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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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Pegasus Is Just Tip of the Israeli Cyber Spying Iceberg
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Pegasus Is Just Tip of the Israeli Cyber Spying Iceberg

Sunday 25 July 2021
Edward Snowden has called it “the story of the year.” An Israeli spying company has been caught selling software to authoritarian regimes that have used it to surveil more than 50,000 people worldwide.
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US Advisory Presence in Iraq: Will It Keep Them in Iraq or Speed Up Their Exit?
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US Advisory Presence in Iraq: Will It Keep Them in Iraq or Speed Up Their Exit?

Monday 26 July 2021
The US wants to keep its forces in Iraq under training mission. Afghanistan army experience speaks against this plan.
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Syria Air Defenses Intercept Israeli Missiles near Damascus: Russia
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Syria Air Defenses Intercept Israeli Missiles near Damascus: Russia

Monday 26 July 2021
Syria’s air defense units intercepted and destroyed two guided missiles fired by Israeli warplanes in the countryside of the Arab country’s capital Damascus, the Russian defense ministry said.
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Najib Mikati to Become Lebanon’s Next PM
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Najib Mikati to Become Lebanon’s Next PM

Monday 26 July 2021
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati is poised to be designated Premier on Monday after winning the support of most major parties to form a new government.
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Saudi Regime Imprisoned Children of Bin Salman’s Opponent as ’Leverage’: Rights Group
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Saudi Regime Imprisoned Children of Bin Salman’s Opponent as ’Leverage’: Rights Group

Monday 26 July 2021
Children of Saad al-Jabri, a former top Saudi intelligence official now exiled in Canada, being punished to coerce him to return, says Human Rights Watch
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Entire Afghan Adventure Was Hell of Waste of Lives, Resources: EX-CIA Agent
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Entire Afghan Adventure Was Hell of Waste of Lives, Resources: EX-CIA Agent

Monday 26 July 2021
There is no escaping the fact that the entire Afghan adventure was one hell of a waste of lives and resources, says former US counter-terrorism specialist and CIA military intelligence officer Philip Giraldi.
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Tel Aviv Granted AU Observer Status: How Would This Benefit Israelis?
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Tel Aviv Granted AU Observer Status: How Would This Benefit Israelis?

Monday 26 July 2021
19 years after its ouster, the Israeli regime rejoined the African Union (AU) as an observer member on July 22. A statement published by the Israeli Foreign Ministry said that Tel Aviv has relations with 46 African countries and in recent years, it resumed ties with Chad and Guinea, and earlier this year normalized ties with Sudan.
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Russia Signs Deals Worth $3.5 BILLION during 2021 Air Show
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Russia Signs Deals Worth $3.5 BILLION during 2021 Air Show

Monday 26 July 2021
Russia inked agreements worth around 265 billion during biennial MAKS 2021 international air show, which ended Sunday.
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China Urges US for Sanctions Removal, Blames Washington for Creating ‘Imaginary Enemy’
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China Urges US for Sanctions Removal, Blames Washington for Creating ‘Imaginary Enemy’

Monday 26 July 2021
China urged the US remove sanctions on officials, students, and communist party members, as Beijing accused Washington of creating an “imaginary enemy” out of China.
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What Is Escalating Azerbaijan-Armenia Dispute Afresh?
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What Is Escalating Azerbaijan-Armenia Dispute Afresh?

Wednesday 28 July 2021
New clashes reported between Azerbaijan and Armenia, mainly because terms of the November 2020 agreement are not implemented.
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Iran Arrests Mossad Agents Plotting Riots, Terror; Seizes Huge Cache of Weapons
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Iran Arrests Mossad Agents Plotting Riots, Terror; Seizes Huge Cache of Weapons

Wednesday 28 July 2021
Iranian security forces arrested a network of agents with the Israeli regime’s spy agency at the Western borders, confiscating a large cache of weapons and ammunition that they were planning to use to provoke riots and terror inside the country.
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American Whistleblower Sentenced to 45 months in Prison for Drone Leak
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American Whistleblower Sentenced to 45 months in Prison for Drone Leak

Wednesday 28 July 2021
US intelligence analyst Daniel Hale was sentenced to 45 months in prison Tuesday over leaking classified information about drone warfare to the press.
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Hezbollah, Amal Movements Call for Swift Cabinet Formation amid Lebanon Crisis
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Hezbollah, Amal Movements Call for Swift Cabinet Formation amid Lebanon Crisis

Wednesday 28 July 2021
Hezbollah and the Amal movements urged new Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati to swiftly form a cabinet among ongoing socioeconomic crisis in the Arab country.
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ISIS Terrorists Moving into Afghanistan: Russia
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ISIS Terrorists Moving into Afghanistan: Russia

Wednesday 28 July 2021
Remnants if ISIS terrorist group are moving into Afghanistan from Syria, Libya, and several other countries, Russia said on Wednesday stressing that Moscow would provide its Central Asian ally Tajikistan with military assistance if any security threats emanate from Afghanistan.

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures