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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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28 Egyptian Christians Killed in Bus Attack
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28 Egyptian Christians Killed in Bus Attack

Friday 26 May 2017
Masked gunmen on Friday attacked two buses and a truck carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt, killing more than 28 people and wounding dozens.
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Hamas Official Urges Improved Ties with Pro-Resistance States, Chiefly Iran
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Hamas Official Urges Improved Ties with Pro-Resistance States, Chiefly Iran

Friday 26 May 2017
A senior official of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas has called for mending ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Iranians Hold Nationwide Protests Against Bahrain Crackdown
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Iranians Hold Nationwide Protests Against Bahrain Crackdown

Friday 26 May 2017
Iranians have rallied in Tehran and other major cities across the country to denounce a Bahrain regime persecution of prominent Islamic Scholar Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Egypt Bombs Militants’ Training Camp in Libya
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Egypt Bombs Militants’ Training Camp in Libya

Saturday 27 May 2017
Egyptian air force has launched airstrikes on militants training camps in Libya after armed militants ambushed a Coptic Christians caravan south of the Egyptian capital Cairo.
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Trump Son-in-Law’s Connections with Russians under FBI Scrutiny
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Trump Son-in-Law’s Connections with Russians under FBI Scrutiny

Saturday 27 May 2017
Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner had several secret contacts with the Russian ambassador to the US during and after the 2016 presidential campaign, Reuters cited US Officials as saying.
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Turkish President Family Own $30m Oil Tanker Bought under Offshore Arrangement
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Turkish President Family Own $30m Oil Tanker Bought under Offshore Arrangement

Saturday 27 May 2017
Turkish President’s family reportedly own a multi-million dollar oil tanker, which was acquired under a secretive offshore arrangement, a consortium of European news outlets reported on Friday.
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US-Backed Kurdish Forces Let ISIS Terrorists Leave Raqqa for Palmyra
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US-Backed Kurdish Forces Let ISIS Terrorists Leave Raqqa for Palmyra

Saturday 27 May 2017
Russia says the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) make deal with ISIS terrorists, allowing them leave Raqqa for Palmyra.
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Floods, Mudslides Hit Sri Lanka; 100 Killed, 99 Missing
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Floods, Mudslides Hit Sri Lanka; 100 Killed, 99 Missing

Saturday 27 May 2017
Floods and mudslides have killed at least 100 people and left 99 others missing in Sri Lanka’s south and western regions.
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US-Puppet Saudi Arabia Seeks Splitting Muslim Ummah: Ansarullah
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US-Puppet Saudi Arabia Seeks Splitting Muslim Ummah: Ansarullah

Saturday 27 May 2017
Yemeni Ansarullah movement rebuked Saudi Arabia as a puppet regime that seeks to split the Muslim Ummah — the Muslim people as a whole.
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Failed Previously, Iraqi Sunnis to Hold New Conference on Unity
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Failed Previously, Iraqi Sunnis to Hold New Conference on Unity

Saturday 27 May 2017
Divided Iraqi Sunnis struggle against internal disputes to embark on a union mechanism to show up strong in upcoming elections.
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Iraqi Forces Launch Offensive to Liberate Last ISIS-held Enclave in W Mosul
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Iraqi Forces Launch Offensive to Liberate Last ISIS-held Enclave in W Mosul

Saturday 27 May 2017
Iraqi army backed by popular forces and federal police launched an offensive on Saturday to liberate last ISIS-held enclave in western Mosul, the terrorist group’s last bastion in the Arab country.
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50 Killed, Dozens injured in 2 Separate Attacks Afghanistan
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50 Killed, Dozens injured in 2 Separate Attacks Afghanistan

Saturday 27 May 2017
Two separate attacks in Afghanistan have killed as many as 50 people on Saturday, the first day of Islam’s holy Month of Ramadan.
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Saudi Court Convicts over 12 Activists to Death: Report
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Saudi Court Convicts over 12 Activists to Death: Report

Saturday 27 May 2017
A Saudi regime Supreme Court has reportedly sentenced over a dozen pro-democracy activists to death over their participation in anti-Al Saud protests in 2011.
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Trump Plans New Missile Test as N Korea Mocks US
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Trump Plans New Missile Test as N Korea Mocks US

Saturday 27 May 2017
The US has announced plans for a missile test as North Korea mocks the US with yet more war rhetoric.

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Egypt Unveils Ancient Mummification Workshops, Tombs

Egypt Unveils Ancient Mummification Workshops, Tombs