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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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Iran Seeks Good Agreement, but Will Not Cross Its Red Lines: Abdollahian to Borrell
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Iran Seeks Good Agreement, but Will Not Cross Its Red Lines: Abdollahian to Borrell

Sunday 27 February 2022
Iranian Foreign Minister told the EU’s foreign policy chief that the Islamic Republic seeks a good agreement through the ongoing talks in the Austrian capital on the revival of the 2015 deal, but is determined not to cross its headlines.
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Chinese Embassy Points to US as ‘Real Threat to the World’
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Chinese Embassy Points to US as ‘Real Threat to the World’

Sunday 27 February 2022
The Chinese Embassy in Russia has shared a list of US bombings and invasions since World War 2
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SWIFT Preparing to Disconnect Certain Russian Banks
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SWIFT Preparing to Disconnect Certain Russian Banks

Sunday 27 February 2022
US, Canada and European countries earlier agreed to cut several banks from the system
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Russian Forces Enter Kharkov as Zelensky Invites Foreigners to Fight for Ukraine
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Russian Forces Enter Kharkov as Zelensky Invites Foreigners to Fight for Ukraine

Sunday 27 February 2022
Russian troops entered on Sunday Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, where street fighting is now taking place.
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Russian Ukraine Campaign: What Are Goals, Future Scenarios?
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Russian Ukraine Campaign: What Are Goals, Future Scenarios?

Sunday 27 February 2022
Putin has a set of  goals, among them avenging Soviet fall, checking NATO, and possibly accession of Luhansk and Donetsk to Russian Federation.
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Palestinian Administrative Detainees Continue Boycott of Israeli Military Courts for 58th Day
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Palestinian Administrative Detainees Continue Boycott of Israeli Military Courts for 58th Day

Sunday 27 February 2022
Some 450 Palestinian detainees have been refusing to show up for their military court hearings for 58 days in protest of their unfair detention without charge or trial under Israel’s controversial administrative detention policy, Wafa News agency reported.
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Millions of Pilgrims March toward Iraq’s Kadhimiya, Mark Martyrdom Anniversary of 7th Shiite Imam
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Millions of Pilgrims March toward Iraq’s Kadhimiya, Mark Martyrdom Anniversary of 7th Shiite Imam

Sunday 27 February 2022
Millions of Shiite pilgrims have marched towards the holy city of Kadhimiya in northwestern Baghdad amid tightened security, as part of a weeklong procession to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of the seventh Shiite Imam.
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Hezbollah Chief, Hamas Delegation Meet to Discuss Palestinian Delegation
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Hezbollah Chief, Hamas Delegation Meet to Discuss Palestinian Delegation

Sunday 27 February 2022
A Palestinian delegation has met with the Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to discuss the latest bout of Israeli aggression in Palestinian territories.
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Is it True Putin Fell in US Trap Launching Military Action in Ukraine?
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Is it True Putin Fell in US Trap Launching Military Action in Ukraine?

Monday 28 February 2022
Russia could be affected by sanctions but its campaign in Ukraine can eliminate threats against its security and vaporize US hegemony.
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US Asks Americans to Consider Leaving Russia Immediately
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US Asks Americans to Consider Leaving Russia Immediately

Monday 28 February 2022
The US advised on Sunday its citizens to consider leaving Russia immediately after Putin put the country’s nuclear deterrence forces on “high alert
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UN Security Council Calls for Rare General Assembly Meeting on Ukraine
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UN Security Council Calls for Rare General Assembly Meeting on Ukraine

Monday 28 February 2022
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) called on Sunday for a “rare emergency” meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) over Ukraine crisis as the US and its Western allies keep up their efforts to target Russia before the world body.
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Kosovo Asks for NATO Membership, Permanent US Base
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Kosovo Asks for NATO Membership, Permanent US Base

Monday 28 February 2022
Kosovo has announced on Sunday it would ask Washington to set up a permanent military base on its territory, urging the US and its allies to accept Pristina’s bid to join NATO.
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Russian Ruble Plunges 30% amid Sanctions over Ukraine Offensive
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Russian Ruble Plunges 30% amid Sanctions over Ukraine Offensive

Monday 28 February 2022
Russia’s currency ruble dived around 29% against the dollar on Monday after Western nations announced fresh sanctions on Moscow for Ukraine offensive, and President Vladimir Putin put its nuclear forces on high alert.
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Social Media Users Criticize Media’s Double Standards in Coverage of Ukraine Conflict
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Social Media Users Criticize Media’s Double Standards in Coverage of Ukraine Conflict

Monday 28 February 2022
Social media users blamed the Western media for hypocrisy in their coverage of Ukraine offensive compared with other conflicts, including Palestine, Syria, and Afghanistan.

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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.