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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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Turkey Detains Journalist for Insulting President Erdogan

Turkey Detains Journalist for Insulting President Erdogan

Monday 24 January 2022
Istanbul's main police station before transferring her to the city's main courthouse, where a court subsequently ruled in favor of her formal arrest, CNN Turk said. The alleged insult was in the form of a proverb that Kabas expressed both on an opposition television channel and on her  ...
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Bin Salman Shows His True Colors Executing 81 in a Single Day

Bin Salman Shows His True Colors Executing 81 in a Single Day

Tuesday 15 March 2022 ،
Istanbul in October 2018. The assassination still haunts him after 5 years. But he executed 81 in defiance of his Western and American friends. By the mass executions, he wants to make it crystal clear to the West that despite criticism, human rights have no place in his current and future calculati ...
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Will Biden’s Regional Tour Revamp Declining Ties with Arab States?

Will Biden’s Regional Tour Revamp Declining Ties with Arab States?

Sunday 17 July 2022 ،
Istanbul in 2018.  Also, the dictation of policy by the US to the Arab countries sometimes causes difficult conditions for Arab rulers. For instance, the Arab states are pressed by Biden during his visit to normalize with the Israeli regime and scale down all-out cooperation with China, and ev ...
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West’s ‘Human Rights’ Ransom to bin Salman

West’s ‘Human Rights’ Ransom to bin Salman

Wednesday 12 October 2022 ،
Istanbul in October 2018, it became clear to all that even under his rule, there is no room for civil participation in the political process and coercive dealing with the critics elevated to new heights. Now the real goals of the political and social changes are obvious: Greater concentration of the ...
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Gulen in Middle of Erdogan-West Gaps over Ukraine

Gulen in Middle of Erdogan-West Gaps over Ukraine

Monday 14 November 2022 ،
Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir contain affiliation with the Gulen movement as a reason for detention.  In Ankara, 14 of the 15 people arrested are civil servants and officers who were dismissed after July 15, 2016.  After the failed coup, the Turkish government declared a state of emergency ...
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Turkey Accuses Kurdish Groups for Istanbul Bombing, Arrests 22, Including Bomber

Turkey Accuses Kurdish Groups for Istanbul Bombing, Arrests 22, Including Bomber

Monday 14 November 2022 ،
Istanbul that killed several people, saying 22 suspects have been arrested, including the bomber. Alwaght- Turkey accused Kurdish militants in northern Syria of responsibility for a bombing on a busy pedestrian street in Istanbul that killed several people, saying 22 suspects have bee ...
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Red Heifer Project: Israel Government Part of Plan to Build Temple at Al-Aqsa

Red Heifer Project: Israel Government Part of Plan to Build Temple at Al-Aqsa

Monday 11 September 2023 ،
Istanbul 29 Mayis University and ex-media official at Al-Aqsa Mosque, told MintPress News. Israeli police escort Itamar Ben-Gvir, center, and a group of Jewish extremists as they enter the Noble Sanctuary, on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. Mahmoud Illean | AP Senior figures involve ...
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Suicide Bomber Targets Heart of Ankara: Turkey’s Minister

Suicide Bomber Targets Heart of Ankara: Turkey’s Minister

Sunday 1 October 2023 ،
Istanbul. The blast killed eight people, including two children, and injured 80 others. The Turkish authorities blamed the attack on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish militia YPG. The PKK denied any involvement.  
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Worldwide Demonstrations against Israel’s War Crimes in Gaza

Worldwide Demonstrations against Israel’s War Crimes in Gaza

Saturday 21 October 2023 ،
Istanbul and Ankara after Friday prayers. The protesters in Istanbul showed their solidarity with the Palestinians by waving Turkish and Palestinian flags, holding signs and shouting slogans. Some of the signs read: Stop the genocide! and Murderer Israel, get out of Palestine. To protest the hospi ...
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Kosovo National Detained in Turkey for Overseeing Mossad’s Financial Operations

Kosovo National Detained in Turkey for Overseeing Mossad’s Financial Operations

Tuesday 3 September 2024 ،
Istanbul Police. Liridon Rexhepi, a Kosovo national, was apprehended by the Counterterrorism and Operations Branch (TEM) of the Istanbul Police Department on August 30, 2024, after a thorough surveillance operation, according to the Turkish news website Haberler. Rexhepi, who had been monitored sin ...

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Gaza schools are the targets of the Zionist regimes attacks

Gaza schools are the targets of the Zionist regimes attacks