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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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Putin Re-Elected Russian President in Landslide Victory
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Putin Re-Elected Russian President in Landslide Victory

Monday 19 March 2018
Russia’s incumbent President Vladimir Putin has garnered 76.65% of the vote in the March 18 election with 99% of the ballots counted
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What Goals Driving Bin Salman’s US Visit?
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What Goals Driving Bin Salman’s US Visit?

Monday 19 March 2018
The crown prince is set to visit Washington on Monday to discuss with the Americans a set of home and cases.
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Powers Race for Superiority Leagues under Sea
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Powers Race for Superiority Leagues under Sea

Monday 19 March 2018
The submarine power is turning into a key benchmark to measure the military might of the global top powers.
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Syrian Forces Take Control of Eastern Ghouta’s Kafr Batna
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Syrian Forces Take Control of Eastern Ghouta’s Kafr Batna

Monday 19 March 2018
Syrian government forces have taken control of the town of Kafr Batna in Eastern Ghouta, after ejecting terrorists from the town.
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Saudi Crown Prince Must Answer For Atrocities In Yemen
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Saudi Crown Prince Must Answer For Atrocities In Yemen

Monday 19 March 2018
Saudi Arabia’s much-discussed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting the United States this week but his atrocities in Yemen are not publicized.
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Red Cross Urges More Access to Civilians in Syria’s Afrin Amid Turkish Incursion
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Red Cross Urges More Access to Civilians in Syria’s Afrin Amid Turkish Incursion

Monday 19 March 2018
The International Committee of the Red Cross urges for greater access to the civilian population of Afrin in light of the continued Turkish incursion on the area.
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Al-Quds Stabbing Natural Reaction to Israeli Regime’s Terrorism: Hamas
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Al-Quds Stabbing Natural Reaction to Israeli Regime’s Terrorism: Hamas

Monday 19 March 2018
Hamas says an anti-occupation stabbing, carried out by a Palestinian in Occupied Al Quds , a natural response to the Israeli crimes against the Palestinians
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Syria Reports Turkey to UN for Occupying Afrin
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Syria Reports Turkey to UN for Occupying Afrin

Monday 19 March 2018
Syria condemned Turkey’s occupying of Afrin and the crimes committed by it and called on the invading forces to withdraw immediately from the Syrian territories.
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Hypocritical US Flooding West Asia with Weapons, Opposes Iran’s Defense Missiles: FM
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Hypocritical US Flooding West Asia with Weapons, Opposes Iran’s Defense Missiles: FM

Monday 19 March 2018
Iran’s Foreign Minister slams US “sheer hypocrisy” for opposing Iran’s missile program while flooding the West Asia region with all kinds of weapons.
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Czech Halts Extradition of Ex-Kurdish Leader to Turkey
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Czech Halts Extradition of Ex-Kurdish Leader to Turkey

Tuesday 20 March 2018
Czech Republic has halted extradition proceedings against a Syrian Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim, former leader of Syria’s Democratic Union Party (PYD), which is deemed by Turkey to be a terrorist organization.
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White House Outraged after Palestinian President Calls US Envoy to Israel ‘Son of Dog’
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White House Outraged after Palestinian President Calls US Envoy to Israel ‘Son of Dog’

Tuesday 20 March 2018
Palestinian Authority president labelled the US envoy to Israeli entity David Friedman a "son of a dog" during an attack on Donald Trump’s policies.
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Iran Dismisses Saudi Crown Prince’s Terrorism Claims as ’Big Lie’
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Iran Dismisses Saudi Crown Prince’s Terrorism Claims as ’Big Lie’

Tuesday 20 March 2018
Iran has dismissed the Saudi crown prince’s allegation that Iran harbors terrorists, saying by spreading lies Riyadh cannot hide its support for terrorism.
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US, S Korea Plan Massive Military Drills Ignoring Concerns by North
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US, S Korea Plan Massive Military Drills Ignoring Concerns by North

Tuesday 20 March 2018
The United States and South Korea plan joint military exercises despite concerns by North Korea which views them as provocative.
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Ex-French President Sarkozy Arrested Over Gaddafi Funding Scandal
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Ex-French President Sarkozy Arrested Over Gaddafi Funding Scandal

Tuesday 20 March 2018
Former French President Sarkozy arrested over a scandal where he is said to have obtained $60 million in election funds from the Libyan dictatorship of Gaddafi.

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