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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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North, south Korea Leaders to Meet on April 27 in Historic Summit
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North, south Korea Leaders to Meet on April 27 in Historic Summit

Thursday 29 March 2018
North and South Korean leaders are set to hold a historic meeting on April 27, officials from the two countries have announced
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Russia Reiterates Full Respect for Syria’s Territorial Integrity
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Russia Reiterates Full Respect for Syria’s Territorial Integrity

Thursday 29 March 2018
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov affirmed full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria.
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Tit for Tat: Russia to Expel 60 US Diplomat, Close Consulate in St. Petersburg
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Tit for Tat: Russia to Expel 60 US Diplomat, Close Consulate in St. Petersburg

Friday 30 March 2018
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov vowed on Thursday Moscow will expel sixty US diplomats and close the country’s consulate in St. Petersburg, in retaliation for the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats triggered by the US and UK following alleged poisoning of a Russian former double agent in Britain.
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US Troops to Leave Syria ’Very Soon’, Let Others ‘Take Care of It’: Trump
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US Troops to Leave Syria ’Very Soon’, Let Others ‘Take Care of It’: Trump

Friday 30 March 2018
US President Donald Trump has once again claimed on Thursday that American forces would leave Syria "very soon" and "let the other people take care of it".
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Israeli Regime Resorts to Saudi Fatwas, Shelling to Discourage Mass Protests in Gaza
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Israeli Regime Resorts to Saudi Fatwas, Shelling to Discourage Mass Protests in Gaza

Friday 30 March 2018
Israeli regime has resorted to fatwas (religious verdicts) by Saudi clerics to counter massive Land Day demonstrations in the besieged Gaza Strip
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Saudi Crown Prince Met Extremist Pro-Israeli Lobbyists in US
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Saudi Crown Prince Met Extremist Pro-Israeli Lobbyists in US

Friday 30 March 2018
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has met leaders from a number of right-wing pro-Israeli lobby groups during his tour of the United States.
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Russia Test-Fired New Sarmat Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
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Russia Test-Fired New Sarmat Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile

Friday 30 March 2018
Russia has announced that the successful test-launch of its new powerful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) north of the country.
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Turkey’s Erdogan Slams France for Hosting Terrorist Group
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Turkey’s Erdogan Slams France for Hosting Terrorist Group

Friday 30 March 2018
Turkey’s President has condemned France for hosting terrorists after French President met a delegation of Kurdish militants occupying parts of northern Syria.
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ISIS Terror Group Claims Libya Attack that Killed 8 Pro-Haftar Troops
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ISIS Terror Group Claims Libya Attack that Killed 8 Pro-Haftar Troops

Friday 30 March 2018
ISIS Takfiri terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a Thursday attack that killed and wounded around 19 pro-Haftar troops in Libyan town of Ajdabiya.
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WTO, US Mercantilism Challenge
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WTO, US Mercantilism Challenge

Monday 2 April 2018
The US government increasingly moves towards mercantilist protectionism of its foreign trade, violating the WTO’s principle of liberalization of trade.
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Israeli Regime Forces Kill 17 Palestinians on Land Day Protests
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Israeli Regime Forces Kill 17 Palestinians on Land Day Protests

Friday 30 March 2018
At least 17 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds of others wounded by Israeli regime forces as thousands marched on the 42nd anniversary of Land Day.
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Israeli Regime’s Spy Drone Crashes in Southern Lebanon
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Israeli Regime’s Spy Drone Crashes in Southern Lebanon

Saturday 31 March 2018
A spy drone operated by the Israeli regime drone crashed in southern Lebanon overnight between Friday and Saturday, Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV reported.
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US Trying to Recruit Expelled Russian Diplomats as Spies: FM
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US Trying to Recruit Expelled Russian Diplomats as Spies: FM

Saturday 31 March 2018
The United States’ spy agencies are trying to contact expelled Russian diplomats with the objective of recruiting them as spies

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