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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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66 Killed as Passenger Plane Crashes in Southwestern Iran
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66 Killed as Passenger Plane Crashes in Southwestern Iran

Sunday 18 February 2018
Sixty six people were killed after a passenger plane has crashed in central Iran during a flight, authorities said on Sunday.
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Syrian Militia Forces Attack Turkish Base in Hatay: Report
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Syrian Militia Forces Attack Turkish Base in Hatay: Report

Sunday 18 February 2018
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have attacked a Turkey-based military camp that was used by the country’s army and allied Syrian militants in Syria offensive, the predominantly Kurdish militia’s media center claimed on Saturday.
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US Sanctions vs Russian Oil Diplomacy
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US Sanctions vs Russian Oil Diplomacy

Monday 19 February 2018
While US seeks curbing the interest of Russia by sanctions, Russian leaders find it practical to make energy partners to circumvent the ban’s dire effects.
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Israeli Warplanes Kill Two Palestinians in Gaza, Hamas Fires Back
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Israeli Warplanes Kill Two Palestinians in Gaza, Hamas Fires Back

Monday 19 February 2018
Israeli regime forces have killed two Palestinian teenage boys in an attack on the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Yemeni Forces Down Saudi Spy Drone over Saada
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Yemeni Forces Down Saudi Spy Drone over Saada

Sunday 18 February 2018
Yemeni forces have shot down a Saudi drone which was on a spying mission in Yemen’s northwestern province of Sa’ada.
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Reliance on Foreign Entities Dangerous: Iran Leader
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Reliance on Foreign Entities Dangerous: Iran Leader

Monday 19 February 2018
The leader of the Islamic Revolution urges reliance on the country’s domestic potentialities while warning over reliance on foreign entities .
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Hamas Blames US, Israeli Regime for Gaza Humanitarian Crisis
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Hamas Blames US, Israeli Regime for Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

Sunday 18 February 2018
Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, blamed on Sunday both the United States and the Israeli regime for Gaza’s escalating humanitarian crisis.
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Iran’s FM Says Israel’s PM ‘Cartoonish Circus’ Not Worth Response
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Iran’s FM Says Israel’s PM ‘Cartoonish Circus’ Not Worth Response

Sunday 18 February 2018
Iran’s Foreign Minister slammed Israeli regime’s prime minister’s anti-Iran accusations during the Munich Security Conference as ‘cartoonish circus’.
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Russia Censures Provocative Presence of US Warships in Black Sea
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Russia Censures Provocative Presence of US Warships in Black Sea

Sunday 18 February 2018
A Senior Russian legislator has censured presence of a United States warship in the Black Sea terming it a provocations.
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Kurdish Official Claims Inking Deal for Syrian Army to Enter Afrin
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Kurdish Official Claims Inking Deal for Syrian Army to Enter Afrin

Monday 19 February 2018
Syrian government forces reportedly are set to enter the country’s Kurdish-controlled northern region of Afrin, where has been under Turkish aggression since January 20.
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Azerbaijani Opposition Leader Warns over Israeli Meddling in Domestic Affairs
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Azerbaijani Opposition Leader Warns over Israeli Meddling in Domestic Affairs

Monday 19 February 2018
ADP leader suggests that government has made dominant in the country closed political atmosphere, and Israelis seek foothold in the country.
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Russia Pans US Plot to Partition Syria, Warns Not Play with Fire
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Russia Pans US Plot to Partition Syria, Warns Not Play with Fire

Monday 19 February 2018
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov reemphasized on Monday that the US seeks to partition Syria and warned Washington "not to play with fire".
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Israeli Regime Gets Ready for War as Syria Defeats Terrorists
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Israeli Regime Gets Ready for War as Syria Defeats Terrorists

Monday 19 February 2018
Tel Aviv regime is getting ready for war in 2018 as the neighboring Syrian government is totally defeating foreign-backed terrorists, a senior Israeli general warned on Monday.

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution