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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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Israel Dropped 2,000 Bombs on Syria in 2018: Chief of Staff
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Israel Dropped 2,000 Bombs on Syria in 2018: Chief of Staff

Friday 25 January 2019
Israeli army’s chief of staff has openly confessed that the regime has been bombing Syria on a “near-daily” basis for years, in an alleged campaign aimed at degrading Iran’s supposed military buildup there.
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Did Pompeo Achieve His Anti-Iran Goals During Iraq Visit?
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Did Pompeo Achieve His Anti-Iran Goals During Iraq Visit?

Friday 25 January 2019
The US Secretary of state traveled to Iraq and met with officials there to convince them to implement anti-Iranian embargo.
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French Police Use Water cannon, Tear Gas to Crack down Yellow Vests Protests
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French Police Use Water cannon, Tear Gas to Crack down Yellow Vests Protests

Friday 25 January 2019
Paris police fired water cannon and tear gas to push back thousands of ’Yellow Vests’ who took to the streets for a 9th Saturday of demonstrations.
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UAE, Oman, Bahrain Airlines Preparing to Resume Flights to Syria
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UAE, Oman, Bahrain Airlines Preparing to Resume Flights to Syria

Friday 25 January 2019
The airlines of the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain reportedly are getting ready to resume flights to the Syrian capital of Damascus
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Hamas Offers $1m for Info on Botched Israeli Op
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Hamas Offers $1m for Info on Botched Israeli Op

Friday 25 January 2019
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has offered a reward of one million dollars for more information about Israeli regime’s botched raid on the besieged Gaza Strip two months ago.
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Syrian Opposition Leader Ready to Talk to Government
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Syrian Opposition Leader Ready to Talk to Government

Friday 25 January 2019
Ahmad Jarba, leader of the Cairo-based Tomorrow Movement, said he was ready to visit Damascus for talks with the government following reports that the US has started withdrawing its troops from the country.
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What’s Keeping Arab Leaders from Official Thaw with Tel Aviv?
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What’s Keeping Arab Leaders from Official Thaw with Tel Aviv?

Friday 25 January 2019
The Arab-Israeli normalization is prevented by a set of pitfalls mainly in the Arab side
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Trump Threatens to ‘Devastate Turkey Economically’ if It Hit Kurds in Syria
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Trump Threatens to ‘Devastate Turkey Economically’ if It Hit Kurds in Syria

Friday 25 January 2019
President Donald Trump has threatened to “devastate Turkey economically” if the US NATO-ally attacks Washington’s Kurdish allies in Syria after US withdrawal.
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15 Killed as Cargo Plane Crashes in Iran
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15 Killed as Cargo Plane Crashes in Iran

Friday 25 January 2019
A Boeing 707 air force cargo plane with 16 people on board has crashed in Iran’s Alborz province after it overshot the runway during landing.
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Syria Welcomes Kurds’ Call for Reconciliation Talks
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Syria Welcomes Kurds’ Call for Reconciliation Talks

Friday 25 January 2019
Syria has welcomed Kurdish groups’ offer for reconciliation talks, as the ethnic group feel threatened by Turkey amid US forces withdrawal from the West Asian Arab country.
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Tehran Warns Poland against Hosting Anti-Iranian Summit
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Tehran Warns Poland against Hosting Anti-Iranian Summit

Friday 25 January 2019
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman advised Poland not to compromise mutual ties by hosting an American summit against the Islamic Republic in the hope of currying favors with Washington.
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Chinese Investment in US Dropped 83 Percent in 2018
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Chinese Investment in US Dropped 83 Percent in 2018

Friday 25 January 2019
Chinese investments in the US fell by 83 percent last year as a result of tightened US scrutiny of foreign takeover deals and Beijing’s restrictions on outbound investments, Data from law firm Baker & McKenzie showed.
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US-Poland Middle East Conference: Drives, Goals
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US-Poland Middle East Conference: Drives, Goals

Friday 25 January 2019
The US and Poland are set to co-host a conference on peace and security in the region, mainly to promote Iranophobia and Arab-Israeli normalization.
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Trump’s Turkey Threat Not to Change Syria Troop Pullout: Pompeo
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Trump’s Turkey Threat Not to Change Syria Troop Pullout: Pompeo

Friday 25 January 2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday President Donald Trump’s threat to devastate Turkey economically if Ankara attack the Washington-backed Kurdish militants in Syria would not change plans to pullout troops from the West Asian country.

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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.