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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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How Israel Takes Advantage of Yemen Crisis?
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How Israel Takes Advantage of Yemen Crisis?

Monday 9 October 2017
Yemeni sources suggest that the Israeli regime is involved militarily in Yemen crisis, seeking dominance over the Bab-el-Mandeb and the region’s rich energy sources.
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Takfiri Terrorism’s Next Station Could be Southwest Asia
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Takfiri Terrorism’s Next Station Could be Southwest Asia

Monday 9 October 2017
Terrorist groups are inclined to move to Southeast Asia as they lose the edge to Iraqi and Syrian armies and find suitable conditions to reorganize there.
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Five Shiites Killed after Gunmen Ambushed Car in Baluchistan, Pakistan
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Five Shiites Killed after Gunmen Ambushed Car in Baluchistan, Pakistan

Monday 9 October 2017
At Least five Shiite Muslims were killed after Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a vehicle carrying members of the Hazara community in Baluchistan Province, the second terror attack targeting members of the Shiite community in less than a week.
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Israeli Regime to Build 4,000 More Settlements in Occupied West Bank: Report
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Israeli Regime to Build 4,000 More Settlements in Occupied West Bank: Report

Monday 9 October 2017
Israeli regime reportedly plans to construct some 4,000 more illegal settler units in the occupied West Bank.
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Erdogan’s Short, Long-Term Strategy for Dealing with Kurdish Breakaway Bid
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Erdogan’s Short, Long-Term Strategy for Dealing with Kurdish Breakaway Bid

Tuesday 10 October 2017
In association with Iran and Iraq, Turkish leader will seek pressuring Erbil for relinquishment of its secessionist efforts.
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West-Made Arms in Hands of Terrorists: Syrian Defense Ministry
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West-Made Arms in Hands of Terrorists: Syrian Defense Ministry

Tuesday 10 October 2017
Syrian Defense Ministry released footage on Monday showing arms and munitions seized from various terrorist groups throughout the country, with most of confiscated arm being made by the US or its allies.
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ISIS Terrorists Cross into Syria from US-Controlled Western Iraq: Russia
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ISIS Terrorists Cross into Syria from US-Controlled Western Iraq: Russia

Tuesday 10 October 2017
Russia says the US-led international coalition is only simulating fighting ISIS terrorists in Iraq, stressing that in the US-led coalition’s area of responsibility in the western part of Iraq the area under ISIS control is expanding.
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Yemeni Forces Launch Missile Attack at Saudi Military Base
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Yemeni Forces Launch Missile Attack at Saudi Military Base

Tuesday 10 October 2017
Yemeni forces have fired a ballistic missile at a Saudi army command center in Jizan region, al-Masirah television network reported on Tuesday.
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Hackers Stole Top-Secret US War Plans against North Korea: Official
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Hackers Stole Top-Secret US War Plans against North Korea: Official

Tuesday 10 October 2017
A South Korean official says 235GB of top-secret military documents, including plans for a war with North Korea, have stolen by Pyongyang from a data centre in Seoul.
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Pope to Visit Myanmar as Rohingyas Ethnic Cleansing Continues
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Pope to Visit Myanmar as Rohingyas Ethnic Cleansing Continues

Tuesday 10 October 2017
Pope Francis is to visit Myanmar in November as the Buddhist country’s military is widely blamed for committing ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslim minority.
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North Korean Missiles to Reach US after Upgrading: Russian MP
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North Korean Missiles to Reach US after Upgrading: Russian MP

Tuesday 10 October 2017
North Korea reportedly possesses a missile that will be able to hit the US mainland after modernization, a Russian lawmaker said.
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What’s Next for  Patriotic Union of Kurdistan after Talabani’s Death?
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What’s Next for Patriotic Union of Kurdistan after Talabani’s Death?

Wednesday 11 October 2017
Death of Jalal Talabani of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan can usher in difficult times for the party as it has already been struggling with infighting and resultant splits.
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Why Saudis Welcome US Sanctions on Hezbollah Call for More?
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Why Saudis Welcome US Sanctions on Hezbollah Call for More?

Wednesday 11 October 2017
Saudi Arabia praises the sanctions against Hezbollah that are meant to check the group’s power, amid snowballing regional losses of the kingdom.
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President Rouhani Warns US over Blacklisting Iran’s Elite Forces
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President Rouhani Warns US over Blacklisting Iran’s Elite Forces

Wednesday 11 October 2017
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned the US over a planned move to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group.

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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