on Yemeni civilians as they a sense of defeat in war increasingly encompasses them.
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UN Resolution Helps Industrialize Holocaust for Israelis While Real One Is Taking Place in Palestine
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UN Resolution Helps Industrialize Holocaust for Israelis While Real One Is Taking Place in Palestine

Monday 24 January 2022
A UN resolution reaffirmed support for Holocaust that has been instrumentalized by Tel Aviv to play victim while committing crimes against Palestinians.
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US Provides Ukraine with 90 Tons of Lethal Weapons
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US Provides Ukraine with 90 Tons of Lethal Weapons

Monday 24 January 2022
The US has provided Ukraine with 90 tons of lethal weapons to boost the ex-Soviet republic against pending Russian invasion, the claim that Moscow rejects.
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Yemen to Keep up Counterstrikes until End of Invasion: Ansarullah
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Yemen to Keep up Counterstrikes until End of Invasion: Ansarullah

Monday 24 January 2022
Yemeni officials vowed to keep up its counteroffensives until its complete liberation from the scourge of a West-backed and Saudi-led invasion and siege.
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Turkey Detains Journalist for Insulting President Erdogan
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Turkey Detains Journalist for Insulting President Erdogan

Monday 24 January 2022
A Turkish court ordered on Saturday well-known journalist Sedef Kabas to be jailed pending trial on a charge of insulting President Tayyip Erdogan, under a law that has seen tens of thousands prosecuted
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I Was Sacked ’Because I Was Muslim’: Tory Ex-Minister
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I Was Sacked ’Because I Was Muslim’: Tory Ex-Minister

Monday 24 January 2022
Boris Johnson dragged into Nusrat Ghani row, as she claims PM told her he ’could not get involved’. Ghani was fired as minister in 2020, saying whip said her faith made ’colleagues uncomfortable’
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Taliban Delegation Meet Western Officials in Oslo to Discuss Afghan Humanitarian Crisis
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Taliban Delegation Meet Western Officials in Oslo to Discuss Afghan Humanitarian Crisis

Monday 24 January 2022
A Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in Oslo on Monday for three-day talks with Western governments on Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis.

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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.